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Karmanov, Pavel
Born (1970-02-12) February 12, 1970 (age 54)
Bratsk, Irkutsk Region, USSR
NationalityRussian
Alma materMoscow_Conservatory
Occupationcomposer

Pavel Karmanov (Russian: Пáвел Виќторович Кармáнов) was born on 1970 in Syberia, city of Bratsk in Irkutsk Oblast. His was introduced to music by his mother, a pianist. As the result his first compositions were written in Novosibirsk at the early age of 5. In the late 70's he moved to Moscow where was accepted to the Central School of Music for gifted young musicians, which he graduated in 1988. In 1995 he garduated from Tchaikovsky Conservatory. In Moscow he studied with:

1978 - 1981 - Georgy Dmitriev (ru)
1978 - 1995 - Professor Alexey Nikolayev
1978 - 1995 - Professor Albert Leman
1981 - 1995 - Anatoly Bykanov
1985 - 1995 - Professor Yuri Kholopov

In 1996 Karmanov was accepted to a prestigious Moscow Composers Union.

Since 2000 he is a permanent member of an alternative rock group Vezhlivy Otkaz.

Festivals

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He is a regular participant of the major music festivals, such as :

Moscow Autumn - 1991, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2006
The Alternative - 1990, 1996, 1997, 1998 Moscow, Russia
SoundRoute 1999 Tokio - Moscow festival in Japan
Warsaw Autumn Poland - 2005 [1]
Shostakovich Festival in Seattle USA - 2006 [2].

Performances

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Karmanov’s pieces are performed at the Moscow Conservatory, the St. Petersburg Philharmonics, and concerts and festivals around the world. His music is regularly performed by Alexei Lubimov, Yuri Bashmet, Vadym Kholodenko (Van Cliburn International Piano Competition winner - 2013), Tatiana Grindenko and "OPUSPOSTH", the percussionist Mark Pekarsky and his ensemble, the pianists Polina Osetinskaya, Mikhail Dubov, and other prominent Russian musicians and orchestras. Among the foreign performers playing pieces by this composer:

Awards

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Screen works[6]

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Karmanov has also composed music for movies and documentaries. The collection includes

  • Arena (Gladiatrix) [7] director Timur Bekmambetov, producer — Roger Corman (USA)
  • Soldatsky dekameron [8]by Andrei Proshkin
  • Gulf Stream Under the Iceberg [9]by Evgeny Pashkevich
  • documentaries by Alexei Khanyutin, including "Music for the Fireworks" and "The Road" etc. .

Karmanov created soundtracks for television series

  • "Only you”, by Nana Dzhordzhadze
  • "Multiplying Grieve” by Oleg Fesenko and, and others.

He composed music for various cartoons including animated movies by Ivan Maximov.

Stage work

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In 2009, in New York, the choreographer Pam Tanowitz won the prestigious new dance award “The Bessies”, using Pavel's music for her show titled ”Be in the Gray with me”. Karmanov also received the award for his music.

In June 2013 Bolshoi Theatre staged Alexander Borodin's Prince Igor,[10], which was warmly received by audiences and critics.[11] The new opera is shorter, with director cutting out some parts of the opera. Karmanov[12] and Vladimir Martynov worked on the opera's score to accommodate the new structure. According to Vassily Sinaisky, the Bolshoi chief conductor, such a new structure of the opera was conceived to make it more dynamic and intense.[13]

Recordings

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Since 1997, Karmanov’s music is playing on TV and radio around the world.

In 2006 Nazar Kozhuhar and his ensemble “The Pocket symphony” recorded and released Karmanov’s first CD with chamber music [14]

In 2014 FANCYMUSIC records released the second disc titled «Get in» [15].

Major works

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  • "Re-Major III" for piano, vibraphone and string quintet (1992)
Premiere Moscow, I-st Festival of memory of violinist Oleg Kagan with Alexander Melnikov (piano) and "Moscow Soloists" by Yuri Bashmet)
Yakutsk, Russia, "Yakutsk camerata" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdvvjKYMGNU
  • Trio "Birthday present for myself", Viola, Cello and Piano (1993)
Premiere - (Moscow, Festival of "Alternativa»)
Paris, France, at 59 RIVOLI "chez Robert, électrons libres" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipHncihudyY
Vadim Kholodenko (Van Cliburn Competition winner - 2012) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVjo3hqDZcU
  • "Music for the Firework" for chamber ensemble (1997)
Premiere Moscow, Festival of "Alternativa» with Nazar Kozhukhar & The Pocket symphony - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtwFksDC2KI
  • "Different ... rains" for flute, piano and magnetic tape (1996)
Premiere Festival "SoundRoute 1999 Tokio - Moscow" in Japan with Oleg Khudyakov (flute), Alexei Lubimov (piano)
Maria Fedotova (Flute), Polina Osetinskaya (Piano) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fvqHiPg9QY
  • "Seven minutes before Christmas" for flute, piano and magnetic tape (1996)
Maria Fedotova, "Moscow soloists by Yury Basmet" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T33iyxocg5I
  • "String quaREtet" (1997)
Tallinn, "Eesti musika paevad", Estonia Vlad Pesin (Vn), Marina Katarzhnova ( Vn), Asya Sorshneva (Viola), Petr Kondrashin (Cello) 25-03-11 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZdamO9eHBhY
  • "ForellenQuintet" ("Trout-quintet") (1998)
Nazar Kozhukhar & The Pocket symphony, film by Andrey Klimenko - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fzNdg06Bf8
Seattle, USA - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DC9dvsYdhq0
  • "Schlaf, mein Herz, schlaf ein" for soloists, 3 choirs and orchestra (2000)
Tatiana Grindenko & The OPUS POSTH, Mark Pekarski percussion project, Sirin ensemble, Moscow Choir by Gennady Dmitryak - http://pavelkarmanov.com/node/205
  • "GreenDNA" for String Orchestra (2000) for strings
Big Hall of Moscow conservatory - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hkd-LhBAu-k
  • "Den" (folk drama "Death of King Herod") for soloists, choir, rock band and orchestra (2002)
part #5 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T41vl9LOfWc (slideshow)
  • 9/11 for chamber orchestra in the memory of tragedy in NYC (2001)
2002 Nazar Kozhukhar & The Pocket symphony - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ua5lJnqFgNM
  • "The Word" for soloists and mixed choir (2002)
Premiere. Great hall of St.Petersbourg philarmany. Youth Coir of St.Petersburg philharmany's society, Conductor Yulia Khutoretskaya - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQk0lEQHTGQ
  • «Second snow at the Stadium» for viola and piano (2003)
Maxim Novikov (Viola), Petr Aidu (Piano), Kevork Mourad (painting) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJ0LIRUUib8
  • «Intermezzo» for piano and orchestra (2004)
Alexey Goribol (Piano) & The One orchestra (Russia) by Vlad Pesin - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uumv7zDIsY4
  • «Get in» for 5 performers (2005). SCP commission.
Premiere - Seattle (USA) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBi9V1wl1QM
Warsaw yesen (Warshav autumn), Poland– 2005
  • «Cambridge music» for Piano Quintet (2008)
England premiere – London, Cambridge, Oxford - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GfttBghxO0
  • «Innerlichkeit» («sincerity, intimacy") for two pianos, flute, harp and string quintet (2009)
space slideshow - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ba8x63NeWM
  • Music for video installations by a group of artists AES+F [16]
Feast of Trimalchio (2009) - http://aesf-group.com/projects/the_feast_of_trimalchio/
Allegoria sacra (2011) - http://aesf-group.com/projects/allegoria_sacra/
INVERSO MUNDUS (2015)
  • Twice a double concerto (2009) for 2 chamber orchestras in different tunings
Different tuning. Moscow premiere - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JlftPpmK0Y
Same Tuning. European premiere, Riga, Latvia - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-OZ0hp8nh50
  • Force majeur for 2 violins and 2 pianos (2010)
Moscow premiere - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QC0ArnaJzBI (live),
recordings - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyR03efGGEA
  • Different brooks - order of Tallinn festival
"Eesti musika paevad" Estonia (2011) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUWAZx2us3w
  • "Day One" for viola, children's choir, organ and percussion (2011)
premiere at the Dome Cathedral in Riga, Latvia - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59xNTBooiqQ
  • «Funny Valentine» for viola and harp (2012)
Maxim Novikov, Valentina Borisova. premiere - Riga, Latvia - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ETlJ2UG1Bg
  • "The City I Love and Hate", Piano sextet (2012)
order amd premiere on Basel music festival "Culterescapes" (Swiss) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqcDZDwz2O4
  • Oratorio "5 Angels" for mixed choir, soloists and chamber choir (2013) Commissioned by international Festival "Academia of Ortodox Music"
Yulia Khutoretskaya & The Young chamber choir & The One Orchestra by Vladislav Pesin. Solo Violas - Maxim Novikov, Alexey Bogorad. Conductor Yulia Khutoretskaya. , Russia, St.-Petersburg, 07/16/2013 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvLj0W6v8Kg
  • "Past perfect" for Piano solo order by Ksenia Bashmet (2015)
Moscow premiere - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Orn9LplPeQ
  • "La musica con Cello" for Cello and Orchestra (2015) order by cellist Boris Andrianov [17]
Great hall of Moscow conservatoire premiere - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqHEyMgcI3U

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