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Agazhanov, Artyom (b. 1958, Moscow). Russian composer of mostly stage, orchestral, chamber, choral, vocal, and piano works that have been performed in Europe and elsewhere; he is also active as a pianist.
Mr. Agazhanov studied composition with Sergey Balasanyan and piano with Elena Richter at the Central Music School in Moscow from 1965-76 and composition with Sergey Balasanyan and piano with Vera Gornostayeva at the Tchaikovsky Conservatory from 1976-81. There he also had post-graduate studies in composition with Nikolay Sydelnikov from 1981-84.
His music has been performed in Austria, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and Russia.
As a pianist, he has played his own works, as well as classical and contemporary music, throughout Europe.
He has taught music theory at the Central Music School in Moscow since 1982.
CONTACT INFORMATION
E-mail address: aaartem_@mtu-net.ru
Street address: Mr. Artyom Agazhanov, Bryusov St. 8-10, Apt. 55, 103009 Moscow, Russia
COMPLETE LIST OF WORKS
STAGE: Legend of Vengeance (2 act ballet-oratorio, text by the composer, after Nikolay Gogol), tenor, mixed chorus, orchestra, 1986 (a suite was arranged for 2 pianos); Romeo and Juliet (incidental music, play by William Shakespeare), small orchestra (25 players), 1995; Le baruffe chiozzote (incidental music, play by Carlo Goldoni), female voice, flute, oboe, clarinet, trumpet, accordion, synthesizer, 1997
ORCHESTRAL: Symphony, large orchestra (81 players), 1981; On Beauty, Sorrow, Laughter, and Grieving (cantata no. 2, texts by Issa Kobayashi, Matsuo Basho, Ihara Saikaku), high soprano, large orchestra (61-62 players), 1983 (also version for high soprano, orchestra, 1983); Pax in terra, large orchestra (82 players), 1983; Gloria (cantata no. 3, text from the word "Gloria"), soprano, mezzo-soprano, tenor, baritone, mixed chorus, large orchestra (89 players), tape ad libitum, 1984; Aufschwung (overture), large orchestra (82 players), 1987; The Way of the Poet (cantata no. 4, text by Mikhail Lermontov), tenor, mixed chorus, large orchestra (81 players), 1989; Confessing Sinner (cantata no. 5, text by Count Leo Tolstoy), mezzo-soprano, tenor, tenor/baritone, baritone, bass, large orchestra (82 players), tape ad libitum, 2000
CHAMBER MUSIC: String Quartet, 1982; Sonata for Two Soloists, cello, piano, 1985 (also version for viola, piano, 1986); Vision, violin, piano, 1987
CHORAL: The Tragedy of Leningrad (cantata no. 1, text by Anna Akhmatova), mezzo-soprano, mixed chorus, 1979, revised 1986; Canons of Mourning (vocalise), mixed chorus, 1982
VOCAL: Six Japanese Haiku (texts by Issa Kobayashi, Ihara Saikaku), high soprano, piano, 1983; Without a Trace (text by Marina Petrovych), mezzo-soprano/alto, piano, 1998
PIANO: Five Studies for Two Pianos, 1980; From Three to Six, 1984; Variations on a Theme of Chopin, 1991; Near Bach, 1996; Legend of Vengeance, 2 pianos, 1996 (suite from ballet-oratorio); Time to Cry, 1999
FILM SCORES (DIRECTOR): Kolobrod, 1989 (Sergey Lomkin); Get the City to Rebel, Count, 1992 (Sergey Guryanov); Farewell in June, 2003 (Sergey Lomkin)
(Last updated on September 29, 2003)
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