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Kokzhayev, Mikhail (b. May 20, 1946, Baku).
Azerbaijani-born Armenian composer of mostly orchestral, chamber and piano
works that have been successfully performed in Asia and Europe; he has also
composed jazz pieces.
Prof. Kokzhayev graduated in the composition class of Djavdet Gadgiev
at the Baku Conservatory in 1971. Later, from 1977-82, he studied composition
and orchestral technique with Yuri Fortunatov. He relocated to Armenia in 1988.
He has received numerous awards, most notably First
Prize in the Aram Khachaturian Competition (1993, for Cello Concerto). In addition, portrait concerts of his music have
been heard in Vilnius (1986), Baku (1987) and Yerevan (1996) and he twice
participated in the Yuri Fortunatov Festival in Odessa (2000-01).
He was a member of the USSR Composers Union from 1976.
He has been a member of the Armenian Composers Union since the breakup of the USSR and has served
on its administration board since 1994. He
has taught counterpoint and harmony and been chair of the music theory
department at the Yerevan Komitas State Conservatory since 1989, has been a
senior lecturer since 1994 and since 1997, has been a professor. In addition,
he has been chair of the composition department since 1999.
Prof. Kokzhayev is
also engaged in scientific research
pertaining to the adequacy of compositional devices, artistic sense and the
problems of musical space, and has published a number of articles and papers on
these subjects.
He has also organized student composer and musicologist
competitions, as well as the Second Elmas Transnational Competition for
Violinists and Pianists.
CONTACT INFORMATION
E-mail address: armras@netsys.am
Street address: Prof. Mikhail Kokzhayev, 112 Andranik St., Apt. 44,
Yerevan 375064, Armenia
Telephone: + 374 173 5396
COMPLETE LIST OF WORKS
ORCHESTRAL: Symphony No. 1, large orchestra, 1970; Violin
Concerto No. 1, 1970; Symphony No. 2, small orchestra, 1974; Solaris
(symphonic poem), large orchestra, 1977; Violin
Concerto No. 2, Master and Margarita, 1980; Symphony No. 3, large orchestra, 1982; Concerto,
2 pianos, large orchestra, 1983; Symphony
No. 4, Music with Bell, small orchestra, 1987; Artsakhian Laces Suite, small orchestra, 1989; Symphony No. 5, large
orchestra, 1989; To the Temple, small
orchestra (13 players), 1990; Day of
Memory, 2 flutes, alto flute, tubular bells, string orchestra, 1990; To the Martyrs, string orchestra, 1991; Concerto (in memoriam Aram
Khachaturian), cello, small orchestra, 1993; Garden of Stones (in memoriam Avet Terterian), 2 flutes, string
orchestra, 1996; Moonlighting Blues,
string orchestra, 1996; Before Babel and
after it (symphonic poem), large orchestra, 1997; Violin Concerto No. 3, Dialog mit Johannes, 1998; Symphony No. 6, Mirabilia expectans,
cello, small orchestra, 1998; Mirabilia
expectans (concertino, in memoriam Sergey Prokofiev), violin, large
orchestra, 1999; Grimaces of Fortune
(symphonic poem), large orchestra, 2000; Symphony
of Sadness (texts by Khachatur Khachaturian, St. Gregory of Narek), mixed
chorus, large orchestra, 2001 (contains material from other works)
CHAMBER MUSIC: String Quartet No. 1, 1973; String Quartet No.
2, 1978; Sonata, violin, piano, 1982; Landscape,
flute, oboe, clarinet, French horn, bassoon, 1984; Sonata-Ricercare, viola,
organ, 1985; 3 Pictures of Dalν
(sonata), cello, piano, 1994; String
Quartet No. 3, Unceasing Bell (in memoriam Komitas),
1995; The First Ball of Cinderella,
violin, piano, 1999; Toccata, cello,
2001; Aeolian Harp (variations
without themes), 2 flutes, alto flute, harp, cello, celesta, 2001; Watching the Way of a Double Star,
violin, cello, tape, 2001; Persistence of
Memory, violin, cello, piano, 2002
CHORAL: The Way to the Temple (cantata, text by
St. Gregory of Narek), baritone, speaker, mixed chorus, large orchestra, 2001
VOCAL: Insomnia (text by William Shakespeare),
baritone, small orchestra, 2001
PIANO: Poem, 1975; Chamber Sonata, 1977; Romantic
Music, 2 pianos, 1980; Chekhovs Characters, 2 pianos, 1983; Toccata, Christmas Bells, 2001
ORGAN: In Six Verses (sonata, in memoriam Yuri
Fortunatov), 1979
JAZZ COMPOSITIONS: Dandelion Wine, jazz orchestra, 1973; Sunny City, jazz orchestra, 1978; Smile of Karmella, violin, cello, piano,
2001 (also version for double bass, piano, drumkit, 2001)
(Last updated on January 2, 2003)
