Léonid Karev

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Léonid Karev ( Russian Леонид Алексеевич Карев , Leonid Alexejewitsch Karew ; * 1969 in Moscow ) is a Russian composer , organist and pianist .

Life

Karev began his musical education at the age of seven at the Gnessin Academy of Music . From 1989 he studied composition, organ and piano at the Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Moscow. From 1992 to 1994 he attended Jean Guillou's master class in Zurich, deepened and finished his studies at the Conservatoire national supérieur de musique et de danse de Paris with Michel Chapuis . He has appeared in concerts and festivals around the world as a composer or performer.

In addition to his compositional work, Karev is a professor of organ at the École nationale de musique d'Yerres and as an organist at the Église Notre-Dame de l'Assomption de Passy in Paris. He can also be heard at the Sunday concerts in the parish church of St-Eustache de Paris .

Prices

  • 1995: 1 He Prix d'orgue à l'unanimité (Conservatory Boulogne-Billancourt) organ class of André Isoir
  • 1996: 1 He Prix d'Honneur d'orgue à l'unanimité du Jury de l'UFAM (Paris)
  • 1998: Winner of the Marcel Dupré organ competition (Chartre)
  • 2001: Diplôme Supérieur de Composition (premier nommé) (École Normale de Musique Alfred Corto, Paris)
  • 2001: Winner of the international composition competition Gino Contilli (Italy)
  • 2002: Winner of the international composition competition Guido d'Arezzo (Italy)

Compositions

  • Dulce Memoriae for large orchestra
  • Deux Impromptus for string orchestra
  • Sicilienne de Monsieur Marc for chamber orchestra
  • Tableaux Apocryphes for organ
  • Impromptus-Dédicaces for organ (world premiere 2003, Organ Festival Saint-Eustache , Paris)
  • Ave Maria for choir (world premiere 2001, Festival Moscou Autumn )
  • Manteau noir for bass clarinet and organ (first performance 2005, World Bass Clarinet Convention , Rotterdam)
  • La chanson des Pierres for reader and chamber orchestra (Text: Bruno de La Salle, world premiere 2004, Avignon Festival )
  • Mots interrompus for organ and large orchestra (world premiere 2008 Orgelfestival Yaroslavl ), concert recording: broadcast on July 29, 2008 Radio WDR

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personal data
SURNAME Karev, Leonid
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Карев, Леонид Алексеевич (Russian); Karew, Leonid Alexejewitsch (Russian, transcribed)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Russian composer, organist and pianist
DATE OF BIRTH 1969
PLACE OF BIRTH Moscow