Pavel Chilin

Pawel Tschilin (Russian Павел Чилин, English transliteration Pavel Chilin , born January 17, 1958 in Moscow ) is an organ builder , until 2016 the only one in Russia .

Life

Pawel Tschilin was already interested in instrument making as a child and made his first small instruments. While studying at the Aviation Production Institute (ЛИАП) in Leningrad, he built an electric violin , an electric guitar and two synthesizers for the rock band he played in. After completing his studies, he worked as an electrical mechanic in a marine production plant.

In 1988 Tschilin built his first small organ . As an autodidact, he acquired the knowledge of organ building from books. He has been a self-employed organ builder since 1991. In 1992 and 1994 Tschilin presented his own instruments at the Festival for Early Music in Berlin. In 1993 he also learned from Jürgen Ammer , who makes historical keyboard instruments.

Until 2016, Tschilin was the only organ builder in Russia. He created instruments for churches, music schools and other institutions. Its largest organ with 14 registers and two manuals is in the Catholic Church in Znamensk . Pawel Tschilin builds portative . His instruments can be found in Germany and Poland, among others. In 2002, the documentary The very best day by Pavel Medvedev was shot about him .

Tschilin lives in the village of Sablino near Saint Petersburg. He is married and has a son.

List of works (selection)

Organs

year	opus	place	building	image	Manuals	register	Remarks
1996	16	St. Petersburg	Music school «Eglerio»		II / P	2	until 2018 in the Assumption Cathedral
1997	18th	Kanneljärvi, Karelia	Lutheran Church		I / P	2
1999	23	Moscow	J. S. Bach School		II / P	6th
	33	St. Petersburg	MI Glinka choir school		II / P	9
2006	50	Moscow	Gnessin Institute , Grade 74		II / P	6th
2007	51	Izhevsk	Children's art school No. 3		II / P	4th
2010	53	Moscow, Kolomensk	Tsar Palace Alexeis I (reconstruction)		II / P	6th
2016	66	Znamensk , Kaliningrad	Church of Our Lady of Sorrows		II / P	14th
		St. Petersburg	Rimsky Korsakov Music School, Class 35		II / P	2
		St. Petersburg	Ochtinski Center for Aesthetic Education		I / P	3

Web links

• Pavel Chilin Early Music (Russian)
• Нас в России осталось всего двое Forpost from June 3, 2017

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Нас в России осталось всего двое Forpost from June 3, 2017 (Russian)
2. ↑ The very best day film description (English)
3. ↑ Organs in Russia with disposition (Russian)