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Maxim Shalygin
(1985, Ukraine/ Netherlands)
http://maximshalygin.com/
Maxim Shalygin – is a contemporary composer.
His compositions include chamber, vocal, symphonic, electro-acoustic music, as well
as music for theater, ballet and film. Shalygin has participated in many competitions
internationally. He received a honorable mention at the Gaudeamus competition
2012 for his work “Letters to Anna“ symphony for violin solo. The same year his
music was selected for Gesamt project of Lars von Trier. Shalygin was a composerin-residence in IZOLYATSIA – Platform for Cultural Initiatives (Donetsk, Ukraine) and
Storioni Festival (Brabant, Netherlands). Shalygin’s works have been performed in
festivals such as: Gaudeamus Muziekweek (Netherlands), Sound Ways (Russia),
Musical Youth Tribune (Ukraine), GOGOLFEST (Ukraine), Spring Festival
(Netherlands), International Forum of Young Music (Ukraine), Music Premieres of
the Season (Ukraine), UNEVEN – mini-festival by Lonneke van Leth (Netherlands).
Reputable artists who have performed his works are: vocalists Mamchur Natalia,
Reut Rivka; violinists Igor Zavgorodny, Emmy Storms; pianist Anthony Baryshevsky;
percussionist Konstantyn Napolov; and ensembles Asko|Schönberg, DoelenKwartet,
Insomnio, Kyiv Soloists, Nieuw ensemble and Slagwerk Den Haag.
Shalygin began studying composition seriously at the age of sixteen. In 2004 he
trained for one year with Boris Tishchenko at the N. Rimsky-Korsakov St. Petersburg
State Conservatory (Russia). He completed first master degree in 2010 at the
National Music Academy in Kiev (Ukraine). One year later, in 2011, Shalygin pursued
his second master’s degree at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague (Netherlands),
where he studied with Cornelis de Bondt and Diderik Wagenaar.