Ivan Glebovich Sokolov
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Ivan Glebovich Sokolov is a Russia
n-born composer and pianist, currently living in Germany.
After graduating from Moscow Conservatory
in the early 80s, he taught composition and orchestral score reading there, while also promoting new music in concerts in and around Moscow. Later, in the 90s, he traveled to various countries in Europe, presenting his and other composers' piano compositions to various types of audiences, at concerts and workshops.
He is a member of the Russian-German Composers Quartet with Sokolov and Alexei Aigui from Moscow and Dietmar Bonnen
and Manfred Niehaus from Cologne.
His own compositional style draws on many influences of our time, including elements that remind of the work of John Cage
.
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n-born composer and pianist, currently living in Germany.
After graduating from Moscow Conservatory
Moscow Conservatory
The Moscow Conservatory is a higher musical education institution in Moscow, and the second oldest conservatory in Russia after St. Petersburg Conservatory. Along with the St...
in the early 80s, he taught composition and orchestral score reading there, while also promoting new music in concerts in and around Moscow. Later, in the 90s, he traveled to various countries in Europe, presenting his and other composers' piano compositions to various types of audiences, at concerts and workshops.
He is a member of the Russian-German Composers Quartet with Sokolov and Alexei Aigui from Moscow and Dietmar Bonnen
Dietmar Bonnen
- Life :Dietmar Bonnen studied music and fine arts in Cologne and Düsseldorf. In 1981 he founded the avantgarde-rock ensemble Fleisch, with whom he recorded several CDs with his own compositions. After two years of production he published a CD called “Bonnen spielt …” with organ music of the 20th...
and Manfred Niehaus from Cologne.
His own compositional style draws on many influences of our time, including elements that remind of the work of John Cage
John Cage
John Milton Cage Jr. was an American composer, music theorist, writer, philosopher and artist. A pioneer of indeterminacy in music, electroacoustic music, and non-standard use of musical instruments, Cage was one of the leading figures of the post-war avant-garde...
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External links
- Sokolov's page at the classicalarchives.comClassical ArchivesClassical Archives is an online digital music store focused exclusively on classical music. Originally opening as the Classical MIDI Archives in 1994 primarily as a repository for free MIDI sequences of classical music works, in August, 2000 the site incorporated as Classical Archives, LLC, and...
- Sokolov's page at obst-music
- Ivan Sokolov at the Moscow Conservatory