Olga Virezoub
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Olga Virezoub (born 18 March 1975 in Grozny
, Chechnya
) is a Russian-German composer and pianist.
Born into a family of musicians, Virezoub first studied piano and composition in Samara
, composition, piano and improvisation with Geordie Firtich in St. Petersburg from 1995 to 1997 and composition with Sergey Slonimsky, instrumentation with Vladimir Tsytovich and piano at St. Petersburg Conservatory from 1996 to 2000. She also attended numerous master classes in composition and piano, among others Nikolai Petrov
and Paul-Heinz Dittrich. She also studied law and history at the "Collège Universitaire Francaise" of the University of St. Petersburg and in 2001 - 2003 she continued piano and composition at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hannover and also attended master classes with Alvin Lucier
, Tristan Murail
, Christian Wolff
, Frederic Rzewski
, Roscoe Mitchell
.
Olga Virezoub is winner of several prizes and scholarships, including the Künstlerhaus Cismar in Grömitz
2004, and was honored for her work in Europe and the USA. She has performed in events in contemporary and jazz music with "Sound Ways" (1996-1999), "Musical Spring" (1999), in St. Petersburg, "Ostrava Days" (2003) in Ostrava
, "Donne Musica "(2004) in Rome
," Natale in Musica "(2007), The New Ensemble, SEM, OCNM etc. In addition, she has performed as a drummer and has performed in West African dance in both Europe and the USA.
As a composer, her interests since mid-2009 have been in the direction of intense world music, especially the African traditional music, the Indonesian Gamelan
(Gamelan Angklung) and Indian music. She resides in Hanover.
Grozny
Grozny is the capital city of the Chechen Republic, Russia. The city lies on the Sunzha River. According to the preliminary results of the 2010 Census, the city had a population of 271,596; up from 210,720 recorded in the 2002 Census. but still only about two-thirds of 399,688 recorded in the 1989...
, Chechnya
Chechnya
The Chechen Republic , commonly referred to as Chechnya , also spelled Chechnia or Chechenia, sometimes referred to as Ichkeria , is a federal subject of Russia . It is located in the southeastern part of Europe in the Northern Caucasus mountains. The capital of the republic is the city of Grozny...
) is a Russian-German composer and pianist.
Born into a family of musicians, Virezoub first studied piano and composition in Samara
Samara
-Geography:*Samara Oblast, a federal subject of Russia*Samara, Russia, a city on the eastern bank of the Volga River, Russia*Samara Bend, the largest bend of the Volga River*Samara Reservoir, an informal name of Kuybyshev Reservoir on the Volga River...
, composition, piano and improvisation with Geordie Firtich in St. Petersburg from 1995 to 1997 and composition with Sergey Slonimsky, instrumentation with Vladimir Tsytovich and piano at St. Petersburg Conservatory from 1996 to 2000. She also attended numerous master classes in composition and piano, among others Nikolai Petrov
Nikolai Petrov
Nikolai Arnoldovich Petrov was a Russian pianist.Petrov was born in Moscow, the son of the cellist Arnold Ferkelman and the grandson of the operatic bass Vasily Rodionovich Petrov, and began learning the piano at the age of three...
and Paul-Heinz Dittrich. She also studied law and history at the "Collège Universitaire Francaise" of the University of St. Petersburg and in 2001 - 2003 she continued piano and composition at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hannover and also attended master classes with Alvin Lucier
Alvin Lucier
Alvin Lucier is an American composer of experimental music and sound installations that explore acoustic phenomena and auditory perception. A long-time music professor at Wesleyan University, Lucier was a member of the influential Sonic Arts Union, which included Robert Ashley, David Behrman, and...
, Tristan Murail
Tristan Murail
Tristan Murail is a French composer. His father, Gérard Murail, is a poet and his mother, Marie-Thérèse Barrois, a journalist. One of his brothers, Lorris Murail, and his younger sister Elvire Murail, aka Moka, also write, and his younger sister Marie-Aude Murail is a French children's writer...
, Christian Wolff
Christian Wolff
Christian Wolff may refer to:* Christian Wolff , German actor* Christian Wolff , German composer* Christian Wolff , American composer of experimental classical music...
, Frederic Rzewski
Frederic Rzewski
Frederic Anthony Rzewski is an American composer and virtuoso pianist.- Biography :Rzewski began playing piano at age 5. He attended Phillips Academy, Harvard and Princeton, where his teachers included Randall Thompson, Roger Sessions, Walter Piston and Milton Babbitt...
, Roscoe Mitchell
Roscoe Mitchell
Roscoe Mitchell is an African American composer, jazz instrumentalist and educator, mostly known for being "a technically superb—if idiosyncratic—saxophonist." He has been called "one of the key figures" in avant-garde jazz who has been "at the forefront of modern music" for the past...
.
Olga Virezoub is winner of several prizes and scholarships, including the Künstlerhaus Cismar in Grömitz
Grömitz
Grömitz is a municipality in the district of Ostholstein, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated on the Bay of Lübeck, approx. 35 km northeast of Lübeck, and 23 km east of Eutin.Grömitz is a settlement on the Baltic Sea...
2004, and was honored for her work in Europe and the USA. She has performed in events in contemporary and jazz music with "Sound Ways" (1996-1999), "Musical Spring" (1999), in St. Petersburg, "Ostrava Days" (2003) in Ostrava
Ostrava
Ostrava is the third largest city in the Czech Republic and the second largest urban agglomeration after Prague. Located close to the Polish border, it is also the administrative center of the Moravian-Silesian Region and of the Municipality with Extended Competence. Ostrava was candidate for the...
, "Donne Musica "(2004) in Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
," Natale in Musica "(2007), The New Ensemble, SEM, OCNM etc. In addition, she has performed as a drummer and has performed in West African dance in both Europe and the USA.
As a composer, her interests since mid-2009 have been in the direction of intense world music, especially the African traditional music, the Indonesian Gamelan
Gamelan
A gamelan is a musical ensemble from Indonesia, typically from the islands of Bali or Java, featuring a variety of instruments such as metallophones, xylophones, drums and gongs; bamboo flutes, bowed and plucked strings. Vocalists may also be included....
(Gamelan Angklung) and Indian music. She resides in Hanover.