Svetlana Nesterova
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Svetlana Nesterova is a Russia
n composer
and violin
ist. Since 2002 she has served on the musical instrument faculty at the Saint Petersburg Conservatory
.
, Nesterova studied music composition at the Saint Petersburg Conservatory under B. Tishchenko from 1995 to 2000. She continued on at the Conservatory to pursue further post-graduate studies which she completed in 2002. During this time she performed as part of a student delegation in concerts in Moscow
and Boston, Massachusetts. She also served as the concertmaster
at the Russian Academy of Theatre Arts.
In 1999 Nesterova was awarded the grant Muses of Petersburg in the music category. In 2005 she was a prize-winner of the Mariinsky Theatre
's Russian opera composition competition with her one act opera
The Lawsuit
. The work was one of three new operas selected by the Mariinsky Theatre for performance in the summer 2009 festival, receiving its premiere at the opera house on 21 June of that year. She was awarded first prize at the All-Russian Andrei Petrov Competition for her violin fantasy In the World of High Technology in 2007. Her children's opera, Semyon. Version 1.0 (composed with Vyacheslav Kruglik
), was a prize-winner at the 2008 composition competition at the Bolshoi Theatre
.
Nesterova's compositions have also been performed at the Košice Music Spring Festival
, the Sound Routes Festival, and the festival 'From the Avant-garde to the Present Day'. Her other works include an operetta
, The Sinyushkin Shaft, the children's musical tale About How the Letters Sang and Children Learned to Read, several concerti for various instrumental ensembles, and a number of piano sonatas and vocal song cycles. As a violinist she has performed the premieres of several musical pieces by contemporary Russian composers in concerts in St Petersburg, Moscow, Yekaterinburg, Kaliningrad and Vitebsk.
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 composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
and violin
Violin
The violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
ist. Since 2002 she has served on the musical instrument faculty at the Saint Petersburg Conservatory
Saint Petersburg Conservatory
The N. A. Rimsky-Korsakov Saint Petersburg State Conservatory is a music school in Saint Petersburg. In 2004, the conservatory had around 275 faculty members and 1,400 students.-History:...
.
Biography
Born in YekaterinburgYekaterinburg
Yekaterinburg is a major city in the central part of Russia, the administrative center of Sverdlovsk Oblast. Situated on the eastern side of the Ural mountain range, it is the main industrial and cultural center of the Urals Federal District with a population of 1,350,136 , making it Russia's...
, Nesterova studied music composition at the Saint Petersburg Conservatory under B. Tishchenko from 1995 to 2000. She continued on at the Conservatory to pursue further post-graduate studies which she completed in 2002. During this time she performed as part of a student delegation in concerts in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
and Boston, Massachusetts. She also served as the concertmaster
Concertmaster
The concertmaster/mistress is the spalla or leader, of the first violin section of an orchestra. In the UK, the term commonly used is leader...
at the Russian Academy of Theatre Arts.
In 1999 Nesterova was awarded the grant Muses of Petersburg in the music category. In 2005 she was a prize-winner of the Mariinsky Theatre
Mariinsky Theatre
The Mariinsky Theatre is a historic theatre of opera and ballet in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Opened in 1860, it became the preeminent music theatre of late 19th century Russia, where many of the stage masterpieces of Tchaikovsky, Mussorgsky, and Rimsky-Korsakov received their premieres. The...
's Russian opera composition competition with her one act opera
Opera
Opera is an art form in which singers and musicians perform a dramatic work combining text and musical score, usually in a theatrical setting. Opera incorporates many of the elements of spoken theatre, such as acting, scenery, and costumes and sometimes includes dance...
The Lawsuit
The Lawsuit
The Lawsuit is a comic opera in one act by composer Svetlana Nesterova. The opera uses a Russian libretto by Vera Kupriyanova and the composer which is based upon the story of the same name by Nikolai Gogol...
. The work was one of three new operas selected by the Mariinsky Theatre for performance in the summer 2009 festival, receiving its premiere at the opera house on 21 June of that year. She was awarded first prize at the All-Russian Andrei Petrov Competition for her violin fantasy In the World of High Technology in 2007. Her children's opera, Semyon. Version 1.0 (composed with Vyacheslav Kruglik
Vyacheslav Kruglik
Vyacheslav Kruglik is a Russian composer and conductor. He is currently a member of the orchestral conducting faculty at the Saint Petersburg State University of Culture and Arts.- Biography :...
), was a prize-winner at the 2008 composition competition at the Bolshoi Theatre
Bolshoi Theatre
The Bolshoi Theatre is a historic theatre in Moscow, Russia, designed by architect Joseph Bové, which holds performances of ballet and opera. The Bolshoi Ballet and Bolshoi Opera are amongst the oldest and most renowned ballet and opera companies in the world...
.
Nesterova's compositions have also been performed at the Košice Music Spring Festival
Košice Music Spring Festival
The Košice Music Spring Festival is an annual classical music festival held in Košice, Slovakia for one week during the month of May. Founded in 1956, the festival is one of the oldest music festivals in Slovakia and is considered the highlight of Košice's concert season...
, the Sound Routes Festival, and the festival 'From the Avant-garde to the Present Day'. Her other works include an operetta
Operetta
Operetta is a genre of light opera, light in terms both of music and subject matter. It is also closely related, in English-language works, to forms of musical theatre.-Origins:...
, The Sinyushkin Shaft, the children's musical tale About How the Letters Sang and Children Learned to Read, several concerti for various instrumental ensembles, and a number of piano sonatas and vocal song cycles. As a violinist she has performed the premieres of several musical pieces by contemporary Russian composers in concerts in St Petersburg, Moscow, Yekaterinburg, Kaliningrad and Vitebsk.