Valeri Brainin
Encyclopedia
Valeri Brainin Russian/German musicologist, music manager, composer
, and poet
.
Born January 27, 1948 in Nizhni Tagil, Russia, in the family of Austrian poet and translator, political émigré Boris Brainin (Sepp Österreicher), who belonged to the well-known Viennese Brainin
family (his relatives are Hebrew publicist, biographer and public figure Reuben Brainin
, Austrian/British violinist Norbert Brainin
and others).
He lives at the moment both in Hanover
, Germany, and in Moscow
.
.
Head of the Laboratory of New Technologies in Music Education, Moscow State Pedagogical University.
Art Director of Classica Nova International Music Competition.
Art Director of the net of Brainin Music Schools (Brainin-Musikschulen), Germany.
He has directed seminars/master courses at conservatoires and universities in Austria, Colombia, Germany, Italy, Russia, USA, etc. In addition he offered weekly music talks on Radio Liberty from Munich and Prague, and has literary, critical and scientific musical publications in Russian, German, English, and Italian.
, Moscow, and taught at Moscow's Gnessin Music School for specially gifted children. The Brainin Teaching Method for ‘development of musical intelligence in children’ became a standard part of the curriculum. He is also a noted piano teacher for children. Among his former students there are some prize-winners of national and international competitions.
Brainin is a researcher in microtonal music
.
a pupil of Arseny Tarkovsky
, a member (1985–1990) of Moscow Club „Poezia“ (:ru: Клуб «Поэзия») together with Yury Arabov, Jewgenij Bunimovitch, Mikhail Epstein
, Alexandr Eremenko
, Sergey Gandlevsky, Nina Iskrenko, Timur Kibirov, Alexei Parshchikov
, Dmitri Prigov
, Lev Rubinstein, a. o.
Most essential poetry publications:
Russian:
literary magazines "Znamya
" (Moscow), "Novy Mir
" (Moscow), "Arion" (Moscow), "Ogoniok" (Moscow), "Grani" (Frankfurt-am-Main), "Dvadtsat dva" (Jerusalem), "Kreshchatik" (Kiev), anthologies "Verses of the Century" (Moscow, compiled by Yevgeny Yevtushenko
) and "Verses of the Century-2" (Moscow, compiled by Eugen V. Witkowsky
).
English:
literary magazine "Partisan Review
" (Boston).
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 poet
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
.
Born January 27, 1948 in Nizhni Tagil, Russia, in the family of Austrian poet and translator, political émigré Boris Brainin (Sepp Österreicher), who belonged to the well-known Viennese Brainin
Brainin
Brainin is a Russian-Jewish surname and may refer to:* Boris Brainin , Austrian poet and translator * Danny Brainin , film actor...
family (his relatives are Hebrew publicist, biographer and public figure Reuben Brainin
Reuben Brainin
Reuben Brainin, Reuven Brainin, or Ruben ben Mordecai Brainin |]] - November 30, 1939, New York) was a Jewish publicist, biographer and literary critic....
, Austrian/British violinist Norbert Brainin
Norbert Brainin
Norbert Brainin, , was the first violinist of the Amadeus Quartet, one of the world's most highly regarded string quartets....
and others).
He lives at the moment both in Hanover
Hanover
Hanover or Hannover, on the river Leine, is the capital of the federal state of Lower Saxony , Germany and was once by personal union the family seat of the Hanoverian Kings of Great Britain, under their title as the dukes of Brunswick-Lüneburg...
, Germany, and 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...
.
Positions
President (from 2004) of the Russian Federation Society for Music Education (RussSME) – National Affiliate of the International Society for Music Education (ISME), a member of UNESCOUNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations...
.
Head of the Laboratory of New Technologies in Music Education, Moscow State Pedagogical University.
Art Director of Classica Nova International Music Competition.
Art Director of the net of Brainin Music Schools (Brainin-Musikschulen), Germany.
He has directed seminars/master courses at conservatoires and universities in Austria, Colombia, Germany, Italy, Russia, USA, etc. In addition he offered weekly music talks on Radio Liberty from Munich and Prague, and has literary, critical and scientific musical publications in Russian, German, English, and Italian.
Music activities
Brainin is a full Member of the International Teacher's Training Academy of Science (Moscow), and of other scientific/pedagogical societies, he studied mathematics, linguistics, musical pedagogics, music theory and composition. He has had works performed in the Bolshoi TheatreBolshoi 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...
, Moscow, and taught at Moscow's Gnessin Music School for specially gifted children. The Brainin Teaching Method for ‘development of musical intelligence in children’ became a standard part of the curriculum. He is also a noted piano teacher for children. Among his former students there are some prize-winners of national and international competitions.
Brainin is a researcher in microtonal music
Microtonal music
Microtonal music is music using microtones—intervals of less than an equally spaced semitone. Microtonal music can also refer to music which uses intervals not found in the Western system of 12 equal intervals to the octave.-Terminology:...
.
Literary activities
Russian poet (also known as Valeri (Willi) Brainin-Passek),a pupil of Arseny Tarkovsky
Arseny Tarkovsky
Arseny Alexandrovich Tarkovsky was a prominent Soviet and Russian poet and translator. He is considered one of the great 20th century Russian poets. He was also the father of influential film director Andrei Tarkovsky.-Origin:...
, a member (1985–1990) of Moscow Club „Poezia“ (:ru: Клуб «Поэзия») together with Yury Arabov, Jewgenij Bunimovitch, Mikhail Epstein
Mikhail Epstein
Mikhail Naumovich Epstein is an American literary theorist and critical thinker. He is Samuel Candler Dobbs Professor of Cultural Theory and Russian Literature at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia...
, Alexandr Eremenko
Alexandr Eremenko
Alexander Vladimirovich Eremenko , is a Russian ice hockey goaltender who is currently playing for HC Dynamo Moscow in the KHL.-Career:Alexander Eremenko started his pro career in 1999 with the Russian hockey team THK Tver...
, Sergey Gandlevsky, Nina Iskrenko, Timur Kibirov, Alexei Parshchikov
Alexei Parshchikov
Alexei Maximovich Parshchikov was a Russian poet, critic, and translator.Born in Olga, Primorsky Krai, Russian SFSR to the family of a famous physician, Maxim Reiderman , and a surgeon, L.S. Parschikova, Parshchikov was raised in the Ukrainian SSR and attended the Kiev Academy of Agriculture...
, Dmitri Prigov
Dmitri Prigov
Dmitri Aleksandrovich Prigov was a Russian writer and artist. Prigov was a dissident during the era of the Soviet Union and was briefly sent to a psychiatric hospital in 1986....
, Lev Rubinstein, a. o.
Most essential poetry publications:
Russian:
literary magazines "Znamya
Znamya
Znamya is a Russian monthly magazine, which was established in Moscow in 1931. In 1931-1932, the magazine was published under the name of Lokaf...
" (Moscow), "Novy Mir
Novy Mir
Novy Mir is a Russian language literary magazine that has been published in Moscow since January 1925. It was supposed to be modelled on the popular pre-Soviet literary magazine Mir Bozhy , which was published from 1892 to 1906, and its follow-up, Sovremenny Mir , which was published 1906-1917...
" (Moscow), "Arion" (Moscow), "Ogoniok" (Moscow), "Grani" (Frankfurt-am-Main), "Dvadtsat dva" (Jerusalem), "Kreshchatik" (Kiev), anthologies "Verses of the Century" (Moscow, compiled by Yevgeny Yevtushenko
Yevgeny Yevtushenko
Yevgeny Aleksandrovich Yevtushenko is a Soviet and Russian poet. He is also a novelist, essayist, dramatist, screenwriter, actor, editor, and a director of several films.-Early life:...
) and "Verses of the Century-2" (Moscow, compiled by Eugen V. Witkowsky
Eugen V. Witkowsky
Eugen V. Witkowsky is a Russian fiction and fantasy writer, literary scholar, poet, and translator.- Biography :...
).
- Брайнин-Пассек, В. К нежной варварской речи. Стихотворения. Составитель Михаил Безродный. Предисловие Юрия Арабова. — СПб.: Алетейя, 2009. — 94 c. — (Серия «Русское зарубежье. Коллекция поэзии и прозы»). ISBN 978-5-91419-277-5
English:
literary magazine "Partisan Review
Partisan Review
Partisan Review was an American political and literary quarterly published from 1934 to 2003, though it suspended publication between October 1936 and December 1937.-Overview:...
" (Boston).
Well-known relatives
- Elisabeth Brainin (1949), Austrian psychoanalyst and scientific writer
- Fritz Brainin (1913–1992), Austrian/American poet
- Harald Brainin (1923–2006), Austrian poet and writer
- Max Brainin (1909–2002), Austrian/American commercial graphic artist and violinist
- Norbert BraininNorbert BraininNorbert Brainin, , was the first violinist of the Amadeus Quartet, one of the world's most highly regarded string quartets....
(1923–2005), Austrian/British violinist, the founder of Amadeus QuartetAmadeus QuartetThe Amadeus Quartet was a world famous string quartet founded in 1947.Because of their Jewish origin, violinists Norbert Brainin, Siegmund Nissel and Peter Schidlof were driven out of Vienna after Hitler's Anschluss of 1938... - Reuben BraininReuben BraininReuben Brainin, Reuven Brainin, or Ruben ben Mordecai Brainin |]] - November 30, 1939, New York) was a Jewish publicist, biographer and literary critic....
(1862–1939), Hebrew publicist, biographer and public figure