Alexey Shor
| Alexey Shor | |
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| Born | 20.05.1970 Kiev, USSR |
| 🏳️ Nationality | Maltese, American |
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| 🌐 Website | http://alexeyshor.com/ |
Alexey Shor (born 1970, Kiev, USSR) is an American-Maltese composer, Composer-in-Residence for the Malta Philharmonic Orchestra Academy and the Armenian State Symphony Orchestra.
Biography[edit]
Born in Kiev in 1970, Alexey Shor moved to Moscow after the Chernobyl disaster. He graduated from a mathematical magnet school and studied at the Department of Mechanics and Mathematics at the Moscow State University. In 1991, he emigrated to Israel with his parents and later moved to the US for graduate studies, obtaining a PhD in mathematics in 1996. He worked as a mathematician until 2016.
Shor's passion for classical music led him to start composing in 2012. His music was discovered and promoted by viola player David Aaron Carpenter, and has since been performed in prestigious concert halls worldwide, including the Wiener Musikverein, Berliner Philharmonie, and Carnegie Hall.
Shor's scores are published by Breitkopf & Hartel and P.Jurgenson. CDs with his compositions have been issued by Warner Classics, DECCA, Sony Classics, Delos, and Melodiya. His music has been broadcast on Medici.tv, Mezzo, and Euronews.
Shor's works have been performed by notable soloists and ensembles, including Maxim Vengerov, Shlomo Mintz, and Denis Kozukhin. His music was used as a soundtrack on the Fox Business channel and websites like Bloomberg News, Yahoo, the Huffington Post, and the New York Times.
In 2017, the ballet "Crystal Palace," set to Shor's music, premiered in Russia. Shor is the Composer-In-Residence for the Malta Philharmonic Orchestra Academy, Armenian State Symphony Orchestra, and Salomé Chamber Orchestra. He was awarded an honorary professorship at the Yerevan Komitas State Conservatory.
Compositions[edit]
For Stage:[edit]
- "Crystal Palace" - classical ballet with opera elements
For Violin or Viola with Orchestra:[edit]
- Four Seasons of Manhattan - Suite for violin or viola and strings
- Phantasms - concerto for violin and orchestra
- Seascapes - concerto for violin or viola with orchestra
- Well Tempered Chanson - suite for viola and orchestra
For Clarinet and Orchestra:[edit]
- Verdiana - fantasia for clarinet and orchestra
For Orchestra:[edit]
- Images from the Great Siege - suite for a symphony orchestra
For Cello[edit]
- Musical Pilgrimage - concerto for cello and orchestra
- Multiple short pieces
For Piano Trio[edit]
- "Seven pieces for piano trio"
For Voice[edit]
- Addio
- Two Songs for My Kids
For Piano[edit]
Piano and Orchestra[edit]
- "Travel Notebook" suite for piano and orchestra
Solo Piano[edit]
- Childhood Memories
- Travel Notebook
- Images from the Great Siege
Piano Trio[edit]
- Seven pieces for piano trio
External Links[edit]
- Alexey Shor’s official web
- DOCUMENTARY: Alexey Shor, The Portrait of a Maltese Composer by Medici.tv
References[edit]
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