Anna Mikhailova
Anna Mikhailova (Russian: Анна Михайлова) (born February 17, 1984, Moscow) is a Russian composer, theatre maker, performer, organist and koto player.
Opera
- “Michele Frankenstein” multimedia opera for 2 singers (Tenor and Extreme Female Vocal), Dancer, live Electronics and Video (2012)
Story about a man who decided to change the world, not because of the woman, but because of the idea. Based on a life and “Society of Spectacle” work of French artist Guy Debord. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2ZROjafiHI http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFGsuagsqOE (Premiered Korzo, Den Haag, April 20, 2012)
- “Black Perfume” chamber opera for Baritone, Soprano, Trumpet, Double Bass and Percussion (2012)
Based on the Mikhail Bulgakov short stories.
(Premiered Orkater Theater, December 14, 2012)
- “Constant Tranzit” opera for 10 voices, 5 singers: Baritone and 4 Female low Voices, 5 Performers (Trombone, Saxophone (multireed), Accordion, Percussion and Double Bass) and 5 specially made instruments by Neon and Landa.
When reality is shaped by your curiosity and a man becomes the owner of his choice. Based on life of Dutch artist Constant Nieuwenhuijs and his New Babylon project. (2013)
http://korzo.nl/nl/producties/constant-tranzit
(Premiered Korzo, Den Haag, June 14, 2013)
Songs
Five songs on Russian Poetry for Soprano and Piano (1995) • “Cuckoo and Cock” Fable for Voice and Piano, text by Ivan Krilov (1996) • “Patriarshy ponds” for Voice and Piano, text by Vasily Sterkin (1997) • Three songs for Soprano and Piano, text by Marina Zvetaeva (1997) • “At the Salon of Zinaida Volkonskaya” for Soprano, Reader and Piano, text by Alexander Pushkin, Yevgeny Baratynsky, Vasily Zhukovsky, Pyotr Vyazemsky (1998) • Song for Voice and Piano, text by Yevgeny Baratynsky (2000) • Song for voice and Piano, text by Yury Kim (2000) • Four Songs for Baritone and Piano, text by Nikolay Gumilev (2001) • “La sombra” for Voice and piano, text by Federico Garcia Lorca (2010/2011/2012) (Versions for Voice, Double Bass and Piano; Voice, Guitar and Piano)
Solo
“Campane” for Piano (1994) • Piece for Flute (1996) • “The Fairy’s Tales” for solo Voice, text by Constantine Balmont for soprano (1996) • “The First Lily of the Valley” on Afanasy Fett for voice (1996) • “The April Frost” for voice (1996) • “Koneok-Gorbunok” musical tale for piano and reader in 7 parts (1996) • “Universal” cycle miniature for piano (1996) • “Dancing suite” for piano (1996) • “Two pieces” for reader and piano (1996) • “Toccata” for piano (1997) • “Prelude” for piano (1997) • “The Concert Variations” on folk theme for Piano (2000) • “Sonata” for piano (2001) • “Partita” for Organ in 8 parts (2005) • “NDEMBUMARIMBA” for Marimba (2007) • “Music Inside” for Double Bass (2008/2010/2011) • “10 melodys” for Koto (Japan zither) (2008) • “Maggie’s Connection” for Double Bass and Voice for Single Player (2009) • “Music Inside” for Drum set, Electronics and Video (2009/2011) • “Music Inside” for Piano solo (2009) • “Ponte dei Sospiri.100 steps” for Flute solo, Electronics and Spotlight (2010/2011) • “32.7 km 4h” for piano (2010) • “1 square meter meets 9 progressions” for Double Bass (2010) • “14-18 - 21-34” for Piano and Bows (2010) • “Music Inside” for Cello solo (2010) • “L’Hommage de Gesualdo da Venosa” for Oboe player (2012) • “Emergency Dimension Call” for 11 Cymbals, Timpani, Electronic, MRI scan video and 7 spot lights (2013) • “Under the apple tree” for prepared Piano, written specially for Laurens de Boer (2013)
Exhibitions
- Exhibition "Notion on Limitation", Stichting Centrum Den Haag, 2010
http://www.visualartaffairs.nl/stcdh.html
[1 square meter meets 9 progression for basso solo (2010)]
- Spanjaardshof, Open Dag, Den Haah, 2010
[PULSAR for electronics, animated fenakitiscope and picture (collaboration with the painter Pim Piët ) (2011) BODY PARTS SCAN video- audio installation (2011) “Laume” performance for dancer, koto, poetry and electronics (2011)]
- NEFORMAT
Moscow 2011, Gallery “Na Vspolnom”
[Music Inside Drums Score. Extract Haydn Score]
- Blik Opener Festival 2012 http://jegensentevens.nl/2012/08/pictured-30-2/]
[Games of New Babylon #1, kinetic audio sculpture/installation (2012)]
- Redear Festival, Rotterdam, 2013
Games of New Babylon #2, kinetic interactive sound installation/map (2013) Games of New Babylon # 1, Performance
- Codarts Open Daag, 2013, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Games of New Babylon # 1, Performance
- Pulchri 2013, Den Haag, Netherlands
[Silence and Sound. Hommage to John Cage (2013) object, co-project with painter Pim Piët]
- Pulsar Project Exhibition March – April (2013), De KetelFactory, http://www.deketelfactory.nl/archief_openen.php?id=24
Pulsar Project interactive music score (2013) Pulsar Project composition for LFA band (2013) Pulsar Project (installation, graphic scores and co-work with painter Pim Piët)
Festivals
- Dag in de Branding [2013, Den Haag, Netherlands]
http://www.dagindebranding.nl/Files/Edities/028/028_Programma.php
Awards
- 2011
- “Bright withOUT Fright” chosen for “Composers’ Salons” in the Bethani.nklooster, Amsterdam http://www.bethanienklooster.nl/concert.php?id=549
- Nominated composer for 2013 Impuls Composition Competition, Graz, Austria http://www.impuls.cc/en/competition/composers-2013.html
- 2013
- Winner of the 2013 Impuls Composition Competition, Graz, Austria http://www.impuls.cc/en/competition/composers-2013.html [“Bonus of Binary Balance” for Klangforum Ensemble]
References
External links
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