Alexey Lvovlch LARIN, Honoured Arts Worker of Russia, prize-winner of several international
composers’ competitions (Musica Mundi, Germany,
1997; "Classical Heritage", Russia, 1999; Jihlava,
Czechia, 2000; Klang der Welt, Germany,
2007), was born in 1954 in Saratov. Graduated from the Moscow Choral School
for Boys (1971), Gnesins’ Musical Pedagogical Institute (GMPI, 1976, composition
class of N. Peyko),
postgraduate courses at GMPI (1979). Now he is
Professor of the latter institution,
renamed Russian Gnesins’ Academy of Music, and
Honorary Visiting Professor of Korea University (Seoul).
The scope of
A. Larin's work is large. He is author of ballet
"Gulliver in Liliput", symphonic and vocal-symphonic scores (Symphony, suite "A
Summer in Mitrofanovo Village", tableau "The
Birth of the City", poem "White Shrine",
"Eulogy to the Academy",
etc), choral compositions (oratorio "Russian Passion",
eight cantatas, choral concertos
and cycles), compositions for Russian folk orchestra ("Till the Third Cock-Crow", Concerto-Bylina, etc) and for wind band (Fantasia
Rustica), chamber compositions, works for children, music for movies.
Alexey Larin participates in the
performances of his own music as pianist,
organist, conductor and member of a chorus. His works appear in the concert programs of such renowned
performers as V. Fedoseev,
V. Dudarova, A. Vedernikov,
K. Orbelian, V. Pon'kin,
M. Rachlevsky
, B. Ungrangsee,
V. Minin, L. Litsova,
G. Dmitryak, V. Sudakov,
N. Nekrasov, N. Kalinin, R. Holl,
V. Matorin, F. Lips, N. Babkina and many others.