Maxim Shalygin
Ukrainian-Dutch composer, conductor and performer
Maxim Shalygin (born January 30, 1985) is a Ukrainian–Dutch composer, conductor, and performer known for his innovative compositions that blend a wide range of techniques.
Early life and education
Shalygin began studying composition at the age of sixteen with Iryna Ivashenko in his hometown of Kamianske (then Dniprodzerzhynsk). In 2004, he studied for one year with Boris Tishchenko at the N. A. Rimsky-Korsakov Saint Petersburg State Conservatory. He received his first master's degree in 2010 from the Ukrainian National Academy of Music in Kyiv, where he studied under Ihor Shcherbakov and was influenced by composer Svyatoslav Lunyov. In 2011, he completed a second master's degree at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague, studying with Cornelis de Bondt and Diderik Wagenaar.
Career
Shalygin moved to the Netherlands in 2010. Since then, he has composed more than 40 works in genres including chamber music, vocal music, orchestral music, electroacoustic music, and music for theatre, ballet, opera, and film. His work has been described as combining extended instrumental techniques with a tonal musical language while avoiding avant-garde radicalism.
His compositions have been performed at international festivals and venues, including Gaudeamus Muziekweek in the Netherlands and Klarafestival in Belgium. They have been performed by ensembles including Asko/Schönberg, Amsterdam Sinfonietta, and Slagwerk Den Haag, as well as by soloists including Antonii Baryshevskyi, Anna Fedorova, Maya Fridman, Natalia Gordeyeva, Tomoko Mukaiyama, Emmy Storms, and Diana Tishchenko.
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