Andrei Krylov

Andrei Krylov (Russian: Андрей Крылов, born March 3, 1959), is a guitarist and composer, who is best known for his fantasy and romantic music compositions for the classical guitar and lute.

Andrei Krylov
Born (1959-03-03) 3 March 1959
GenresArt music
Instrument(s)7 & 6 string guitar, flute, keyboards
Years active1972–present
LabelsCDbaby
Websitekrylovmusic.googlepages.com

Biography

Andrei Krylov was born in Leningrad, USSR and began his study of the classical guitar in the early 1970s. In 1998, Krylov emigrated from Russia to Canada . He studied the classical guitar, arrangement, and musical composition in Leningrad, Saint Petersburg. Krylov worked as a guitarist for the Russian State concert company Len concert and the Old Petersburg music theater in the 1980s and 1990s, also he was a leading member of several rock bands in Leningrad, Saint Petersburg like "Island", "Fragment" and "Doctor Blues". He worked as a soloist classical guitarist and as an accompanist for some notable Russian singers like Taisia Kalinchenko (Russian: Калинченко, Таисия Семёновна), Galina Baranova (Russian: Галина Баранова), Marina Kapuro (Russian: Марина Станиславовна Капуро). He has given recitals in Russia, Ukraine, Estonia, USA and Canada. Krylov has recorded and performed for Russian, US and Canadian radio and television. Russian state TV5 from Leningrad made a musical film with his music. Since 1998 he lived in Ontario and Quebec and also spent a lot of time in United States and Mexico, and Portugal, Spain and other countries of Europe - playing concerts and composing music there. He has composed some original new flamenco and new-age music for documentaries and films in Canada and USA.[1]

Krylov has written several books of poems: Mirrors,[2] Lake Monastery, Autumn. [3]

See also

References

  1. Andrei Krylov music has been featured in photo-essay "From Russia with Love"Time magazine
  2. Game of Life (a crown of sonnets)
  3. postal stamps dedicated to Andrei Krylov music issued by Republic of Guinea
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.