Michail Goleminov
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Michail Marinov Goleminov () (2 June 1956 – 26 February 2022) was a Bulgarian pianist, conductor and composer.


Life and career

Goleminov was born in
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, and was the son of composer Marin Goleminov. He studied composition with Dimitar Tapkoff and Konstantin Iliev and conducting with Konstantin Iliev at the State Music Conservatory in
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, then in 1985 continued his musical education in Austria and Holland with
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, Ton de Leeuw, Alexander Baltin (composition),
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(conducting), and Harald Ossberger (piano). He also studied electroacoustic music with
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at Institute for Electroacoustic Music in Vienna. Between 1992 and 1998, Goleminov collaborated in a series of theatrical productions in Austria and took part in projects involving contemporary arts,
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, and intuitive and
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. A participant in various concerts as pianist, composer, and conductor, he is the recipient of such international
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prizes as the Hambacher Preis, Sommerliche Musiktage Hitzacker, Carl Maria von Weber. His works span a wide spectrum of styles and genres, from chamber and orchestral pieces to computer music, video-compositions and music graphs, and have been commissioned by the Vienna Konzerthaus, Quebec New Music Society (Montreal), the MELO-x Saxophone Quartet, and other leading organizations and ensembles. Goleminov worked as a freelance musician based in
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, and he was the co-founder of Orange Factory psychoacoustic arts (http://orangefactory.net), an experimental center for musical creation, performance, publication, and education. He died on 26 February 2022, at the age of 65.


Musical works

*'Floating metal' for piano *Sonatina, 10 piano pieces *'Piano people' (two pianos) *'Revelation' for two pianos *'Illusion valley' for two pianos and electronics ad lib. *'Maze of Ravings' for two pianos and electronics *GALILEO for piano and electronics *BLOW for flute *FRITZ, MY FIRE concert study for piano, Friedrich Gulda in memoriam *"Music of melting ice" for piano *'Coyote' for saxophone quartet and live electronics *'VOX' for saxophone quartet, vocals and electronics *"Five o'clock at Heiner Stadler's" for violin, piano and electronics *'Chain Wheel' for cello, piano and electronics *'Lightwave' II for large orchestra and electronics *"Incoherent.... lay-by" for chamber ensemble *String quartet *Contemplations - musical graphics *CONCERTO in c minor for two pianos *Gladiator for two percussionists and live electronics *HYPERKLAVIER for piano and live electronics *Béla Bartók's Heart for large orchestra, electronics and video *Implicitly for piano left hand *MAGRITTE-ETUDES for one or two pianos and video *TRANSFIGURATIONS OF SUNRISE for large orchestra *LE VOYEUR for bass clarinet and live electronics *INEVITABLE FLASHBACK for bass clarinet and electronics *ILLUSION VALLEY for two pianos and electronics *Prelude and Fugue for piano and live electronics *The Double Live of Dr. Schoenberg for alto saxophone and live electronics *PARLIAMENT piano and electronics *Silicon Concerto for artificial intelligence and any number of soloists *7 piano etudes *Electronic music and music for instruments and live electronics *Generative music software (for Windows) for live performance and experimental purposes - HYPERKLAVIER, ANTHILL, DR. SCHOENBERG, ALEXANDER SCRIABIN - Paint-shop, Ltd., TOTAL-J, CYCLOPS, SILICON CONCERT0, SYNAESTYZER, E_SHAKESPEARE *Music for theater, TV and video


References


External links

*Michail Goleminov's scores are available for free download in PDF format: http://orangefactory.net/scores * {{DEFAULTSORT:Goleminov, Michail 1956 births 2022 deaths 20th-century Bulgarian classical composers 20th-century Bulgarian conductors (music) 20th-century Bulgarian male musicians 21st-century classical composers 21st-century Bulgarian conductors (music) 21st-century male musicians 21st-century Bulgarian pianists Bulgarian male classical composers Male pianists