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Pavlenko, Sergey (b. May 5, 1952, Sumy). Ukrainian-born Russian composer of mostly orchestral and chamber works that have been performed throughout Europe and elsewhere.
Mr. Pavlenko studied composition with Nikolay Sydelnikov at the Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Moscow from 1972–80 and instrumentation with Edison Denisov there from 1972–77.
Among his honors are First Prize in the APES saxophone ensemble competition in Paris (1988, for Pastoral), First Prize in the Concours international de composition de musique sacrée in Fribourg (1996, for Jesu Redemptor Omnium) and the title Composer of the Year from the newspaper Muzykalnoye obozrenie (2002). His music has been performed throughout Russia and in Canada, France, Germany, Hungary, Japan, The Netherlands, Serbia, the UK, and the USA and has been regularly featured at the Moscow Autumn festival since 1980.
He served as music director of the Taganka Theatre in Moscow under the direction of Yuri Lyubimov from 1976–82, where plays by Mikhail Bulgakov, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Nikolay Gogol, Aleksandr Pushkin, and others were produced.
CONTACT INFORMATION
E-mail address: s.pavlenko@mtu-net.ru
Street address: Mr. Sergey Pavlenko, ul. Streletskaya 14, bk. 1, kv. 150, 127018 Moscow, Russia
Telephone: + 749 5689 3283
Cellular phone: + 749 5760 2735
COMPLETE LIST OF WORKS
STAGE: Rothschild's Violin (1 act choreographic fantasy, after Anton Chekhov), 1987
ORCHESTRAL: Concerto, alto saxophone, orchestra, 1975; Concerto, flute, orchestra, 1977; Symphony No. 1, large orchestra, 1979; Concerto-Serenade in Memory of Vladimir Vysotsky, clarinet, string orchestra, 1980; Christmas Capriccio, bassoon, string orchestra, 1980; Adagio in D minor, 1981; Symphony No. 2, large orchestra, 1982; Symphony No. 3, 'Symphony of Lamentations', small orchestra, 1982; The Farewell, string orchestra, 1983; Concerto, cello, orchestra, 1983; Symphony No. 4, large orchestra, 1985; Concerto, oboe, string orchestra, 1986; Concerto, small orchestra (11 winds, 11 brass, 5 percussion), 1989; Sinfonia humana, string orchestra, 1989; Treverseum, 6 percussion, small orchestra, 1992; Ives-Composition: Concerto No. 2, cello, string orchestra, 1993; The Princess Dream (symphonic poem), 1994; Stance: Concerto No. 2, soprano saxophone, small orchestra, 1994; De Profundis (concerto grosso no. 1), violin, viola, orchestra, 2000; Sinful Music, viola, string orchestra, 2001; Gloria (concerto grosso no. 2), large orchestra, 2003; Pitches of Light, large orchestra, 2003 (section of The Ten Looks, a collaboration with 10 Russian composers; may be performed separately); Concertino Rustico, symphonic band, 2003; Te Deum (concerto grosso no. 3), piano, large orchestra, 2005; St. Petersburg's Dreams (symphonic picture), large orchestra, 2007
CHAMBER MUSIC: Three Pieces for Contrabass and Piano, 1973; String Quartet No. 1, 1974; Four Pieces, clarinet, piano, 1974; Sonata, alto saxophone, piano, 1975; Quintet, flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano, 1976; Lyrical Poem, flute, piano, 1976; Quartet No. 1, 4 saxophones, 1976; Four Pieces, bassoon, piano, 1977; Sonata for Flute Alone, 1977; Chamber Concerto, oboe, clarinet, French horn, violin, viola, harpsichord, 1977; The Portraits, flute, piano, 1978; Hommage, bassoon, string quartet, 1979; Trio, violin, cello, piano, 1979; String Quartet No. 2, 1979; Pas-de-trois, flute, violin, piano, 1979; Variations, trumpet, piano, 1979; Concerto breve, 12 saxophones, 1980; Sonata continuo, bass clarinet, 1980; Games, clarinet, trombone, cello, piano, 1980; Quartet, 4 clarinets, 1980; Message, clarinet, 1980; Duo a tre, bass clarinet, vibraphone (+ marimba), 1981; Sonata for Cello Alone, 1983; Intermezzo, alto saxophone, harp, percussion, 1985; Tapestry, flute, oboe, clarinet, French horn, bassoon, 1987; Retrospection, 6 percussion, 1988; Pastorale, 5 saxophones, 1988
CHAMBER MUSIC: Trio-Nocturne, flute, bass clarinet, piano, 1989; The Dedication, oboe, alto saxophone, cello, 1989; Lara-Composition, E-flat clarinet, 6 percussion, 1990; Katzenmusik, 6/12 French horns, 1990; Re – Marcus, 6 percussion, 1991; The Lilac, E-flat clarinet, viola, piano, 1991; Res facta, 4 celli, 1993; In Gauguin's Manner, clarinet, violin, cello, piano, 1994; In Imitation of Denisov, bassoon, piano, 1994; Xenia, harp, 1997; L'Imparfait (hommage en mémoire d'Edison Denisov), flute, clarinet, violin, viola, cello, piano, 1997; Partita primitive, 2 violins, 1999; s.pavlenko@scherzo.ru, flute, clarinet, French horn, violin, viola, cello, piano, 2001; The Morse Code Alphabet, flute, 2004 (also version for soprano saxophone, 2006); Equilibrium (quartet no. 2), 4 saxophones, 2006; Ave Maria, 4 celli, 2006; Postludium, 8 celli, 2006; A Portrait of the Composer in an Interior, flute (+ piccolo), clarinet (+ bass clarinet), French horn, bass trombone, violin, double bass, piano, percussion, 2007
CHORAL: Lamm Gottes (texts from German liturgical sources), female chorus, 2003
VOCAL: The Vologda Wegging (song-cycle, texts from folk tales), medium voice, piano, 1973; Cantata in Memory of Marina Tsvetayeva (text by Marina Tsvetayeva), soprano, small orchestra, 1976; Cantata in Memory of Osip Mandelstam (text by Osip Mandelstam), soprano, small orchestra, 1978; Site of the Water (text by Federico García Lorca), bass, organ, 1986; Two Sonnets by Philip Sidney, soprano, cello, organ, 1988; Jesu Redemptor Omnium (hymn), soprano, small orchestra, 1995; Romances sans paroles (song-cycle, text by Paul Verlaine), soprano, clarinet, piano, 1996; The Lagoon (text by Joseph Brodsky), soprano, viola, piano, 1996; du bist der der du bist (text by Franz Mon), mezzo-soprano, bass clarinet (+ E-flat clarinet), percussion, 2001; Lamento (vocalise, in memoriam Edison Denisov), soprano, small orchestra (16 players), 2004
PIANO: Sonata No. 1, 1975; Sonata No. 2, 'Fantasia quasi una sonata', 1981; La musique à bis, 2001; Some frontier states, 2 quarter-tone pianos, 2001
ORGAN: Orgelwerk, 1984
HARPSICHORD: Quasi toccata, 1989
DISCOGRAPHY
Trio (violin, cello, piano). Tigran Alikhanov Trio (Melodiya: S 10-18255, 1982) (LP)
Hommage. Valery Popov, bassoon; Mark Gorenstein/string quartet (Melodiya: S 10-18407, 1983) (LP)
The Farewell. Igor Zhukov/Moscow Chamber Orchestra (Olympia, 1990)
Tapestry. Moscow Contemporary Music Ensemble (Olympia: OCD 295, 1992)
Symphony No. 3, 'Symphony of Lamentations'. Dennis Russell Davies/Philadelphia Orchestra (private)
(Last updated on December 26, 2007)
