Алим ШАХМАМЕТЬЕВ
| Personal | |
| Chief conductor of Novosibirsk Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra | |
| Place of birth | Leningrad, URSS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Languages: | Russian, German, English | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1996 - 2001: | St. Petersburg State Conservatory (Opera and Symphonic Conducting), Prof. I. Musin |
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| 1993 - 1998: | St. Petersburg State Conservatory (Choral Conducting), Prof. F. Kozlov | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1993: | Rimsky-Korsakov Music School (Choral Conducting) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1982 - 1992: |
Glinka Choir School at the State St. Petersburg Cappella | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Repertoire |
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| Performing experience | |
| 2009, June: | Kazan State Opera and Ballet Theater N. Rimsky-Korsakov. “Tsar’s Bride” |
| 2009, April: | concerts in Novosibirsk with Novosibirsk Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra (Rachmaninov, Skryabin, Stravinsky, Tishchenko) |
| 2009, March: | concert in St. Petersburg Philharmonic Hall with Novosibirsk Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra (F. Schubert, B. Tishchenko) |
| 2009, March: | Novosibirsk State Opera and Ballet Theater G. Puccini. “La Boheme” |
| 2007, January: | concerts in Novosibirsk with Philharmonic Orchestra (Bach, Handel, Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov, Rimsky-Korsakov, Gershwin, Tishchenko) |
| 2006, June: | concert with St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra (D. Shostakovich. Symphony No. 7) |
| 2006, May: |
recording with St. Petersburg Symphony Orchestra (D. Shostakovich. Symphony No. 15) |
| 2006, April: | recording of CD album “Opera arias” performed by Veronika Dzhioeva and EUTERPE Symphony Orchestra (Bellini, Mozart, Verdi, Puccini) |
| 2006, March: | concert with St. Petersburg Conservatory Chamber Orchestra (D. Shostakovich. Chamber Symphony) |
| 2006, March: | concert with St. Petersburg Conservatory Chamber Orchestra (L. Beethoven - B. Tishchenko. “Lamento” for harp and strings – world premiere; Concerto for flute, piano and string orchestra) |
| 2005, August: | Music director and conductor of the operetta “Der Zarewitsch” by F. Lehar – premiere |
| 2005, January – June: | concerts with St. Petersburg Conservatory Chamber Orchestra |
| Since 2004: | St. Petersburg Conservatory Symphony Orchestra, staff conductor |
| 2004, September: | Fourth International Conservatoire Week Festival concerts with St. Petersburg Conservatory Symphony Orchestra and St. Petersburg Conservatory Chamber Orchestra (Glinka, Rimsky-Korsakov, Ravel, Shostakovich) |
| 2004, August: | St. Petersburg State Operetta Theater, Music director and conductor of the operetta “Viennese Meetings” by J. Strauss – premiere |
| 2004, August: | concerts with International Symphony Orchestra “Let’s Make Music” in St. Petersburg (Bizet, Verdi, Glinka, Rimsky-Korsakov, Britten) |
| 2004, July: | concerts in France (The Week of Russian Culture in Bordeaux) with St. Petersburg Conservatory Chamber Orchestra (Bach, Mozart, Dvorak, Tchaikovsky, Shostakovich) |
| 2004, April: | concert with St. Petersburg Conservatory Chamber Orchestra (B. Tishchenko. “Run of the time”, verse by A. Akhmatova – world premiere) |
| 2004, April: | concert in Novosibirsk with Philharmonic Orchestra (Handel, Razumovskaya, Dvorak) |
| 2004, February – June: | St. Petersburg Conservatory Opera Theater, Music director and conductor of the opera “La Boheme” by G. Puccini |
| 2003, December: | concert in St. Petersburg Philharmonic Hall (orchestral works by Igor Rogalev) |
| 2003, 2004: | St. Petersburg Conservatory Opera Theater, Music director and conductor of the Musical “Anna Karenina” by V. Uspensky – premiere |
| 2003, October: | concert in St. Petersburg Philharmonic Hall (concertos for harp and orchestra) |
| Since 2003: | St. Petersburg State Operetta Theater, staff conductor |
| 2002, August: | concerts with International Symphony Orchestra “Let’s Make Music” in St. Petersburg (Kalinnikov, Tchaikovsky) |
| 2002, May: | concert with St. Petersburg Conservatory Chamber Orchestra (E. Blinova. Concerto for viola and orchestra – world premiere) |
| 2002, February: | concert with St. Petersburg Chamber Orchestra (Harp concerts) |
| 2002, January: |
recordings of works by contemporary composers with St. Petersburg Conservatory Orchestra |
| 2001, December: |
concerts in Vladikavkaz with North Ossetian Philharmonic Orchestra (Saint-Saens, Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, Mozart) |
| 2001, September: | California Opera Association, Conductor of the Opera "Carmen" by G. Bizet |
| 2001, August: | Master class at the Second Opera Institute in Fresno (California, USA) |
| 2001, June: |
concerts in Vladikavkaz with North Ossetian Philharmonic Orchestra (Rachmaninoff, Tchaikovsky, Rossini, Mozart) |
| 2001, April: |
concert with St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra (Rachmaninoff, Tishchenko, Gulda) |
| 2001, March: |
St. Petersburg Conservatory Opera Theater, Conductor of the Opera "Cosi fan tutte" by W.A. Mozart |
| 2000, December: |
concert in Vladikavkaz with North Ossetian Philharmonic Orchestra (Mozart, Tchaikovsky) |
| 2000, October: |
concert at the St. Petersburg Cappella Hall with St. Petersburg TV & Radio Orchestra (Mendelssohn, Chopin, Glinka) |
| 2000, October: | concert with Chamber Choir of Grand Rapids (Michigan, USA) |
| 2000, May: |
St. Petersburg Conservatory Opera Theater, Conductor of the Opera "Tsar's Bride" by N. Rimsky-Korsakov |
| Since 2000: |
St. Petersburg State Rimsky-Korsakov Conservatory, teacher at the Music theater department |
| 1999, December: |
concert at the Glazunov Hall (Chopin Piano Concerts) with St. Petersburg Conservatory Orchestra |
| 1998 - 1999: | Study at the "Franz Liszt" Music High School Weimar (Germany) |
| 1998, May: |
debut at the Glazunov Hall with St. Petersburg Conservatory Choir and Orchestra (Rachmaninoff) |
| 1997, July: |
active participation in Weimar Master course with Staatskapelle Weimar (Orchestra Conducting, Prof. George A. Albrecht) |
| 1996, February: |
concert at the St. Petersburg Philharmonic Hall with "Euterpe" chamber choir and St. Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra |
| 1994, August: |
participation in Orchestrades Universelles, Brive (France) with "Euterpe" chamber choir |
| Awards | |
| 2001, August: | Outstanding Artist Award, California |
| - Alim has an excellent conducting technique and a good feeling for the orchestra. He knows well what he would like to achieve ideally during the rehearsal, and, which is more important, he knows how to find effective and efficient ways of getting there. … This quality helps Alim earn the respect of the orchestra musicians, many of whom are older than he is. Many soloist performers are happy to perform with the orchestra conducted by Mr. Shakhmametyev because the accompaniment skill is something not every conductor can master. Alim Shakhmametyev is one of those conductors with who a solo performer can be confident and comfortable. This is why in many respects he has earned true admiration of singers. The skill to analyze the score and present convincing interpretations allows Alim Shakhmametyev to earn the respect of his musicians and interest his listeners. It is the skill of interpretation combined with other positive qualities that forms the basis for professional growth of the musician. Alim Shakhmametyev has every chance to become a world-class conductor. |
| Maxim Shostakovich, December 26, 2005 |
| - He perfectly hears the score showing even hidden connections. … Alim's musical interpretation is filled with deep meaning and logic. … In his interpretations Alim follows the best examples, never copies others but expresses his own understanding. … Such conductor truly is a find for a composer. |
| Prof. Boris Tischenko, May 22, 2001 |
| - Tchaikovsky's Symphony in e-minor … was percept unreservedly. Alim Shakhmametyev is a romantic conductor, and Romanism is a substance that never become obsolete, because a men in his nature is a romantic! |
| "The Folks of Caucasus", # 48, December 2000 |
| - Shakhmametyev conducts in a style that's somewhat old-fashioned here … he also knows exactly what he wants as well as how to get, be it a tempo change, a decrease in volume or a change in pronunciation. |
| "The Grand Rapids Press", October 7, 2000 |
| - I would like to express my sincere admiration forward a remarkable, most talented conductor Alim Shakhmametyev. In my opinion all that he achieved in his short creative career demands deep respect. |
| Prof. Vladislav Uspensky, August 12, 1998 |
| - He is a talented musician … made great success as a symphonic music conductor having proved his outstanding talent of a conductor. He conducts accurately and expressively. His impact over the listeners is hard... |
| Prof. Ilya Musin, May 7, 1998 |
| Alim Shakhmametyev Narodnogo opolcheniya Pr. 57-9 198216 St. Petersburg, RUSSIA Phone/fax: +7 812 376 82 65 e-mail: euterpe@alim.ru |