Vladimir Nikolayev (1953-); RUS   

Vladimir Nikolayev studied composition at the Gnessin Institute in Moscow, where he graduated in 1981. He then attended post-graduate courses at the Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Moscow, from 1983 to 1985. Mr. Nikolayev is a member of the Russian Composers' Union, the Association of Contemporary Music in Russia (ACM), the Theremin Center in Moscow, and the Association of Electroacoustic Music of Russia.

Mr. Nikolayev composes most frequently in the electroacoustic medium, but likewise writes orchestral, chamber, and vocal works. He is a regular participant in new music festivals in Russia and abroad, including the Alternativa, the Moscow Autumn, and the Moscow Forum. Among the honors he has received include 4th Prize in the Witold lutoslwski Competition in Warsaw (1991) and 1st Prize in the Lili Boulanger Memorial Fund in Boston (1992).

Reviews

"It was exciting...when Mr. Ukhov produced a tape of Vladimir Nikolayev's "19 Piques" for theremin and string quartet, performed by Lydia Kavina, the inventor's grandniece, at "ALT-2K," this year's Alternativa festival. A thing of feral glissandos and haunting microtones, it finally kept the broken promise of long ago and made the dowdy old theremin (long since consigned to sci-fi soundtracks and rock backups in the West) seem again an instrument of real—indeed, inspiring—possibilities."

New York Times