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| Background information | |
| Born | (1985-01-30) January 30, 1985 (age 39) Kamianske, Ukraine |
| Genres | Contemporary classical |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, conductor, performer |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Website | maximshalygin |
Maxim Shalygin (born January 30, 1985, in Kamianske, Ukraine) is a Ukrainian-Dutch composer, conductor, and performer known for his innovative compositions that blend a wide range of techniques.
Early life and education
Shalygin began studying composition at the age of sixteen under Iryna Ivashenko in his hometown Kamianske (then Dniprodzerzhynsk). In 2004, he studied for a year with Boris Tishchenko at the N. A. Rimsky-Korsakov Saint Petersburg State Conservatory. He earned his first master's degree in 2010 from the Ukrainian National Tchaikovsky Academy of Music in Kyiv, Ukraine, studying under Ihor Shcherbakov and influenced by composer Svyatoslav Lunyov. In 2011, he received a second master's degree from the Royal Conservatory of The Hague in the Netherlands, where he studied with Cornelis de Bondt and Diderik Wagenaar.
Career
In 2010, Shalygin relocated to the Netherlands, where he has composed over 40 works across various genres, including chamber music, vocal music, symphonic pieces, electroacoustic music, and scores for theatre, ballet, and film. His compositions are noted for expanding traditional playing techniques, maintaining a tonal language, and avoiding avant-garde radicalism.
Shalygin's works have been performed at numerous international venues and festivals, such as Gaudeamus Muziekweek in the Netherlands, Klarafestival in Belgium, and the Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival in the UK. Ensembles like Asko/Schönberg, Amsterdam Sinfonietta, and Slagwerk Den Haag have featured his compositions.
In 2016, he founded the Shapeshift Ensemble in the Netherlands, initiating the S I M I L A R project—a lifelong macro cycle where each chapter lasts at least an hour and is written for a specific number of identical instruments, performed by top-class musicians capable of executing complex and sophisticated scores.
Notable works
- Letters to Anna (2009–2010): A symphony for solo violin that received an honourable mention at the 2012 Gaudeamus competition.
- Canti d'inizio e fine: Composed for a solo performer who can play, sing, and express a range of emotions; it has been performed by cellist Maya Fridman.
- Todos los fuegos el fuego: A musical cycle for saxophone octet that immerses listeners in a mystical experience, linking music and literature.
Artistic approach
Shalygin's music is characterised by its intensity and demand for deep engagement from both performers and listeners. He often focuses on solo instruments to convey intimate and profound expressions, believing that "the most concealed, intimate, and deep things can only be expressed by a single instrument."
Thus Shalygin extends the traditional array of playing techniques, not so much by resorting to 'extended techniques' like Lachenmann in his string quartets, or Sciarrino in his Sei Capricci per violine, who tend to transform the sound of the violin into something totally unexpected. Rather, Shalygin is out at unfolding the sound of the violin in all its congenial sonority. No academic formulas hence, nor avant-garde radicalisms, but rather a self-conceived scale of playing techniques in its own right that, otherwise than Lachenmanns 'manuals', never severs the ties with sonority, and thus allows for maintaining a thoroughly tonal language.
— Stefan Beyst, "Review of ‘Letters to Anna’. Symphony for violin solo (2009–2010) by Maxim Shalygin"
Recent activities
As of 2024, Shalygin continues to reside and work in the Netherlands, actively composing and participating in various musical projects and festivals worldwide.
References
- ^ "Maxim Shalygin". donemus.nl. Donemus. 14 June 2016. Archived from the original on 7 August 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
- ^ "Maxim Shalygin : Whispers from nowhere". eye-to-eye.online. European Festivals Association. 9 May 2022. Archived from the original on 17 May 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
- ^ Tukova, Iryna (2018). "The Development of Western European Trends in the Kyiv Composition School (2010–2017)" (PDF). Lietuvos muzikologija (19): 52–61. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 March 2023. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
- ^ Stefan Beyst (September 2012). "Review of 'Letters to Anna'. Symphony for violin solo (2009–2010) by Maxim Shalygin". d-sites.net. Archived from the original on 14 July 2013. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
- ^ "Maxim Shalygin". trptk.com. TRPTK. 16 July 2023. Archived from the original on 4 October 2023. Retrieved 30 December 2024.