Maxim Shalygin
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Maxim Shalygin Максим Шалигін | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | January 30, 1985 Kamianske, Ukraine |
| Genres | Contemporary classical |
| Occupations | Composer, conductor, performer |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Website | maximshalygin |
Maxim Shalygin (born January 30, 1985) is a Ukrainian–Dutch composer, conductor, and performer known for his innovative compositions that blend a wide range of techniques.
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.[1][2][3]
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, opera, and film. His compositions are noted for expanding traditional playing techniques, maintaining a tonal language, and avoiding avant-garde radicalism.[4][5]
Shalygin's works have been performed at numerous international venues and festivals, such as Gaudeamus Muziekweek in the Netherlands, and Klarafestival in Belgium. Ensembles like Asko/Schönberg, Amsterdam Sinfonietta, and Slagwerk Den Haag as well as among others soloists like Antonii Baryshevskyi (piano), Anna Fedorova (piano), Maya Fridman (cello), Natalia Gordeyeva (violin), Tomoko Mukaiyama (piano), Emmy Storms (violin), and Diana Tishchenko (violin) have featured his compositions.[1][3]