Artist description Boris Bazurov - composer,conductor,multi-instrumentalist,singer,ethno-musicologist,one of the ancestor of the "global" style in Russia.Founder and artistic director of the "FolkOpera" ensemble (from 1988).Early -founder of the "Rusichi" ensemble(1983-87), artist and soloist of Dmitry Pokrovsky Ensemble (1979-81).Composed original music for famous Hollywood and russian artistic director A.Konchalovsky - (His last works-TV serial "ODYSSEY" by Hallmark-EMMI Award 1997,"War and Piece" by S.Prokofiev for Kirov and Metropolitan Opera) - feature film"Rjaba my chicken"(Cannes Festival-1994,official selection, soundtrack by "BMG" France),"Love Golden Book" by A.Tolstoy for Moscow "Scool of contemporary piece",Music supervisor of Red Square TV show "Our Ancient Capital-850" by BBC,Tribute(UK),RTA(Russia).Composed libretto,music and words for first russian ethno-rock opera "Kazak Razin Stepan"(1990),as well music for musical "Sneghimochka"(poetry by V.Khlebnikov),wrote musical score for Chekhov's Moscow Art Theatre and other theatres.

Music Style world/crossover/neo classic/ethnic orthodox/old russian music/global

Musical Influences M.Mussorgsky,S.Prokofiev,I.Stravinsky,A.Scriabin

Similar Artists J.Adams,J.McLaughlin

Artist History Not finished

Group Members FolkOpera group:Nadia Bazurova,Irina Savelieva,Anver Fejzullin,Georgy Osmolovsky,Sergey Polivko,Boris Bazurov

Instruments E-mu E4K,E-mu Proteus Family,TS-10,VII DigiTech(vocoder), kursk pipe,vladimir horns,vargan,novgorod psalteries of the XI-XIII cent. (reconstruction),Cossack lyra

Albums OP.12 NN1-12

Press Reviews Over 50 publications in russian newspapers and magazines.

Location Moscow, Moscow - Russia

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