Vladimir Tsybin

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Vladimir Tsybin
Flautist
, composer, conductor

Vladimir Tsybin (

flautist, composer and conductor
.

Born in a family of musicians - his father was a violinist and conductor of a small town orchestra, his mother had a good voice and played guitar. After moving to Moscow, boy's father soon died, and the 9 year old Vladimir was sent to a military orchestra, where he learned to play the flute and

Nicolai Tcherepnin. In 1914 he was appointed the professor of flute in St.Petersburg Conservatory. In 1920 he returned to Moscow, where he founded a musical school with his wife in the suburb of the city (Pushkino
). Soon after he re-entered Bolschoi Theater as a flute solo, and in 1923 was appointed the flute professor of the Moscow Conservatory, where he taught until the end of his life.

Vladimir Tsybin is considered to be the founder of the Russian flute school. His works for flute were composed between 1921 and 1949. A national flute competition carrying his name is held in Moscow each three years.

Selected works

  • Ballet suite
  • Symphony in E–dur
  • 3 Concertos (Concert allegros) for flute and piano (orchestra)
  • Concertos for trumpet, clarinet, oboe, horn, harp
  • Andante and Tarantella for flute and piano
  • 10 concert studies for flute and piano
  • Romances for soprano and piano

References

  • Biography
  • András Adorján, Lenz Meierott: Flute Lexikon.

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