Dr. Andrey Kasparov

Instructor of Music, Piano, and Theory

Andrey Kasparov was born in the city of Baku, the former Soviet Union, to a family of Armenian descent.  He began studying music at the age of six.At fifteen, he moved to Moscow, Russia, where he later entered the Moscow State Conservatory, graduating with honors in Music Composition and Piano in 1989 and 1990, respectively. In the United States, he studied composition at the Indiana University School of Music in Bloomington, from which he holds a Doctor of Music degree in Music Composition.Presently, Kasparov is Professor of Music at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia, where he also directs CREO, the contemporary music ensemble. The group is Virginia's only professional new music ensemble and is listed in the Virginia Commission for the Arts Tour Directory.

Kasparov's compositions have been performed at Moscow Autumn; International Forum of Young Composers in Kiev, Ukraine; Internationale Ferienkurse für Neue Musik in Darmstadt, Germany; the Encuentros festival in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and many other festivals and venues in Moscow, New York, Paris, Darmstadt, Yerevan, Ottawa, Chicago, Cleveland, San Francisco, and other cities in the former Soviet Union, Europe, and the Americas.

In addition to his career as a composer, Kasparov is a very active pianist.Kasparov has appeared in concerts as a recitalist, soloist with orchestras and chamber musician throughout the former Soviet Union, Europe and the Americas.In 1994 he was a soloist with the Columbus Indiana Philharmonic under David Bowden in the world premiere of the newly discovered revised edition of Béla Bartók's Third Piano Concerto.Coming engagements include numerous solo, orchestral and chamber appearances around the world.

Kasparov has won prizes at numerous composition and piano competitions, such as the 1997 Sergei Prokofiev International Composition Competition in Moscow, Russia, the 1998 Orléans (France) International Piano Competition for 20th-century music, and the all-U.S.S.R. composition competitions in 1985 and 1987.He has been a recipient of various awards, including the Indiana Arts Commission Fellowship and the grant from the Yvar Mikhashoff Trust for New Music.

Kasparov's music and performances are featured on the Vienna Modern Masters and Contemporary Record Society labels.His compositions and articles have been published by the Kompozitor Publishing House in Moscow, Russia and Hungarian Music Quarterly in Budapest, Hungary.He is listed in Who's Who in America®.

Phone:
757.683.5898

E-Mail:
akasparo@odu.edu