Vladimir Tarasov - Sound Games of Vladimir Tarasov (2003)

GENRE..... Avantgarde
LABEL...... State Russian Museum
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REL.DATE.. 24-09-2008

Vladimir Tarasov was born in Archangelsk, Russia.

Since 1968 he has lived and worked in Vilnius, Lithuania. For many years Tarasov performed
with the Lithuanian Symphonic Orchestra and other symphonic, chamber, and jazz orchestras in
Lithuania, Europe and the USA.

From 1971 to 1986, Tarasov was a member of the well-known contemporary jazz music trio - GTC
(Viatcheslav Ganelin, Vladimir Tarasov, Vladimir Chekasin). With the Trio and many other
artists and orchestras he has recorderd more than 100 records and CDs including numerous
solo performances.

V. Tarasov also writes music for orchestras, film, and theatre: Staatstheater, Stuttgart -
1995, Majestic Theater at The Brooklyn Academy of Music, New York û 1995; Josef Nadj Centre
Choreographique National Orleans, Orleans - 1998, 2004; Theatre Vidy-Lausanne, Meierhold
Centre, Moskow - 2003, etc.

Since 1991 he has been working in the visual arts, both solo, and collaborating with artists
such as Ilya Kabakov, Sarah Flohr, and others. He has participated in many one-person and
group exhibitions: Kunsthalle, Dusseldorf - 1991; La Biennale de Venezia, Venice - 1993;
Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago - 1993; Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris - 1995; Leopold
Hoesch Museum, Duren - 1998; Galeries Nationales du Grand Palais, Paris - 2000; Contemporary
Art Center - DOM, Moscow - 2002; State Tretyakov Gallery,Moskow, The State Hermitage Museum,
St.Petersburg - 2004; The State Russian Museum St.Petersburg, Ludwig Museum in The Russian
Museum - 2003, 2005 etc.

In 1999 Tarasov directed a play "Drink Up" (adapted from the poem by Venedikt Erofejev) at
the Russian Drama Theatre of Lithuania. On the same stage in 2002, Tarasov directed the
opera "The Return of Dionysos" by Edwin Geist (1902 - 1942).

He has taught and given lectures at the Podewill Center in Berlin, the Music Academy in
Bremen, and at Art Academies in Orleans (France), Dusseldorf and Vilnius. In 1993 - 1994,
he received a grant from the Akademie Schloss Solitude, Stuttgart (Germany); and in 1998
from the Civitella Ranieri Center in Italy. He is the author of the book, "Trio", which
was published by "Baltos Lankos" publishing house in 1998 in Vilnius.

Mr. Tarasov has performed with such musicians and artists as Andrew Cyrille, the Rova
Saxophone Quartet, Anthony Braxton, Lauren Newton, and Josef Nadj.

The "Sound Games" by Vladimir Tarasov is the second exhibition of this kind to be held in
the Russian Museum after the installation of a famous English musician and composer Brian
Eno. The "Sound Games" exhibition in the Marble Palace presents seven installations by the
musician: "Nocturne for Paper", "Music of Hosts" "Drums of Tibet", "Untitled" or "Talking to
oneself", "New York - New York", "Concert for Flies", "Music of Water".

Tracklist:

01 Water Music
02 Concert for Flies
03 Bells for St.Casimir
04 Music of Spirits
05 Nocturne for Paper
06 Excerpt from performance THE FLIES
07 Excerpt from ATTO VIII, Sonore

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