Anatoly Sheludyakov (russian: Анатолий Шелудяков, , born 1955) is a

classical pianist A pianist ( , ) is an individual musician who plays the piano. Since most forms of Western music can make use of the piano, pianists have a wide repertoire and a wide variety of styles to choose from, among them traditional classical music, ja ...

and composer. He was born in Moscow, Russia, where he completed his doctoral studies under professor Anatoly Vedernikov at the Gnesin Institute of Music. He also graduated from the Moscow Conservatory where he studied composition with

Tikhon Khrennikov Tikhon Nikolayevich Khrennikov (russian: Тихон Николаевич Хренников; – 14 August 2007) was a Russian and Soviet composer, pianist, and General Secretary of the Union of Soviet Composers (1948–1991), who was also known ...

. His works include Variations for Orchestra, Ostinato for Orchestra, String Trio, Five Intermezzi for Percussion, Suite for Violin and Piano, the cantata ''Brotherhood Songs'', vocal cycles. In 1977 Sheludyakov was the winner of the Russian National Piano Competition. He has performed solo concerts with orchestras, solo recitals, and chamber music performances in prestigious concert halls in Moscow, St. Petersburg, and other major cities in Russia, the U.S., Germany, France, Italy, China, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, and Australia. He has recorded sixteen CDs of piano and chamber music and has performed on Russian television and radio. His repertoire includes many major works for solo piano, piano and orchestra, and piano chamber music of the Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and Contemporary periods. Anatoly Sheludyakov has served as an assistant professor of piano at the Gnessin Institute of Music and has maintained a private piano studio in Moscow. Anatoly was awarded Honored Artist of Russian Federation in 1999 as well as the Medal of the Government of Moscow in 1997. He is currently an artist-in-residence at the

University of Georgia , mottoeng = "To teach, to serve, and to inquire into the nature of things.""To serve" was later added to the motto without changing the seal; the Latin motto directly translates as "To teach and to inquire into the nature of things." , establ ...

, United States. ''Source'': adapted from artist's websit

Discography

*''Joaquin Turina” Complete Sonatas with Betul Soykan, Violin'' *''A.Glazunov and V.Rebikov Piano works'' *''Vladimir Rebikov Piano works'' *''Gala-Concert February 3, 1997 (Live Recording)'' *''Musique de Salon'' *''Paul Hindemith "Three Piano Sonatas"'' *''Anton Arensky's Twenty Four Pieces. Live'' *''Anton Arensky's Twenty Four Pieces'' *''Stravinsky's Piano Works'' *''Music of Russian Composers'' *''Music of Stravinsky and Bartok'' *''American Music for Tuba'' *''Sonatas of Dmitry Shostakovich'' *''Compositions of Tyzen Hsiao'' *''Music of Dmitry Kabalevsky. Vol.10'' *''Vyacheslav Artyomov's Ave'' *''Mieczslaw Vainberg's Children Notebooks'' *''Tso Chenguan's Chamber Works'' *''Prokofiev, Schnittke, Khachaturian, Eshpai'' *''Piotr Biely's Romances, Elegies''

External links

Official website of Anatoly Sheludyakov
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sheludyakov, Anatoly Russian classical pianists Male classical pianists Russian composers Russian male composers People's Artists of Russia University of Georgia people 1957 births Living people Moscow Conservatory alumni 21st-century classical pianists 21st-century Russian male musicians