Sergey Yakovlevich Nikitin (russian: link=no, Серге́й Яковлевич Никитин, born 8 March 1944) is a prominent Soviet and Russian bard, composer, and

biophysicist Biophysics is an interdisciplinary science that applies approaches and methods traditionally used in physics to study biological phenomena. Biophysics covers all scales of biological organization, from molecular to organismic and populations. ...

. He performs both solo and in a duet with his wife, Tatyana Nikitina all over Russia, the former Soviet republics, and other countries with significant Russian-speaking diaspora. Nikitin is also known as a composer and performer of songs for children.

Biography

Sergey Nikitin graduated from the

Physics Physics is the natural science that studies matter, its fundamental constituents, its motion and behavior through space and time, and the related entities of energy and force. "Physical science is that department of knowledge which r ...

Department of

Moscow State University M. V. Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU; russian: Московский государственный университет имени М. В. Ломоносова) is a public research university in Moscow, Russia and the most prestigious ...

in 1968. After completing postgraduate studies at the department of Biophysics at Moscow State University, he worked as a researcher in Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry in Moscow (1971–1980). In 1980–1987 he was a researcher at the Institute of Biophysics in

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and received a PhD in Physics in 1983. Nikitin wrote music to his first song, ''En route'' (lyrics by

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), in 1962. In 1963, he founded an all-male quartet in the Department of Physics at Moscow State University, together with Sergey Smirnov, Boris Geller, Aleksei Monakhov, and later Vadim Khait. From 1968 to 1977, he appeared at numerous concerts, together with other members of his

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, including his wife, Tatyana Nikitina, Carmen Santacreu, Vladimir Ulin, and Nikolai Turkin. In 1987–1995, he was Musical Director at the

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Studio-Theater in Moscow, and became a full-time singer and composer since 1995. Sergei and his wife Tatyana are very close friends of and, beginning in 2002, the three of them provided funding to improve the

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Special School for the Blind and Visually Impaired Children (russian: Смоленская специальная школа для слепых и слабовидящих детей)

Family

Nikitin has an adult son, Alexander.

Awards

*1980 The movie ''

Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears ''Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears'' (russian: Москва слезам не верит, Moskva slezam ne verit) is a 1980 Soviet romantic drama film made by Mosfilm. It was written by Valentin Chernykh and directed by Vladimir Menshov. The leadi ...

'' for which Sergey Nikitin wrote the music received an Oscar in the 'best foreign film' category. *In 1997, Sergey Nikitin was awarded the title of the Meritorious Actor of Russia and, together with Tatiana Nikitina, became a laureate of the Tzarsko-Selsky Artistic Prize.

Works

*CDs **
Records of 1971–1975
',

of the Department of Physics in

**
To the Music of Vivaldi
' ("Под музыку Вивальди"), 1994 **
Sergei Nikitin'' (selected songs)
1994 ** ''A Big Secret for a Small Company'' ("Большой секрет для маленькой компании"), 1995 ** ''Yesterday the Crocodile smiled'', 1995 **
Rubber hedgehog
', songs for children on verses by

Yunna Morits Yunna Petrovna Morits (Moritz) (russian: Ю́нна Петро́вна Мо́риц; born June 2, 1937), is a Soviet and Russian poet, poetry translator and activist.

**
Brich-Mulla
' (Sergey Nikitin's songs on verses by Dmitry Sukharev cf. Brichmulla), 1996 **
Sentries of Love
' ("Часовые любви", The Nikitins sing

Bulat Okudzhava Bulat Shalvovich Okudzhava (russian: link=no, Булат Шалвович Окуджава; ka, ბულატ ოკუჯავა; hy, Բուլատ Օկուջավա; May 9, 1924 – June 12, 1997) was a Soviet and Russian poet, writer, musici ...

's songs) **
Field of miracles
', 1998 **
We don't choose times
', 1998 ** ''The Girl and the Plasticine'', 1998 **
Something is Happening to Me
' (Sergey Nikitin's songs to the verses of

Yevgeny Yevtushenko Yevgeny Aleksandrovich Yevtushenko ( rus, links=no, 1=Евге́ний Алекса́ндрович Евтуше́нко; 18 July 1933 – 1 April 2017) was a Soviet and Russian poet. He was also a novelist, essayist, dramatist, screenwriter, ...

), 1999 **
Concert
', 2000 **
Retro for the Two of Us
' (Sergey Nikitin and

Pyotr Todorovsky Pyotr Yefimovich Todorovsky (russian: Пётр Ефи́мович Тодоро́вский, uk, Петро Юхимович Тодоровський, 26 August 1925 – 24 May 2013) was a Russian film director, screenwriter and cinematographe ...

) **
Black and White Cinema
', 2002 **
Winter Holiday
', 2002 *Soundtracks to live-action films: **''Almost a laughable story'' **''Trips in an old car'' **''

Moscow Does Not Believe In Tears ''Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears'' (russian: Москва слезам не верит, Moskva slezam ne verit) is a 1980 Soviet romantic drama film made by Mosfilm. It was written by Valentin Chernykh and directed by Vladimir Menshov. The leadi ...

'' **'' Irony of Fate'', – a song from the film, lyrics by Boris Pasternak, music and performance by Nikitin, English subtitles by V. Chetin **''Old New Year'' *Soundtracks to animated films: **
A Big Secret for a Small Company
' (1979) **
The Boy Was Walking, the Crow Was Flying
' (1981) **
The Wolfskin
' (1982) *Music for the theater ** ''

Mary Poppins It may refer to: * ''Mary Poppins'' (book series), the original 1934–1988 children's fantasy novels that introduced the character. * Mary Poppins (character), the nanny with magical powers. * ''Mary Poppins'' (film), a 1964 Disney film sta ...

'', a collaboration with

Viktor Berkovsky Viktor Semyonovich Berkovsky (russian: Виктор Семёнович Берковский; July 13, 1932 in Zaporizhzhia – July 24, 2005 in Moscow) was a Soviet and Ukrainian Jewish bard. Early years and education Berkovsky was born on July& ...

**''

Ali Baba "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves" ( ar, علي بابا والأربعون لصا) is a folk tale from the '' One Thousand and One Nights''. It was added to the collection in the 18th century by its French translator Antoine Galland, who heard ...

and 40 songs of Persian Bazaar'' a collaboration with

, libretto by Veniamin Smekhov **Opera ''Why are you wearing tails'' (based on a vaudeville by Anton Chekhov the ''Proposal'') **and many others

References

External links

Full list of published songs by Nikitin with digital recordings (in Russian)

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