Alemdar Karamanov Алемдар Караманов Shevchenko National Prize laureate[1] | |
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| Born | (1934-09-10)September 10, 1934 |
| Died | May 3, 2007(2007-05-03) (aged 72) Simferopol, Ukraine |
| Genres | Classical |
| Occupation | Composer |
Alemdar Sabitovich Karamanov[a] (10 September 1934 – 3 May 2007) was acomposer.
Karamanov was born on September 10, 1934, inSimferopol, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union. His father, Sabit Temel Kağırman, of Turkish origin, leftTurkey and emigrated toCrimea.[2] His mother, Paulina Sergeyevna, was a Russian singer and librarian and taught him music.[3] Karamanov would begin writing music when he was six years old, and would enroll into the musical elementary school and eventually the college at Simferopol.[3]
After World War II his father, due to his non-Russian background, was exiled toKemerovo and never returned.[3] In 1958 Karamanov graduated from theMoscow Conservatory, where he studied withSemyon Bogatyrev (composition),Vladimir A. Natanson [ru] (piano). In graduate school (1958–1963), he was listed withD. B. Kabalevsky, but actually studied withTikhon Khrennikov, who appreciated Karamanov's talent highly.[2] He continued his graduate studies with Tikhon Khrennikov and Dmitry Kabalevsky.
Karamanov is above all a composer of symphonies. During his student days, he wrote 10 symphonies, followed by 14 or 15 more. However, he did not find success in Russia for many years: his compositions were rarely performed or mentioned in the media due to their unpopular unconventional style.[3]
In 1992, he composed the anthem of theAutonomous Republic of Crimea.[4]
Karamanov died on the night of May 2–3, 2007 in Simferopol.[5]
The minor planet4274 Karamanov, discovered in 1980 byNikolai Chernykh, is named in his honour.[6]
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