Tanya Anisimova
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Tanya Anisimova is a Russia
n cellist
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Tanya Anisimova was born in the Chechen
city of Grozny
into a family of scientists : her father Dr. Mikhail Anisimov is a well-known physicist. Her mother was a chemist and an accomplished piano player and a singer. She died in 1981. Tanya began to study cello at 7 with Zoia Kamisheva and gave her first public performance the same year. After graduating with honors from the Moscow Conservatory
(1989), where she studied with Igor Gavrysh, Anisimova continued her cello studies with George Neikrug at Boston University
(Artist Diploma, 1992). While in Boston, she appeared regularly on WGBH
Public Radio. In 1992, Anisimova was invited by Aldo Parisot
to work on her Doctor of Musical Arts Degree at Yale
. She graduated from Yale School of Music
in 1995. In her doctoral thesis she focused on J.S. Bach’s works for solo violin
and solo cello and their interconnectedness.
Also in 1995, Anisimova and her husband artist Alexander Anufriev spent four months at the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts
by an invitation of the VCCA’s director William Smart. In the fall of 1995, Anisimova and Anufriev successfully presented their multimedia project titled Angels on Mt. San Angelo, The visual part included six canvases, 15 by 10 feet each, with angels representing six colors of a spectrum, all painted by Anufriev. The audio part consisted of Anisimova’s Song on Mt. San Angelo, which was performed live during the presentation of the project. One year later, the project was repeated with success at the St. Mark’s Church on Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C.
In 1999, Anisimova initiated the revival and consequently became the Artistic Director of the Mousetrap Concert Series in the historic town of Washington Grove, Maryland
. Guest artists of the series have included Claude Frank
, Natalia Gutman
, Elisso Virsaladze, Paul Katz
, The St. Petersburg Quartet, The Calder Quartet, The Thibaud Trio, The Scholars of London, Paul Galbraith
, Tigran Alikhanov, Igor Gavrysh, among others. Since 2001, Tanya Anisimova and her husband reside in the Blue Ridge Mountains
region of Central Virginia. Anisimova divides her time between touring, composing and recording.
The Washington Post. Articles: "Thoughtful and Powerful Cello Recital at Strathmore," October, 2007;
"Tanya Anisimova's Singing Endorsement of the Cello," April, 2003; "Beguiling Music at Hand," March, 1999
"Mi Morelia", Michoacan, Mexico.
Article "Banqueto de Violonchelo y de Beethoven", February, 2005
The Virginia Center for the Creative Arts
2. J.S. Bach, “Six Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin,” 2001
Celle-stial Records Company
3. J.S. Bach, Six Suites for Solo Cello, 2002
Volume 1, Suites No. 1, 3 & 5
4. J.S. Bach, Six Suites for Solo Cello, 2004
Volume 2, Suites No. 2, 4 & 6
Celle-stial Records Company
5. “Concert in Moscow,” 2003
Celle-stial Records Company
6. “Sufi Soul,” 2006
Celle-stial Records Company
7. “Mystical Strings-Enchanted Cello,” 2007
The Synchronicity Foundation
“Icelandic Ballad,” for cello and piano, 2007
“Caravan” for two cellos, 2007
Trio – Toccata for violin, piano and cello, 2007
“Adonai” for cello and string orchestra, 2006
“Sufi Suite” for cello scordatura and voice, 2006
“Mexico-Moscow” for cello and piano, 2005
Quintet – Concerto for cello and string quartet, 2005
“Cynthia” for flute and cello, 2004
“A Souvenir from St. Petersburg” for solo cello, 2003
“September 11”, for solo cello, 2001
“Voice of Chechnya” for cello and piano, 2000
“A Morning Star” for Three Cellos, 1999
‘Song on Mt. San Angelo’ for solo cello, 1995
2002, Francouer-Anisimova, Sonata for Two Cellos in D
(inspired by the Cello Sonata E Major)
2008, Locatelli-Anisimova, Sonata for Cello and Piano
(based on the original version for violin and continuo)
2003-2005, Ludwig van Beethoven, Complete Sonatas for Violin and Piano
2006-2008, Johannes Brahms, Complete Sonatas for Violin and Piano
2004, Pablo de Sarasate, Playera, Gypsy Aires
2004, Marin Marais, La Folia
2003, Diniku, Hora-Staccatto
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n cellist
Cello
The cello is a bowed string instrument with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is a member of the violin family of musical instruments, which also includes the violin, viola, and double bass. Old forms of the instrument in the Baroque era are baryton and viol .A person who plays a cello is...
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Tanya Anisimova was born in the Chechen
Chechnya
The Chechen Republic , commonly referred to as Chechnya , also spelled Chechnia or Chechenia, sometimes referred to as Ichkeria , is a federal subject of Russia . It is located in the southeastern part of Europe in the Northern Caucasus mountains. The capital of the republic is the city of Grozny...
city of Grozny
Grozny
Grozny is the capital city of the Chechen Republic, Russia. The city lies on the Sunzha River. According to the preliminary results of the 2010 Census, the city had a population of 271,596; up from 210,720 recorded in the 2002 Census. but still only about two-thirds of 399,688 recorded in the 1989...
into a family of scientists : her father Dr. Mikhail Anisimov is a well-known physicist. Her mother was a chemist and an accomplished piano player and a singer. She died in 1981. Tanya began to study cello at 7 with Zoia Kamisheva and gave her first public performance the same year. After graduating with honors from the Moscow Conservatory
Moscow Conservatory
The Moscow Conservatory is a higher musical education institution in Moscow, and the second oldest conservatory in Russia after St. Petersburg Conservatory. Along with the St...
(1989), where she studied with Igor Gavrysh, Anisimova continued her cello studies with George Neikrug at Boston University
Boston University
Boston University is a private research university located in Boston, Massachusetts. With more than 4,000 faculty members and more than 31,000 students, Boston University is one of the largest private universities in the United States and one of Boston's largest employers...
(Artist Diploma, 1992). While in Boston, she appeared regularly on WGBH
WGBH (FM)
WGBH is a public radio station located in Boston, Massachusetts. WGBH is a member station of NPR and PRI. The license-holder is the WGBH Educational Foundation, which also owns WGBH-TV and WGBX-TV....
Public Radio. In 1992, Anisimova was invited by Aldo Parisot
Aldo Parisot
Aldo Simoes Parisot is a Brazilian-born American cellist and cello teacher, was formerly a member of the Juilliard School faculty, and currently is serving as a professor of music at the Yale School of Music....
to work on her Doctor of Musical Arts Degree at Yale
Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
. She graduated from Yale School of Music
Yale School of Music
The Yale School of Music is one of the twelve professional schools at Yale University and one of the premier music conservatories in the world....
in 1995. In her doctoral thesis she focused on J.S. Bach’s works for solo violin
Violin
The violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
and solo cello and their interconnectedness.
Also in 1995, Anisimova and her husband artist Alexander Anufriev spent four months at the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts
Virginia Center for the Creative Arts
The Virginia Center for the Creative Arts is an artists’ community in Amherst, Virginia, USA. Since 1971, VCCA has offered residencies of two weeks to two months for international artists, writers, and composers at its working retreat in the foothills of Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains...
by an invitation of the VCCA’s director William Smart. In the fall of 1995, Anisimova and Anufriev successfully presented their multimedia project titled Angels on Mt. San Angelo, The visual part included six canvases, 15 by 10 feet each, with angels representing six colors of a spectrum, all painted by Anufriev. The audio part consisted of Anisimova’s Song on Mt. San Angelo, which was performed live during the presentation of the project. One year later, the project was repeated with success at the St. Mark’s Church on Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C.
Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C.
Capitol Hill, aside from being a metonym for the United States Congress, is the largest historic residential neighborhood in Washington D.C., stretching easterly in front of the United States Capitol along wide avenues...
In 1999, Anisimova initiated the revival and consequently became the Artistic Director of the Mousetrap Concert Series in the historic town of Washington Grove, Maryland
Washington Grove, Maryland
Washington Grove is a town in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States. The population was 515 at the 2000 census.- History :Washington Grove is known as the “Town Within a Forest.”...
. Guest artists of the series have included Claude Frank
Claude Frank
Claude Frank is a German-born, American Jewish pianist whose career has included appearances with highly reputed orchestras, at major festivals, and in major recital halls around the world...
, Natalia Gutman
Natalia Gutman
Natalia Gutman is a Russian cellist. She began to study cello at the Moscow Music School with R. Sapozhnikov. She was later admitted to the Moscow Conservatory, where she was taught by Rostropovich, amongst others....
, Elisso Virsaladze, Paul Katz
Paul Katz
Paul Katz is an internationally renowned American cellist, best known for his membership of the Cleveland Quartet. Katz currently teaches at the New England Conservatory following positions at Rice University and the Eastman School of Music. He serves on the National Advisory Board of the...
, The St. Petersburg Quartet, The Calder Quartet, The Thibaud Trio, The Scholars of London, Paul Galbraith
Paul Galbraith
Paul Galbraith is a Scottish-born classical guitarist known for his unique style of playing.-Biography:Paul Galbraith had his first guitar lessons with Graham Wade, continuing his studies with Gordon Crosskey at the Chethams School for Young Musicians.At the age of 17, Galbraith won the Silver...
, Tigran Alikhanov, Igor Gavrysh, among others. Since 2001, Tanya Anisimova and her husband reside in the Blue Ridge Mountains
Blue Ridge Mountains
The Blue Ridge Mountains are a physiographic province of the larger Appalachian Mountains range. This province consists of northern and southern physiographic regions, which divide near the Roanoke River gap. The mountain range is located in the eastern United States, starting at its southern-most...
region of Central Virginia. Anisimova divides her time between touring, composing and recording.
Playing style
The press has described cellist and composer Tanya Anisimova as the artist with "spiritual authority" and "a refined musical intelligence;" her performances - as "thoughtful and powerful, alluring and energizing;" her interpretations - as "invariably full of personality and character." Anisimova's original music has been quoted as "deeply emotional," "mystical," and "marrying a sense of wild fancy and studied control." Of the performer's live improvisations with her own vocalizing it has been said that they have "subtle harmonies" and "a very refined melody, clearly in Slavic style." Joseph McLellan of the called Anisimova's improvisations "powerfully evocative vocalises, which she sang with a pure, precisely controlled voice."The Washington Post. Articles: "Thoughtful and Powerful Cello Recital at Strathmore," October, 2007;
"Tanya Anisimova's Singing Endorsement of the Cello," April, 2003; "Beguiling Music at Hand," March, 1999
"Mi Morelia", Michoacan, Mexico.
Article "Banqueto de Violonchelo y de Beethoven", February, 2005
Discography
1. “Music from Mt. San Angelo,” 1995The Virginia Center for the Creative Arts
2. J.S. Bach, “Six Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin,” 2001
Celle-stial Records Company
3. J.S. Bach, Six Suites for Solo Cello, 2002
Volume 1, Suites No. 1, 3 & 5
4. J.S. Bach, Six Suites for Solo Cello, 2004
Volume 2, Suites No. 2, 4 & 6
Celle-stial Records Company
5. “Concert in Moscow,” 2003
Celle-stial Records Company
6. “Sufi Soul,” 2006
Celle-stial Records Company
7. “Mystical Strings-Enchanted Cello,” 2007
The Synchronicity Foundation
Original works
“Seasons,” Concerto for cello and orchestra, 2008“Icelandic Ballad,” for cello and piano, 2007
“Caravan” for two cellos, 2007
Trio – Toccata for violin, piano and cello, 2007
“Adonai” for cello and string orchestra, 2006
“Sufi Suite” for cello scordatura and voice, 2006
“Mexico-Moscow” for cello and piano, 2005
Quintet – Concerto for cello and string quartet, 2005
“Cynthia” for flute and cello, 2004
“A Souvenir from St. Petersburg” for solo cello, 2003
“September 11”, for solo cello, 2001
“Voice of Chechnya” for cello and piano, 2000
“A Morning Star” for Three Cellos, 1999
‘Song on Mt. San Angelo’ for solo cello, 1995
Cello transcriptions and arrangements
1995-2001, J.S. Bach, Complete Sonatas and Partitas for Violin Solo2002, Francouer-Anisimova, Sonata for Two Cellos in D
(inspired by the Cello Sonata E Major)
2008, Locatelli-Anisimova, Sonata for Cello and Piano
(based on the original version for violin and continuo)
2003-2005, Ludwig van Beethoven, Complete Sonatas for Violin and Piano
2006-2008, Johannes Brahms, Complete Sonatas for Violin and Piano
2004, Pablo de Sarasate, Playera, Gypsy Aires
2004, Marin Marais, La Folia
2003, Diniku, Hora-Staccatto