Pavel Karmanov

Pavel Karmanov (; born February 12, 1970 in Bratsk, Soviet Union) is a composer and a Russian rock musician.
Karmanov was introduced to music by his mother, a pianist. As the result his first compositions were written in Novosibirsk at the early age of 5.
In the late 1970s he moved to Moscow, where was accepted to the Central School of Music for gifted young musicians, which he graduated in 1988. In 1995 he graduated from Tchaikovsky Conservatory. In Moscow he studied with:
In 1996 Karmanov was accepted to the Moscow Composers Union.
From 2000 through 2017 he was a permanent member of an alternative rock group .
Festivals.
He is a regular participant of the major music festivals, such as: 
Performances.
Karmanov’s pieces are performed at the Moscow Conservatory, the St. Petersburg Philharmonics, and concerts and festivals around the world. 
His music is regularly performed by Alexei Lubimov, Yuri Bashmet, Vadym Kholodenko (Van Cliburn International Piano Competition winner - 2013), Tatiana Grindenko and "OPUSPOSTH", the percussionist Mark Pekarsky and his ensemble, the pianists Polina Osetinskaya, Mikhail Dubov, and other prominent Russian musicians and orchestras.
Among the foreign performers playing pieces by this composer:
Screen works.
Karmanov has also composed music for movies and documentaries. The collection includes 
Karmanov created soundtracks for television series. Some of it:
He composed music for various cartoons including animated movies by Ivan Maximov.
Stage work.
In 2009, in New York, the choreographer Pam Tanowitz won the new dance award “The Bessies”, using Pavel's music for her show titled ”Be in the Gray with me”. Karmanov also received the award for his music.
In June 2013 Bolshoi Theatre staged Alexander Borodin's "Prince Igor", which was warmly received by audiences and critics. The new opera is shorter, with director cutting out some parts of the opera. Karmanov and Vladimir Martynov worked on the opera's score to accommodate the new structure. According to Vassily Sinaisky, the Bolshoi chief conductor, such a new structure of the opera was conceived to make it more dynamic and intense.
Recordings.
Since 1997, Karmanov’s music is playing on TV and radio around the world.
In 2006 Nazar Kozhuhar and his ensemble “The Pocket symphony” recorded and released Karmanov’s first CD with chamber music 
In 2014 FANCYMUSIC records released the second disc titled «Get in».