Pavel Singer
Pavel Singer (Павел Зингер, born September 29, 1962 in Pyatigorsk, USSR) is an Austrian composer, pianist and arrangeur. Biography. Pavel (name at birth Paul) Singer was born in Pyatigorsk, to a Russian-German family. In 1987 Pavel Singer graduated from the Tchaikovsky Moscow State Conservatory and in 1992 he obtained a postgraduate diploma in musical composition studying under Tikhon Khrennikov's class and Nikolai Rakov's class and Concert Pianist (Rudolf Kerer's class, professor M. S. Petukhov). In 1981-87 he made many concert tours throughout the Soviet Union as piano soloist and with various ensembles. In  1988-1990 he worked as a pianist, harpsichord player with the Amadeus Moscow Chamber Orchestra. In 1990-1992 he worked as an arranger for the "Slava Rossii" (Glory of Russia) Ensemble at the State Central Concert Hall "Rossiya". In 1990 he participated in the "International Workshop of Composers" in Amsterdam and attended master classes given by Ton de Leeuw, Theo Loevendie and Dimitar Hristov. In 1992-1993 he undertook an Internship at the Vienna Higher School of Music (now the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna), studying composition under Professor Erich Urbanner. Since 1993 he has been working in  Vienna. Permanent engagement at State Theater Baden as pianist, composer and arranger From 2000 to 2010, after a serious injury to his right arm (ligament rupture), he was forced to stop performing as a pianist for 10 years, working only as a composer and arranger. He has now returned to active concert performances and composing. Singer has completed numerous tours as a soloist, as well as playing in various chamber ensembles in Brazil, Germany, the United States, Japan, Sweden, Holland, Italy, China, Switzerland, Singapore, Poland, Hungary, Romania, etc. Discography (as a Performer) (extract). The music of Pavel Singer has been  performed by. the Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra; the Vienna Volksoper Symphony Orchestra; the Moscow Chamber Orchestra "The Seasons"; the Philharmonic Orchestra Dinu Lipatti, Satu Mare, Romania; the Yaroslavl Philharmonic Orchestra, Yaroslavl, Russia; the Belarusian State Academic Symphony Orchestra, Minsk, Belarus; the Kislovodsk Philharmonic Orchestra, Kislovodsk, Russia; the Irkutsk Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra, Irkutsk, Russia; Soloists of the Vienna State Opera: Olivera Milyakovich, U. Steinski; Laureates of International Competitions: Elena Denisova, R. Zamuruev, A. Kornienko, A. Kholodenko, A. Getz, and others Compositions (extract). Arrangements. Numerous Arrangements for Symphony-, Chamber- und Jazz Orchestra: 3 Medleys for 3 Bass-Voices und Symphony orchestra, Italian cinematic  music, Christmas Medley, New arrangement and orchestration of the musicals “Irma la Duce” and “Xanadu”, etc.