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MOSCOW COMPOSERS ORCHESTRA Vladimir Miller is the pianist, principal composer and musical director of the Moscow Composers Orchestra. |
Vladimir Miller's frequent visits to Moscow in the early 1990s and consequent close interaction with music producer Nikolai Dmitriev helped cement the forming of the Moscow Composers Orchestra (MCO), which he now directs. Since the debut CD 'Kings and Cabbages' released by Leo Records in March 1993 the MCO has experienced successful concert tours of Germany, Italy, Switzerland and others, including individual performances at 'Tampere Jazz Happening' in Finland, Koln Musik Triennale in Germany, Bolzano Jazz Festival in Italy, Vienna Russian Festival in Austria, Mimi Jazz Festival in France and as part of 'Unsung Music' at London's South Bank. This last concert was broadcast on BBC Radio 3's 'Impressions' programme.
MCO have released six CDs to critical acclaim. Scott Yanow, in Jazziz, wrote "shocking at first..but, as one becomes accustomed to the long tones and motional intensity, the music becomes magically coherent and logical." In BBC Music Magazine Ian Carr described the MCO as "a highly successful venture in the improvised music area."
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Kings And Cabbages |
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Life at City Garden Moscow Composers Orchestra and Sainkho conducted by Vladimir Miller U-Sound CD 95027 1995 |
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Let Peremsky Dream Recorded at the Unsung Music Festival in London, June 1996 |
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The Gift Recorded live November 1st, 1996 at JAZZ HAPPENING FESTIVAL, Tampere, Finland |
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Kharms-10-Incidents Recorded live January 1998 at Porgy and Bess, Wien |
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Portrait of an Idealist A homage to Nick Dmitriev |
Vytautas Pilibavicius
of MCO
Contact vladimirmiller@yahoo.co.uk