Igor Rekhin is today one of the known composers of Russia. Professional education he began in State Gneissin-Institute in Moscow by A. Khatchaturian, behind that studied by Wladimir Tsytowich and A. Pen-Chernow in the Leningrad conservatory, which he in 1968 finished; in 1973 has finished post–graduate course of the Moscow pedagogical institute. Was engaged in teaching work, concert activity, wrote clauses and reviews of concerts, made the musical programs for radio. He is the author more than 100 reviews and clauses on musical culture, which were printed per different years in Russia and other countries. Since 1979 has concentrated on composers activity.
Among his compositions: two ballets, music for symphonic orchestra , concerts for two piano, trumpet, mandolin, guitar; sonatas for saxophone, euphonium, tuba, pieces for piano solo and piano to four hands and two piano, cello –solo and cello- ensembles, cello and piano, composition for brass –quintet , ensembles for guitar, vocal, choral, and guitar and piano music for children.
Widely popularity in the country and abroad was received by his guitar music: “Concerto de la Havana” for guitar and symphonic orchestra (the notes are issued in publishing house Verlag Neue Musik, Berlin), Suite “In Memory of H.Villa Lobos” (Editions Orphee, USA), “Spring Flowers” for flute and guitar Verlag Vogt& Fritz) and TA-BO-SA for flute and guitar (Verlag Vogt& Fritz), “24 Preludes and Fugues for solo guitar” (Verlag Vogt& Fritz).
I.Rekhin - member of jury of many national and international competitions, he regularly will carry out the master classes, acts with lectures at various international seminars in Russia and Europe. In 1996 he has based in Moscow the Russian section of the European Guitar Teachers Association (EGTA), in 1998 - International Guitar Academy in Moscow. In 1999 was awarded by a honourable rank: “the Deserved figure of arts of Russia”.
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Igor Rekhin è nato a Tambov, Russia, nel 1941. Violinista e pianista di formazione, ha studiato composizione all’Istituto Gnessin di Mosca (1962-65) con Aram Khaciaturian, e al Conservatorio di Leningrado (1965-68) con Alexander PenChernov. Per chitarra sola ha composto 24 Preludi e Fughe (1986-1990), Hommage à H.Villa Lobos (1978), Sonata I (1983) e Sonata II (1984) il ciclo didattico Album per giovani chitarristi (1984, 4 voll.), per flauto e chitarra Spring Flowers (1984) e TA-BO-SA (1989), Concerto russo (1968) e Concerto de la Habana (1983) per chitarra ed Orchestra sinfonica. E’ editore delle edizioni Manuscript, redattore musicale del giornale Gitarist di Mosca ed autore di oltre 40 articoli sulla vita chitarristica in Russia e all’estero.