Composer · Composer and conductor
Andrei Golovin
Biography
Andrei Golovin is a Russian composer and conductor, born in Moscow in 1950. He studied composition with Evgeny Golubev and orchestration with Yuri Fortunatov at the Moscow Conservatory and has taught at the Gnessin institutions since 1975.
His catalogue centres on symphonic and chamber music, alongside vocal works, opera and film scores. Longstanding collaborations with Yuri Bashmet and Alexander Rudin have shaped several major compositions. His opera First Love, based on Turgenev, received the City of Moscow Prize in 1998. He also conducts his own music in concert and on recordings.