Dmitri Smirnov - Associate Composer

Commissions include works for the London Sinfonietta, Nash Ensemble, Fretwork, Legrand Ensemble, L'Orchestra de la Suisse Romande, English String Orchestra, Amsterdam Wind Ensemble and Mstislav Rostropovich.

Dmitri Smirnov entered the Moscow Conservatory in 1967 where he studied with Nikolai Sidelnikov, Edison Denisov and Philip Herschkowitz. His works have been conducted internationally both in the UK and on the continent, by Martin Brabbins, Oliver Knussen, Vassili Sinaiski, Gennadi Rozhdestvenski, Yan Pascal Tortelier and Guillaume Tourniare. Performances of his music include those at the Almeida Festival (London), Freiburg Festival (Germany), Tanglewood Festival (USA) and the Pforzheim Festival (Germany).

Dmitri Smirnov has worked as composer in residence at Cambridge University, Dartington (Devon) and as visiting professor at Keele University. His music is available through Boosey & Hawkes (London), Hans Sikorski (Hamburg), G Schimer (New York) and Melodina Press (UK).

"Denisov taught that you can say big things very quietly" Dmitri Smirnov