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Vyacheslav Ganelin

Vyacheslav Ganelin was born in Moscow in 1944. He graduated in 1968 from the State Conservatory Vilnius/Lithuania where he then taught composition; he subsequently became Music Director of the Vilnius Russian Drama Theatre. In 1971 he had founded the "Ganelin Trio" (with V. Chekassin and V. Tarasov) which toured most European countries durings the ‘70s and the '80s, and had an extraordinary success worldwide. In 1987 he left Lithuania and emmigrated to Israel. In 1999 he founded the new GANELIN TRIO PRIORITY. Vyacheslav Ganelin has written compositions for symphonic orchestra, theater, chamber music, vocal ensembles, jazz big-band, two operas, three pieces for ballet and the sound tracks for more than 30 films.

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Ganelin Trio Priority: Live at the Lithuanian Philharmony Vilinius 2005

Read "Ganelin Trio Priority: Live at the Lithuanian Philharmony Vilinius 2005" reviewed by Eyal Hareuveni


Ganelin Trio Priority Live at the Lithuanian National Philharmony Vilnius 2005 Nemu Records 2007

This video-audio document of an on-location performance presents the Ganelin Trio Priority at its best. This trio--led by Russian-born Israeli composer Vyacheslav Ganelin with Lithuanian saxophonist Petras Vysniauskas and German drummer Klaus Kugel --is the main musical vehicle of Ganelin in the last years, with a steady touring schedule (including a concert in the forthcoming Vision ...

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