Music like Senya

Semyon Avangardovich Son is a Russian pianist, composer, professor of Barcelona Academy of Music.

After graduating from Simferopol Music College and serving two years in the Soviet Army, Semyon entered Gnessin Russian Academy of Music, then - Moscow Conservatory studying piano and composition. According to teachers, the young man filed a great hope in classical and jazz music.

Semyon was a student of Russian composer Alemdar Karamanov. Maestro taught Senya the art of polyphony and symphonic orchestration. He improved his skills studying with famous artists such as Emil Gilels, Tatiana Nikolaeva, Inna and Evgeny Malinin, Henry Litinskii. As a student, he accompanied such singers as Zara Dolukhanova and Elena Obraztsova. Modern classics and jazz were later traced in his piano interpretations.