composer | performer | educator

 
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       Roman Vladimovich Baranskiy (b. 1986) is an award-winning composer living in San Francisco. His piece, "Amphithymia," from String Quartet #1 was the winner of the 2015 Shanghai Music Festival and performed in Shanghai, China. He was also a semi-finalist at the Rapido! Take Four Composition Contest where he collaborated with the Left Coast Ensemble.
       Roman draws inspiration from a vast group of craftsmen such as Sergei Rachmaninoff, Dmitry Shostakovich, Django Reinhardt and Astor Piazzola. Weaving his compositions by borrowing from various styles such as gypsy jazz, flamenco, electronic music, Eastern Europe folklore, and other recyclable sound waves found in the air around him, Roman creates music that takes a firm stand with one foot in present and one in the past. 

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video | audio

​World Premiere!
Amphithymia, string quartet #1 (mov. I)
2015 Shanghai International Chamber Music Festival
March 27, 2015

Fenyang Quartet:
Chen Jiayi, violin
Hua Hui, violin
Cao Yibo, viola
Li Zhenqi, cello

​​Lethe, piano trio (theme and variations)
2015 West Coast Rapido! Contest semifinals
​November 9, 2015

Left Coast Ensemble:
Eric Zivian, piano
Anna H. Presler, violin
Jerome Simas, clarinet

​World Premiere!
Amphithymia, String Quartet #1, Interlude I (mov.II)
Senior Composition Recital - SFCM
April 24, 2015

SFCM String Quartet
Mia Nardi-Huffman - Violin I
Madeline Hocking - Violin II
Justine Preston - Viola
Evan Kahn - Cello

​World Premiere!
Amphithymia, String Quartet #1, Fugue (mov.III)
Senior Composition Recital - SFCM
April 24, 2015

SFCM String Quartet
Mia Nardi-Huffman - Violin I
Madeline Hocking - Violin II
Justine Preston - Viola
Evan Kahn - Cello

​World Premiere!
Amphithymia, String Quartet #1, Interlude II (mov.IV)
Senior Composition Recital - SFCM
April 24, 2015

SFCM String Quartet
Mia Nardi-Huffman - Violin I
Madeline Hocking - Violin II
Justine Preston - Viola
Evan Kahn - Cello

Bluebird
2015 SFCM Art Song Competition
April, 2015
​Soprano, Meagan Rao

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contact information

For information regarding scores, commissions, availability, or just to say hello, please send me a message!

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news | events

Amphithymia @ C4NM
     Wednesday, May 11, 2016    
     8:00pm - 9:00pm    
     The Center For New Music    
     55 Taylor St. San Francisco, CA 94102    


Amphitymia, string quartet - WORLD PREMIERE!
     Sunday, April 24, 2016    
     2:00pm - 3:00pm    
     Sol Joseph Recital Hall, San Francisco Conservatory of Music    
     50 Oak St. San Francisco, CA 94102    

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