Andrei Krylov

Andrei Krylov was born in Leningrad, USSR. In 1998 Andrei Krylov emigrated from Russia to Canada . He began his study of the classical guitar in the early 1970s. He studied classical guitar, arrangement and Musical composition in Leningrad, Saint Petersburg. Andrei Krylov worked as a guitarist for the Russian State concert company Lenconcert and the Old Petersburg music theater in the 1980s and 1990s, also he was a leading member of several rock bands in Leningrad, Saint Petersburg like "Island", "Fragment" and "Doctor Blues". He worked as a soloist classical guitarist and as an accompanist for some notable Russian singers like Taisia Kalinchenko (Russian: Калинченко, Таисия Семёновна), Galina Baranova (Russian: Галина Баранова), Marina Kapuro (Russian: Марина Станиславовна Капуро). He has given recitals in Russia, Ukraine, Estonia, USA and Canada. Krylov has recorded and performed for Russian, US and Canadian radio and television. Russian state TV5 from Leningrad made a musical film with his music. Since 1998 he lived in Ontario and Quebec and also spent a lot of time in USA and Mexico, and Portugal, Spain and other countries of Europe - playing concerts and composing music there. He has composed some original new flamenco and new-age music for documentaries and films in Canada and USA.[1] The National Gallery of Canada has placed six documentaries by Art Today USA with Krylov's music (which highlight such artists as: Toller Cranston (Canada), Mario Cabrera (Mexico) and Lena Bartula (USA), living in the Mexican city of San Miguel de Allende) in its Media Library. He also composed and recorded guitar music for films in Europe, New Zealand, Australia and USA including music for film about Esteban Vicente for museums featuring his art in New York and Madrid. Krylov composed guitar music for the 2011 short film Katya by Mako Kamitsuna,[2] featuring Tatar-Russian movie star Chulpan Khamatova and composed guitar music for the 2020 short film Dymov by Liene Greifane,[3] featuring Russian movie star Elizaveta Boyarskaya. His music featured in film "Children of the Inquisition"[4]

Krylov has written several books of poems: Mirrors,[5] Lake Monastery, Autumn. [6]

• List of ambient music artists

• Classical Guitar Composers List (CGCL) Homepage
• Article in "Russian Express", Toronto
• article about Andrei Krylov on Lute and Guitar in Russia
• article about Andrei Krylov on Russian website dedicated to Flamenco
• article about Andrei Krylov in Russian Guitarists and Composers Dictionary
• article about Andrei Krylov on Russian Singer Songwriter Guitarists Web portal