Sergey Nikitin 2998368 226133392 2008-07-16T23:35:03Z Timurite 7326591 /* Works */ [[Image:TandS Nikitins Vivaldy.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Cover of the CD ''To the Music of Vivaldi'' by [[Tatyana Nikitina]] and Sergey Nikitin.]] '''Sergey Yakovlevich Nikitin''' ({{lang-ru|Сергей Яковлевич Никитин}}, born [[March 8]] [[1944]]) is a prominent [[Russia]]n [[bard (Soviet Union)|bard]], [[composer (music)|composer]], and [[Biophysics|biophysicist]]. He usually performs together with his wife, [[Tatyana Nikitina]], and tours Russia, the former Soviet republics, and other countries with significant populations of Russian-speaking immigrants. The couple is especially known for being one of the very few Russian composers and singers of songs for children. ==Biography== *[[1962]]-[[1968]]- Graduated from the [[Physics]] Department of [[Moscow State University]] *[[1962]] - Authored his first song, ''Hit the road'' (В дорогу). *[[1963]]-[[1968]] - Made a member of a male [[quartet]]: Nikitin, Sergei Smirnov, Boris Geller, Aleksei Monakhov, and later Vadim Khait *[[1968]]-[[1971]] - Postgraduate study in Biophysics at Moscow State University. *[[1968]]-[[1977]] - Member of a [[Quintet]]: Sergey and Tatiana Nikitin, Carmen Santacreu, Vladimir Ulin, and Nikolai Turkin *[[1971]]-[[1980]] - Researcher at ''Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry'' in [[Moscow]] *[[1980]]-[[1987]] - Researcher at the Institute for Biophysics [[Puschino]]; Ph.D in Physics ([[1983]]). *[[1987]]-[[1995]] - Chief Musician of the [[Oleg Tabakov]] Theater *since [[1995]] - Full time singer and composer ==Works== *CDs ** 'To the Music of Vivaldi'' ("Под музыку Вивальди"), [[1994]] ** ''Sergei Nikitin'' (selected songs), [[1994]] ** ''A Big Secret for a Small Company'' ("Большой секрет для маленькой компании"), [[1995]] ** ''Yesterday the Crocodile smiled'', [[1995]] ** ''Brich-Mulla'' ("Брич-Мулла" , Sergey Nikitin's songs on verses of [[Dmitry Sukharev]] cf. [[Brichmulla]]), [[1996]] ** ''Sentries of Love'' ("Часовые любви", Nikitins sings [[Bulat Okudzhava]]'s songs) ** ''We don't choose times'', [[1998]] ** ''The Girl and the plasticine'', [[1998]] ** ''Something is happenning to me'' (Sergey Nikitin's songs to the verses of [[Yevgeny Yevtushenko]]), [[1999]] ** ''Retro for the Two of Us'' (Sergey Nikitin, [[Pyotr Todorvsky]]) ** ''Black and White Cinema'', [[2002]] ** ''Winter Holiday'', 2002 and many others *Soundtracks to live-action films: **''Almost a laughable story'' **''Trips in an old car'' **''[[Moscow Does Not Believe In Tears]]'' **''[[Irony of Fate]]'' **''Old New Year'' *Soundtracks to animated films: **''[http://animator.ru/db/?ver=eng&p=show_film&fid=4688 A Big Secret for a Small Company]'' (1979) **''[http://animator.ru/db/?ver=eng&p=show_film&fid=5150 The Boy Was Walking, the Crow Was Flying]'' (1981) **''[http://animator.ru/db/?ver=eng&p=show_film&fid=5406 The Wolfskin]'' (1982) *Music for the theater **For production of [[Veniamin Smekhov]]'s ''Ali Baba and 40 songs of Persian Bazaar'' **For production [[Nord-Ost]] **[[Opera]] ''Violin of Rotchshild'' (story by [[Anton Chekhov]]) **and many others ==External links== *[http://russia-in-us.com/Music/Artists/Nikitin/ Songs of Nikitins] in English {{DEFAULTSORT:Nikitin, Sergey}} [[Category:Russian composers]] [[Category:Russian bards]] [[Category:Russian physicists]] [[Category:1944 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Seven-string guitarists]] [[Category:Moscow State University alumni]] [[ru:Никитин, Сергей Яковлевич]]