Biography
Samuel Andreyev was born in Kincardine (Ontario), Canada in 1981. Following his initial training at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto, he studied composition with Allain Gaussin in Paris, then with Frédéric Durieux at the Paris Conservatoire (CNSMDP), where he obtained a masters degree in composition in 2011. At the same institution, he has also obtained a prix d’analyse in the class of Claude Ledoux, as well as diplomas in orchestration, musical acoustics and electroacoustic music. Samuel Andreyev has furthered his knowledge of electroacoustic music in the Cursus 1 program of IRCAM (2011-12). He has also studied composition under Heinz Holliger, Brian Ferneyhough, Michael Jarrell and Klaus Huber, and has attended composition courses such as Royaumont (2006), Darmstadt (2010), and the Centre Acanthes (2011). Also active as an oboist, he has studied mainly with Didier Pateau, obtaining a DEM (diplôme d’études musicales) from the Conservatoire d’Aulnay-Sous-Bois. Samuel Andreyev has taught as a guest lecturer in institutions such as the Haute École de Musique de Genève, the Conservatoire d’Annecy, and the École Normale (Paris). He has been named composer-in-residence in Tours (France) for two years starting September 2012.
Samuel Andreyev was awarded the first prize of the Henri Dutilleux competition in 2012, and is currently nominated for the Lili Boulanger award (USA). He has been awarded two study grants from the Fonds de Tarazzi (Paris). Samuel Andreyev has received commissions from Radio France, the Archipel festival (Geneva), Ensemble Proton Bern, Hanatsu- Miroir (Strasbourg), and many others. His music is performed at festivals throughout the world, including Musica Strasbourg, Archipel (Geneva), le Domaine Forget (Québec), Impuls (Graz), les Journées de la Composition (Paris), etc. Among other distinctions, Samuel Andreyev has been nominated for the Lili Boulanger prize 2012. His works are performed throughout Europe, Asia, Canada and the United States by ensembles such as l’Orchestre National de Lorraine, Les Percussions de Stasbourg, l’Orchestre de l’Opéra de Massy, Nouvel Ensemble Modern, L’Orchestre du Conservatoire de Paris, Ensemble Linea, Continuum and many others. Also active as a poet, his first trade collection, Evidence, was published in 2009.
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