About

Oleg Timofeyev is a musicologist, guitarist, composer, and documentary film director. The world authority on the Russian 7-string guitar tradition, he has recorded and released over twenty solo and ensemble albums to critical acclaim worldwide. The recipient of two IREX Fellowships, two Fulbright Research and Teaching Fellowships, he has won the coveted Noah Greenberg Award for his CDs “Music by Princesses at the Court of Catherine the Great.” His book, which will be the definitive work on the history of the Russian guitar tradition. is forthcoming with Cambridge Scholars in 2022. Oleg Timofeyev holds an M.A. in Early Music Performance from the University of Southern California, and a Ph.D. from Duke University. He has taught at universities and conservatoires in the US, Russia, and Ukraine.

Music

Oleg Timofeyev specializes in Russian Seven-String Guitar, a little-known musical instrument popular in the Russian Empire 1800–1850.

Videos

Programs

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  Music for flute and lute (guitar)

  • Musician profile: Oleg Timofeyev
  • Instruments: Flutes and guitars
  • Musicians: Oleg Timofeyev, Jeffrey Cohan, Oleg Timofeyev

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Past groupmuses (1)

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  Living room Potluck

  RENAISSANCE PSALMS, IRISH BAROQUE & FOLK

  Saturday, Sep 14, 2024 7:00 PM EDT

  • Neighborhood: Chevy Chase, MD
  • Instruments: Flutes and guitars
  • Price: $5 to reserve, $25+ at event

  Happened 4 days ago