As the tribute to Leon Theremin, students learn one piece from his repertoire at each online workshop this Autumn. See some of the works in the H-Pieces section Lydia Kavina has also published fragments of the Workshop on The Skylark by Glinka, the very piece that Leon Theremin played with Vladimir Lenin at their meeting...Read More
Last year, we had Hands Off meeting of thereminists in Nottingham, the UK. As the result of two days of rehearsals , we played Dvorac’s Largo, accompanied by the organ. Here is the recording released by Roy Palmer, who organised the whole event. Dvorak Largo EnsembleWatch this video on YouTubeRead More
Leon Theremin introduces and performs three songs on the so-called Polyphonic Theremin. This consists of playing the theremin while simultaneously operating (by the left hand) an instrument for harmonic accompaniment. The recording was made in the 1970s–1980s by Sergey Zorin. The Instrument for Pure Harmonic Accompaniment of Melodic Performance (on the photo) was developed by...Read More
Watch the video of the online seminar on YouTube. Albert Glinsky is the author of the most comprehensive biography of Theremin Theremin: Ether Music and Espionage. He began researching Theremin’s life in 1987 while working on his doctoral dissertation. At the time, Theremin’s biography had rarely received any scholarly attention. At the same time, it was...Read More
Celebrating 130th anniversary of Lev Theremin’s, Lydia Kavina publishes a conversation with Lev’s daughter, Elena Theremin, in which she talks about Lev Sergeyevich, his personality, habits, and family life. Елена Термен/ Elena Theremin - memories on Leon Theremin. Subtitles available.Watch this video on YouTubeRead More
For the first time, the theremin is included in a school program. Pages 62-63 of the book Club Music 4, for the first year of secondary schools in Austria, are dedicated to the theremin, Carolina Eyck and some works composed for the theremin. Carolina’s picture with the theremin is even on the book cover. The...Read More
Read the special section of Leonardo Music Journal 1996. Leon Theremin, Pioneer of Electronic Art. It is fascinating to compare the state of the theremin mid.1990s with its situation today, and to observe the rapid evolution of the instrument—its design and production, its performance practice, its expanding range of uses, and the remarkable increase in...Read More
Carolina Eyck worked on this project in collaboration with Waiys and SpiNNcloud since 2023. She taught a robot, Ameca – an advanced human-shaped robot designed by Engineered Arts – to play the theremin and recorded playing a duet with it. Flower Duet by Delibes on Theremin – Human and Humanoid Robot PerformanceWatch this video on...Read More
