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This site was created by Andrei Bakhmin and was published on 11 XII 2009.
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This site is selected by Ivy Plus Libraries for inclusion (and preservation) in its Contemporary Composers Web Archive.
The pictures and texts of this site can be used on condition they are not changed and the source is given credit: Ustvolskaya.org
The composer's archive, including the scores, the manuscript's copies, the cube made by Ustvolskaya for Composition No 2, notes, letters, photographs, documents, books and personal belongings was handed over by K. Bagrenin to A. Bakhmin in January 2015 and is now located in Moscow.
The first comprehensive biography of Galina Ustvolskaya in Russian (without music analysis) based on many documents was written by Andrei Bakhmin (2015–2025). If you have a proposal for its publication, please contact the author.
The manuscripts of Galina Ustvolskaya are stored in the Paul Sacher Stiftung archive since 1994, except for Grand Duet, which is stored in the archives of Mstislav Rostropovich in St. Petersburg, and for Concerto, Octet and Sonata No 4 which are lost.
The interests of Galina Ustvolskaya outside of Russia & CIS are represented by Boosey & Hawkes.
Interviews, Catalogue, Performers, Shostakovich, Precision and Gallery sections translated by Andrei Bakhmin.
Proofreading by Ian Fenton and Gérard Pape. Biography translation by Simon A. Morrison (2018).
Galina Ustvolskaya loved the colour red in all its manifestations, hence its use on this site.
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This page was updated in June 2025.