Samuel Andreyev Recordings

Samuel Andreyev’s chamber, orchestral, vocal and solo works have been performed, recorded and broadcast throughout the world. He is now working with Métier Records, Divine Art’s new music division.

His new album of chamber and vocal works titled ‘In Glow of Like Seclusion’ – also the title track, a setting of texts by J H Prynne is released 17th November 2023 to be followed with a double-LP vinyl edition in early 2024. The music is incredibly varied, from the sparse resonance of the Sonata da Camera, the ‘cartoon music’ (as the composer puts it) of Vérifications, characterized by primary colours and strong instrumental timbres; the Sextet in Two Parts which in contrast focuses on minute timbral shadings; and of course the cantata for solo voice and ensemble which is the title track of the album.

Born in Canada, Samuel Andreyev settled in France in 2003. After completing his studies in composition, electronic music, analysis and orchestration at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris and at IRCAM, he was awarded a 1-year residency at the Casa de Velázquez in Madrid, Spain. Upon returning from Spain, he settled in Strasbourg, on the border between France and Germany.

Nearly all of Samuel Andreyev’s works are available on CD, including three portrait CDs on Kairos Records (Vienna) and Klarthe (Paris), with two more currently in preparation (as of 2023).

With his YouTube channel and Podcast, Samuel Andreyev presents lectures on musical topics, as well as long-form interviews with prominent musicians as varied as Brian Ferneyhough, every member of Captain Beefheart’s Magic Band, Linda Catlin Smith, Hugues Dufourt, Adam Neely and countless others. He has twice been a featured guest on the Jordan Peterson Podcast, in addition to appearances on Vox, The Symbolic World, Classical Chats and many others.

Samuel Andreyev’s music has been featured in portrait concerts in Bern, Geneva, Toronto, Paris, Kyiv, Strasbourg, Montréal, Tours, and many other cities. Andreyev is a laureat of the Henri Dutilleux Prize (2012, for ‘Night Division’), and the Grand Prix Lycéen des Compositeurs (2020, for ‘Vérifications’). He is also Vice President of the music council of the Fondation Prince Pierre (Monaco).

His works are exclusively published by Edition Impronta (Mannheim).