| Alexey Retinsky | |
| Birth Date: | 14 November 1986 |
| Birth Place: | Simferopol, Crimea, the USSR |
| Occupation: | Composer |
| Years Active: | 2006–present |
Alexey Retinsky (ukr. Oleksii Retynskii) was born on 14 November 1986 in Simferopol, Crimea. He is an Austrian composer and artist of Russian-Ukrainian origin.
Born to a family of musicians in Simferopol, Retinsky's early musical experiences consisted of playing wind instruments. He graduated from the School of Music, mastering the oboe, saxophone and trumpet. In parallel, he began to study composition. He later studied composition and electroacoustic composition in Music Academy of Kiev and in the Zurich University of the Arts (Zürcher Hochschule der Künste). His PhD studies were concluded at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Graz by Beat Furrer. Since 2014, he has live and worked in Vienna.[1]
Retinsky's oeuvre is wide; he is a creator of symphonic, chamber and electronic music, as well as music for theatre, installation and performance art. His music works and various projects have been performed in Mariinsky Theater,[2] National Philharmonic of Ukraine, MuseumsQuartier in Vienna, Museum Joaneum Graz,[3] Dresdner Zwinger,[4] Gaudeamus Muziekweek (NL), by the Festivals CIME/ICEM Denton (USA), MDR Muisiksommer Eisenach and many others. In common with the studio Idee und Klang, he created electroacoustic music for the Swiss National Museum in Zurich, the Imperial War Museum in London, the King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture in Saudi Arabia.
In addition to his work as a composer and musician, Rentisky paints and takes film photography.