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Peter Theremin | |
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Peter Theremin plays theremin | |
| Background information | |
| Born | Peter Theremin 19 June 1991 Moscow, Russia |
| Genres | Classical music, electronic music |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instrument | Theremin |
Peter Theremin is a Russian composer and performer on the theremin, an electronic musical instrument.
Peter Theremin is the great-grandson of Leon Theremin, and is himself a thereminist – a player of the instrument his grandfather invented. He plays classical and contemporary improvised music.
He is organizer of "Thereminology" — a festival devoted to the theremin and its cultural impact – and the creator of the Russian-language website Theremin Times, now called Theremin Today. He is the head of Theremin Family School, and is the author of a series of lectures on the history of electro music, and the theremin. He create the course "Theremin in 24 hours".