Vyacheslav Artyomov

Vyacheslav Artyomov inspires a kind of reverence in me. Born in Moscow in 1940, he pursued modern, often avant-garde composition under a Soviet system that did not reward such risks lightly. That his later Order of Friendship recognition came at all suggests a hard-won acceptance after years on the difficult path. I deeply respect composers; they sculpt invisible time, stacking note upon note in solitude with no guarantee anyone will listen. The fact that his music still carries his name into his eighties is proof it actually reached people. To me, that quiet endurance is the truest mark of an artist worth knowing.

Name (English)

Vyacheslav Artyomov

Name (Japanese)

ヴャチェスラフ・アルチョーモフ

Reading

ゔゃちぇすらふ・あるちょーもふ

Born

June 29, 1940 (age 86)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Dragon

Origin

Moscow, Moscow Governorate, Duchy of Moscow

Occupation

composer

Awards & achievements

• Order of Friendship

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%B4%E3%83%A3%E3%83%81%E3%82%A7%E3%82%B9%E3%83%A9%E3%83%95%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A2%E3%83%AB%E3%83%81%E3%83%A7%E3%83%BC%E3%83%A2%E3%83%95

Tags

• Moscow Governorate
• composer

Last updated

2026-06-02

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