albert
saprykin
human, composer, head[ache] at KCMD
human, composer, head[ache] at KCMD
Born in Kyiv, Ukraine, Albert Saprykin entertains himself by writing music, building web apps, and designing sticker packs, as well as curating diverse musical projects. His portfolio features everything from festivals and 360° broadcasts to sound installations and the occasional proposals for reforms in Ukrainian cultural policy.
He studied composition and piano in Kyiv (Glier Music Institute, National Music Academy of Ukraine) and Graz (Kunstuniversität Graz), and is currently pursuing studies in electronic composition at Freiburg Musikhochschule with Alexander Grebtschenko.
In 2015, together with friends, he co-founded Kyiv Contemporary Music Days—a concert and educational platform for new music—which he continues to lead with pride.
His biography also includes a period of advocacy for the new music community within the public sector: he served at the Ukrainian Institute (2018–2020) and at the State Agency of Ukraine for Arts and Art Education (2020–2022), both newly established institutions at the time.
Klangwerkstatt Festival (Berlin), DAAD Galerie (Berlin), DOWN TO EARTH Festival (New York), Dartmouth University (New Hampshire), Translatorium Festival (Khmelnytskyi), Translationale Festival (Berlin), Dzyga (Lviv), JUNE Festival (Freiburg), Ukho Agency (Kyiv), Vere Musik Fund (Kyiv), Kyiv Contemporary Music Days (Kyiv, Berlin).
Ensemble KNM Berlin, Ensemble Recherche, ensemble mosaik, Kyiv Symphony Orchestra, Camerata Kyiv, Theo Nabicht, Gleb Kanasevich, Orest Smovzh, Nazarii Stets, Junya Makino, Antonii Baryshevskyi.
Hochschule für Musik (Freiburg, Germany)
Master’s in Electronic Composition, Prof. Alexander Grebtschenko
National Music Academy of Ukraine (Kyiv, Ukraine)
Bachelor, Master, and Postgraduate in Composition
University of Music and Performing Arts (Graz, Austria)
Piano, Prof. Milana Cherniavska
Glier Music College (Kyiv, Ukraine)
Bachelor's in piano, Prof. Yuliana Yablons'ka
Fryderyk Chopin University of Music (Warsaw, Poland)
scholarship program "Gaude Polonia"; Prof. Marcin Błażewicz
He has taken lessons and masterclasses — among others — with Mykola Kovalinas, Beat Furrer, Gerd Kühr, Peter Eötvös, Pascal Dusapin, Åke Parmerud, Stefan Prins, Mehmet Can Özer, Georg Friedrich Haas, Šimon Voseček, Alla Zagaykevych.
April 16
Freiburg, Germany — new work. Hochschule für Musik Freiburg, Wolfgang-Hoffmann-Saal. Performed by Gian Marco Medda (percussion), Elza Loginova (soprano), Mariia Khyl’ko (organ), and Albert Saprykin (electronics).
June 15-21
Freiburg, Germany — new work. JUNE Festival, Hochschule für Musik Freiburg
June 16–18
Karlsruhe, Germany — new work. ZKM Festival, ZKM | Center for Art and Media
live performance and jam with Antonii Baryshevskyi, Tetiana Khoroshun and Boris Loginov at KCMD 10th Anniversary Stream (December 11, 2025). details
Berlin, Germany — live performance with Tetiana Khoroshun at daadgalerie (October 16, 2025). details
New York, USA — ";" for double bass, contrabass clarinet, and media. Within “tvvo:id” concert, curated by Saprykin. Performed by Gleb Kanasevich and Nazarii Stets (August 31, 2025). details
Kyiv, Ukraine — "ils sont là" for modular synthesizer. Urban Inevitability by Vere Musik Fund (August 26, 2025). details | video
Freiburg, Germany — "ici" (interactive installation). JUNE Festival (June 2025). details | videos
Freiburg, Germany — "il est, ici, là" for Arturia Microfreak, 8-channel piece. Pierre Boulez 100 und Particles #17 concert, Freiburg Musikhochschule (June 11, 2025). details
Berlin, Germany — "jї" for electronics, contrabass clarinet, and percussion. Performed by Ensemble KNM Berlin (May 2025). details
Freiburg, Germany — "jї" for electronics, contrabass clarinet and percussion. Freiburg Musikhochschule. Performed by Ensemble Recherche (April 2025). details
Kyiv, Ukraine — ";" for double bass, contrabass clarinet, and media. Kyiv Contemporary Music Days and CMM Youth Music Centre. Performed by Theo Nabicht and Nazarii Stets (December 2024). details
Berlin, Germany — ";" for double bass, contrabass clarinet and media. Klangwerkstatt Festival. Within “tvvo:id” concert, curated by Saprykin. Performed by Theo Nabicht and Nazarii Stets (November 2024). details | video
Hanover, NH, USA — "Amadoka" for violin and electronics (after the novel by Sophiia Andrukhovych). Dartmouth University. Violin: Orest Smovzh; Electronics: Albert Saprykin (April 2024). details| video
Berlin, Germany — "il est là" for violin solo. Kyiv Contemporary Music Days & initiative neue musik Berlin. Violin: Orest Smovzh (February 2024). details | video
Kyiv, Ukraine — "oi" for double bass. Ukho Agency Concert. Double bass: Nazarii Stets (January 2024). details
Berlin, Germany — live improvisation with ensemble mosaik. Kyiv Contemporary Music Days in Berlin / “Up to Three”, Ackerstadt Palast (June 2023). details
Berlin, Germany — "aaria" (remix with sub double bass recorder by Sylvia Hinz). Unerhörte Musik, BKA Theater (June 2023). details
Berlin, Germany — "Amadoka" for violin and electronics. Translationale Festival. Violin: Orest Smovzh; Electronics: Albert Saprykin (September 2022). details | video
Kyiv, Ukraine — "In cage" (2015) for violin and piano. Violin: Orest Smovzh; Piano: Antonii Baryshevskyi. video
Khmelnytskyi, Ukraine — "Amadoka" for violin and electronics. Translatorium Festival. Violin: Orest Smovzh; Electronics: Albert Saprykin (October 2021).
Kyiv, Ukraine — "Sinq Mais" for chamber orchestra. Kyiv Camerata. Conductor: Valerii Matiuhin (June 2015)
Kyiv, Ukraine — "sp" for large orchestra. Kyiv Symphony Orchestra; Conductor: Mykola Lysenko. National Music Academy of Ukraine (June 2014). video