The talent of Alexey Rybnikov appeared at an early age. All his life he enjoyed playing music. Moreover, his creative interests are very diverse. Rybnikov created many musical compositions for films. And rock operas, in which the music of the talented composer sounded, invariably gathered full halls.
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From the biography of Alexei Lvovich Rybnikov
The future composer was born in the capital of the USSR on July 17, 1945. His father worked in a jazz orchestra, his mother worked as an artist-designer. Alexey's ancestors on the mother's side were officers of the tsarist army.
Rybnikov's musical abilities appeared at an early age. Already at the age of eight, he created the music for the film "Baghdad Thief" and several piano pieces. At 11, Alexei became the author of the ballet "Puss in Boots".
In 1962, Alexei graduated from a music school, after which he became a student in the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory in composition. He completed his studies here in 1967, with honors. Two years later, Rybnikov graduated from graduate school.