Kimol A. Breitburg

Biography

1970–1973 – Higher Mykolaiv Music College;

2006–2009 – Moscow Institute of Contemporary Art (Faculty of Music);

2017–2019 – Master’s programme at Lomonosov Moscow State University (Faculty of Fine Arts, specialisation «Theatre Art: Performance and Directing»).

Public honours:

Awarded the honorary title «Honoured Artist of the Russian Federation» by President V. V. Putin (2006);
Union State Medal «For Cooperation» (2010);
Awarded the «Defender of the Fatherland» First‑Class Cross and the «Professional of Russia» badge by the Council for Public Awards of the Russian Heraldic Chamber for his contribution to contemporary Russian patriotic song;
Order «Service to Art»;
Order «Recognition of Outstanding Merit»;
Honorary badge «Professional of Russia»;
Member of the Union of Theatre Workers of Russia since 2019;
Member of the Academy of Contemporary Musical Theatre since 2021;
Laureate of the RAO Honorary Prize «For Contribution to the Development of Science, Culture and Art» (2007);
Laureate of all‑Russian and international variety‑performance competitions (1978–2013);
Laureate of the independent international theatre prize «Zvezda teatrała» in the category «Best Musical Production» (2019);
Laureate of the «Musical Heart of Theatre» prize in the special category «Audience Choice Award» (2021);
Laureate of the national theatre prize «Musical Heart of Theatre» in the category «Best Producer» (2022);
Laureate of the national theatre prize «Musical Heart of Theatre» in the category «Best Composer» (2022).

1978–1992 – leader and principal songwriter of the group «Dialog».

Tours in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Sweden, Denmark, Norway and other countries.

Numerous album releases in the USSR, Russia and Western Europe.

1992–2009 – music production work.

Discography of more than 50 albums, including the music production of albums by Valeriy Meladze, Alexander Panayotov, Aleksey Chumakov and the groups «Bravo», «Premier‑Ministr» and others.

1978–2013 – composing and producing work in the field of popular music.

Multiple award‑winner at TV festivals «Noviye pesni o glavnom» (8 diplomas) and «Pesnya goda» (14 diplomas).

Author of more than 600 songs, including:

«Peterburg–Leningrad» (L. Gurchenko – B. Moiseev);
«Neobyknovennaya» (A. Panayotov, A. Chumakov, R. Alekhno);
«Naturalny blondin» (N. Baskov);
«Vozdushny potseluy» (T. Gverdtsiteli);
«Tsvety pod snegom», «Lunnaya melodiya» (L. Dolina);
«Obychnaya istoriya», «Kilimandzharo» (F. Kirkorov);
«Dve svechi» (A. Pugacheva – B. Moiseev);
«Devochka s Severa» (group «Premier‑Ministr»);
«Golubaya luna», «Prosto Shchelkunchik» (B. Moiseev);
«Maski» (K. Orbakaite), among others.

2003–2024 – composing and producing work for film and television:

Music producer of the TV projects «Narodny artist», «Sekret uspekha» and «Bitva khorov» on TV channel «Rossiya»;
Composer of music for films and TV series, including «Zolotoy vek» directed by V. Khotinenko;
TV series «Na vsekh shirotakh», producer N. Gaigerov.

Author of two monographs and numerous scholarly articles on «The Art of Musical Theatre». Since 2009 he has focused on composing and producing for musical theatre.

Author of works for theatre:

«Golubaya kameya» (libretto by K. Kavalerian, 2009) – musical based on L. Zorin’s play «Tsarskaya okhota»;
«Dubrovsky» (libretto by K. Kavalerian, 2010) – musical based on the novella by A. S. Pushkin;
«Leonardo» (libretto by Ye. Muravyov, 2010) – musical based on D. Merezhkovsky’s novel «Resurrected Gods. Leonardo da Vinci»;
«Snezhnaya koroleva» (libretto by S. Sashin and E. Melnik, 2011) – children’s musical based on the fairy tale by H. C. Andersen;
«Kazanova» (libretto by Ye. Muravyov, 2011) – musical with an original libretto by Evgeniy Muravyov;
«Tak ne byvayet!» (libretto by Ye. Muravyov, 2013) – original vaudeville in the tradition of nineteenth‑century Russian vaudeville;
«Jane Eyre» (libretto by K. Kavalerian, 2014) – musical based on the novel by Charlotte Brontë;
«Ivan da Marya» (libretto by Ye. Muravyov, 2015) – Russian musical fairy tale with an original libretto;
«Most nad rekoy» (libretto by S. Sashin, 2017) – lyrical musical comedy in retro style;
«Dyuymovochka i prints» (libretto by K. Kavalerian, 2017) – musical based on H. C. Andersen’s «Thumbelina»;
«Parizhskie tayny» (libretto by Ye. Muravyov, 2018) – musical based on the novel by Eugène Sue;
«Syshchiki» (libretto by Ye. Muravyov, 2020) – score for a play based on detective novels by N. Svechin;
«Damskoye schastye» (libretto by M. Marfin, 2021) – musical based on the novel by Émile Zola;
«Rok» («Shagreneвая kozha») (libretto by M. Marfin, lyrics by Ye. Muravyov, 2021) – musical based on Honoré de Balzac’s «La Peau de chagrin»;
«Sluzhebny roman» (libretto by S. Sashin) – musical based on the screenplay by E. Ryazanov and E. Braginsky;
«Romeo i Dzhulyetta» (libretto by M. Marfin, lyrics by Ye. Muravyov, 2024) – musical based on the play by William Shakespeare.

Selected productions of Kim Breitburg’s musicals:

«Golubaya kameya», libretto by Karen Kavalerian

State Academic Russian Drama Theatre of the Republic of Bashkortostan (2009) – producer and composer;
Krasnoyarsk Musical Theatre (2010) – producer and composer;
Belarusian State Academic Musical Theatre (2011) – producer and composer;
Orenburg Musical Comedy Theatre (2013) – producer and composer;
Nizhny Novgorod «Komediya» Theatre (2018) – producer and composer;
Kuzbass State Musical Theatre (2019) – producer and composer;
Khabarovsk Krai Musical Theatre (2021) – producer and composer;
State Academic Musical Theatre of the Republic of Crimea (2021) – composer.

«Dubrovsky», libretto by Karen Kavalerian

Novosibirsk Musical Comedy Theatre (2010) – composer;
joint Russian‑Belarusian project of the Belarusian State University of Culture and the Belarusian State Musical Theatre (2014) – producer and composer;
State Academic Musical Theatre of the Republic of Crimea (2015) – composer;
Orenburg Musical Comedy Theatre (2015) – producer and composer;
Sverdlovsk State Children’s Philharmonic (Musical Theatre, 2016) – producer and composer;
Volgograd State Musical Theatre (2017) – composer;
Kuzbass State Musical Theatre (2017) – producer and composer;
Chamber Musical Theatre, Nizhny Novgorod (2017) – composer;
Omsk Musical Theatre (2017) – composer;
Saratov Operetta Theatre (2017) – composer;
Chita «Zabaykalskie uzory» Theatre (2017) – composer;
Zheleznogorsk Operetta Theatre (2017) – composer;
Magnitogorsk Opera and Ballet Theatre (2019) – producer and composer;
Barnaul Musical Theatre (2021) – composer;
Perm Youth Theatre (2022) – producer and composer;
Moscow Musical and Drama Children’s Theatre (2022) – composer.

«Leonardo», libretto by Evgeniy Muravyov

Donetsk Musical‑Drama Theatre (2010) – composer;
Nizhny Novgorod «Komediya» Theatre (2011) – producer and composer;
Mykolaiv Musical‑Drama Theatre (2011) – composer;
Stavropol Russian Drama Theatre (2012) – composer;
State Academic Musical Theatre of the Republic of Crimea (2018) – composer.

«Kazanova», libretto by Evgeniy Muravyov

Krasnoyarsk Musical Theatre (2013) – producer and composer;
Nizhny Novgorod «Komediya» Theatre (2014) – producer and composer.

«Snezhnaya koroleva», libretto by Sergey Sashin and Eleonora Melnik

State Academic Musical Theatre of the Republic of Crimea (2011) – composer;
State Academic Russian Drama Theatre of the Republic of Bashkortostan (2012) – composer;
Ivanovo Musical Theatre (2012) – composer;
Orenburg Musical Comedy Theatre (2014) – producer and composer;
Omsk Musical Theatre (2013) – composer.

«Tak ne byvayet!», libretto by Evgeniy Muravyov

Seversk Musical Theatre (2013) – composer;
Orenburg Musical Comedy Theatre (2014) – composer;
Novosibirsk Musical Comedy Theatre (2014) – composer;
Rybinsk Drama Theatre (2014) – composer;
Serpukhov Musical‑Drama Theatre (2014) – composer;
Tula Academic Drama Theatre (2015) – composer;
Zheleznogorsk Operetta Theatre (2015) – composer;
Sarov Musical‑Drama Theatre (2017) – composer;
Armavir Drama and Comedy Theatre (2020) – composer;
Tuapse Youth Theatre (2021) – composer;
Volgograd Youth Theatre (2022) – composer.

«Ivan da Marya», libretto by Evgeniy Muravyov

Igor Zhukov Theatre, St Petersburg (2016) – composer;
State Academic Musical Theatre of the Republic of Crimea (2016) – composer;
Ozyorsk Drama and Comedy Theatre (2017) – composer;
Moscow Theatre under the direction of Armen Dzhigarkhanyan (2017) – composer;
Chita «Zabaykalskie uzory» Theatre (2018) – composer.

«Jane Eyre», libretto by Karen Kavalerian

Moscow State Academic Operetta Theatre (2014) – composer;
Belarusian State Academic Musical Theatre (2016) – producer and composer;
Orenburg Musical Comedy Theatre (2018) – producer and composer;
Krasnoyarsk Musical Theatre (2019) – producer and composer.

«Most nad rekoy», libretto by Sergey Sashin

State Academic Musical Theatre of the Republic of Crimea (2017) – composer;
Orenburg Musical Comedy Theatre (2019) – composer;
Armavir Drama and Comedy Theatre (2021) – composer.

«Dyuymovochka i prints», libretto by Karen Kavalerian

State Academic Russian Drama Theatre of the Republic of Bashkortostan (2017) – composer;
Chita «Zabaykalskie uzory» Theatre (2019) – composer.

«Parizhskie tayny», libretto by Evgeniy Muravyov

Sverdlovsk State Children’s Philharmonic (Musical Theatre, 2018) – producer and composer;
Kuzbass State Musical Theatre (2020) – producer and composer;
Chita «Zabaykalskie uzory» Theatre (2020) – composer;
Chamber Musical Theatre, Nizhny Novgorod (2021) – composer.

«Syshchiki», libretto by Evgeniy Muravyov

Nizhny Novgorod «Komediya» Theatre (2020) – composer.

«Damskoye schastye», libretto by M. Marfin

Orenburg Musical Comedy Theatre (2021) – producer and composer;
Krasnoyarsk Musical Theatre (2022) – producer and composer.

«Rok», libretto by M. Marfin and Ye. Muravyov

Kuzbass State Musical Theatre (2021) – producer, director and composer;
Tula State Russian Drama Theatre (2023) – composer.

«Sluzhebny roman», libretto by S. Sashin

Nizhny Novgorod «Komediya» Theatre (2022) – composer and producer;
Kuzbass State Musical Theatre (2023) – composer and producer.

«Romeo i Dzhulyetta», libretto by M. Marfin and Ye. Muravyov

Kuzbass State Musical Theatre (2024) – producer and composer;
Orenburg Musical Comedy Theatre (2024) – producer and composer.