Welcome to the YouTube channel of composer Maxim Shalygin!
Passionate, visionary, and deeply original, Ukrainian-Dutch composer Shalygin creates immersive sonic worlds that bridge intense psychological exploration with sweeping emotional transcendence. His extensive catalog spans a wide range of genres—including chamber, vocal, symphonic, and electro-acoustic music, alongside scores for ballet, film, and opera (published by Donemus).
Across all of these forms, his work is defined by a distinct and powerful emotional core. Capturing this unique essence, music critic Bas van Putten noted in De Groene Amsterdammer that “Shalygin’s music possesses a spiritual intimacy and the unpredictable, sometimes roughly escalating power that distinguishes him from the melodic complaisance of the neoclassical domain.”