Biography

Composer, orchestrator and songwriter Sergey Nesterov (also known as Sergey Neiss) has earned recognition in the fields of concert music and music for film and video games as a sought-after composer, orchestrator, and collaborator.

Named "A Composer to Watch" by LA Weekly, Sergey Nesterov studied composition, conducting, piano, and vocals with the luminaries of music in his native Moscow, Russia, and graduated from the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory with honors. In 2020, he was awarded the Boris Tchaikovsky Fund prize for his orchestrations which were performed across Europe. In 2022, he moved to United States on a scholarship to study composition at UCLA with Richard Danielpour and Ian Krouse.

In 2023, multiple years of work culminated in the release of the double-album "Stories of Fallout: Miami" which Nesterov produced and co-composed for Fallout: Miami. Nesterov's multimedia opera "Petrov" set during the Cold War and produced by Synchromy was showcased at the Wende Museum in Culver City in May of 2025. His String Quartet No. 3 "Greener Grass" was premiered by the California String Quartet at the Pacific Serenades concert series, and his String Trio entitled "Graceful Maneuvers" was recorded by the Salastina ensemble at The Village recording studios in June, 2025.

Over the years, Nesterov has collaborated with renowned ensembles and artists such as New Russia State Symphony Orchestra, Moscow Conservatory Symphony Orchestra, Banatul Philharmonic of Timisoara, Hong Kong SAR Symphony Orchestra, Grammy® Award-winning Hila Plitmann, Alexander Boldachev, Toni Arnold, and many others. His music has been performed in venues ranging from the Carnegie Hall to the Zaryadye Hall or the Damascus Opera House.
- IMDb mini biography by: sergeynesterov.com