Position: Professor of the Bayan and Accordion Department
Academic title: Professor (1990)
Honorary title: Honored Artist of the BSSR (1983)
Education: Saint Petersburg State Conservatory named after N.A.Rimsky-Korsakov (1971) in the bayan class of P.I.Govorushko, probation assistantship there under his guidance (1974)
Courses taught: Special instrument (bayan, accordion), Ensemble
Born on June 28, 1947 in Dalian, China.
Since 1973, he has been a teacher at the Folk Instruments Department of the Belarusian State Conservatory named after A.V.Lunacharsky (part-time). Since 1982, his main job is at the Belarusian State Conservatory, Head of the Bayan and Accordion Department (1981–2011). Provides training for masters. Conducts classes at the Professional Development and Staff Retraining Faculty of the Belarusian State Academy of Music.
Member of the Belarusian Union of Musical Workers (1988). Member of the Presidium of the Belarusian Union of Musical Workers (1991). Chairman of the Association of Belarusian bayan and accordion players (2008).
Laureate of the International Competition of Bayan and Accordion Players (Germany, Klingenthal, 1971).
Soloist of the Belarusian State Philharmonic Society (1973–2000). He toured in Argentina, Brazil, Hungary, Vietnam, Germany, Kampuchea, Poland, Russia, North Korea, Finland, France, Czechoslovakia, Switzerland, Ukraine (more than 40 countries), giving over 2000 solo concerts. Participant of decades of Belarusian art abroad (Ukraine, Lithuania, Russia), festivals of bayan and accordion players in Belarus, Lithuania, Poland, Russia.
He performed in the ensemble: with dulcimer players A.Ostrometsky, E.Gladkov, A.Leonchik, A.Burkovich, N.Shmelkin; accordion player I.Otradnov; balalaika player N.Proshko; vocalists V.Chernobaev, V.Kuchinsky, V.Strelchenya, N.Gaida and others.
Member of the expert and artistic commission of the Special Fund of the President of the Republic of Belarus for Support of the Talented Youth (2008–2012). Chairman and member of the jury of republican, all-Union and international competitions of bayan and accordion players; member of the jury of the all-Union qualifying auditions for international competitions. He teaches at international music seminars, conducts master classes at Children’s Musical Art School (DSHI), secondary specialized education institutions, as well as abroad (China, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Slovakia, Ukraine, etc.).
Students of his class (over 150) have become laureates of international competitions over 100 times.
Author of reports at republican and international scientific and practical conferences on the history, theory and methodology of bayan and accordion art; reviews of PhD dissertations.
Awarded a Certificate of Honor from the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Belarus (2007), a Certificate of Honor from the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus (2007), a special award of the President of the Republic of Belarus for cultural and art workers (2010), a Certificate of Honor from the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus. For services in the field of accordion art, he is the owner of the “Silver Disc”, awarded at the closing ceremony of one of the most prestigious festivals “Bayan and Accordion Players” (Russian Federation, Moscow, Gnessin Russian Academy of Music; 2015).
Publications:
On improving the preparation of music school graduates for admission to the Bolshoi State Conservatory named after A.V.Lunacharsky. Minsk, 1983 (co-author);
Folk Instruments Department // Belarusian Order of Friendship of Peoples State Conservatory named after A.V.Lunacharsky: [Essays on history]. Minsk, 1984 (co-author);
The first steps of a young accordion player: manual for the preparatory department of children’s music school. Minsk, 1989; and etc.
Compiler:
Belarusian souvenir: Works for the bayan. Minsk, 1990.
Performing editions:
Nasko E. Polish Suite;
Yankovich S. Concert piece based on Belarusian folk themes;
Litvin M. Fantastic scherzo, Theme with variations // Belarusian souvenir: Works for the bayan. Minsk, 1990.
Author of a number of transcriptions for bayan, performance editions of works by Russian, foreign and Belarusian composers.
Literature about the teacher:
Zubenko, M. Bayan player Sevryukov // Banner of Youth. 1976. /May 17/;
Chaban, V. Belarusian bayan art: the formation of an academic performing school. Minsk, 2008;
Mdivani, T.G. Folk instrumental concert and performing art: accordion, bayan, balalaika, guitar, domra, dulcimer // Belarusian concert and performing art: the last third of the 20th century – the beginning of the XXI century. Minsk, 2012;
Skachko, L. Pedagogical and performing activities of Nikolai Ivanovich Sevryukov // Folk-instrumental art at the turn of the XX-XXI centuries: collection of materials of the X International Research and Practice Conference, Drohobych State Pedagogical University / December 2, 2016/. Drohobych, 2016.
The creative portrait and achievements of the musician are presented in the Belarusian television film “Nikolai Sevryukov is Playing” (1981), and are also covered in the print and electronic media of Belarus, Russia and neighboring countries. Nikolai Sevryukov has stock records in Belarusian radio, gramophone record (Melody Company), CD.
