Brass and Percussion Instruments Department

Andrey Kovalinsky (born in 1977) – trumpeter . Studied in Belarusian State Academy of Music (class of N.Volkov), Higher Music School (Germany), Amsterdam Conservatory (the Netherlands). Concerting trumperer. Soloist of French National Orchestra. Laureate of internationals competitions;

Evegeniy Liatte (born in 1979) – trumpeter. Studied in Belarusian State Academy of Music (class of N.Volkov). Soloist of Thüringen Symphony Orchestra (Germany). Laureate of international competitions including International Festival “International Brass-Plays” (Russia, Ulyanovsk, 2001), International Festival of Arts “April Spring” (China, Pyongyang, 2004);

Maksim Shkulepa (born in 1986) – trumpeter, teacher. Studied in Belarusian State Academy of Music (class of N.Volkov). The Dean of the Orchestra Faculty, Associate Professor of the Brass and Percussion Instruments Department in Belarusian State Academy of Music. Laureate of international competitions including 1^st International Competition of Brass and Percussion Instruments Performers named after S.Ganich (Ukraine, Lvov, 2007); IX International Competition of Chamber Ensembles named after M.Oginsky (Belarus, Smorgon, 2009); XXVI International Competition “April spring of Unions” (North Korea, Pyongyang, 2009);

Viktor Kavretsky (born in 1962) – trombonist, teacher. Studied in Belarusian State Conservatory named after A.Lunacharsky (class of R.Lagonda). Associate Professor of the Brass and Percussion Instruments Department in Belarusian State Academy of Music. Laureate of International Competition, including All-Union competition of Brass and Percussion Instruments, Minsk (Belarus), 1988;

Petr Dudarenko (born in 1960) – tuba player, Associate Professor, member of International association of tuba players (T.U.B.A.). Studied in Belarusian State Conservatory named after A.Lunacharsky (class of R.Lagonda). Vice-rector for Educational Work. Laureate of All-Union Competition of Brass and Percussion Instruments Performers (Estonia, Tallinn, 1980);

Aram Beknazarian (born in 1987) – percussionist, teacher. Studied in Belarusian State Academy of Music and in Graduate School (class of L.Klindukhova). Concerting percussionist. Orchestra artist – scene virtuoso of the State Academic Symphony Orchestra of the Republic of Belarus, Associate Professor of the Brass and Percussion Instruments Department in Belarusian State Academy of Music. Laureate of International competitions;

Sergey Buranov (род. в 1980 г.) – percussionist, teacher. Studied in Belarusian State Academy of Music and in Graduate School (class of L.Klindukhova). Teacher of Belarusian State Academy of Music (2006-2011). Orchestra Artist of the Mariinsky Theatre (Russia, St.Petersburg). Laureate of international competition, including V open All-Russian competition of Brass and Percussion Instruments Performers (Russia, St.Petersburg, 2000).