Woodwind Instruments Department

GEORGY KOZODOY

Position: Associate Professor
Education: 
Belarusian State Conservatory named after A.Lunacharsky (1985, class of G.Zabara)
Courses taught Special instrument (clarinet), Ensemble, Learning related instruments, Sight reading, Learning of orchestral parts


He was born on May 7, 1956 in Slavkovo (Minsk region, Belarus).

From 2012 he is Associate Professor of the Woodwind Instruments Department of Belarusian State Academy of Music (part-time). From 2016 – as a main job. From 2012 till 2016 he worked as an artist and the leader of Clarinet Ensemble of National Orchestra of Symphonic and Estrada music under the leadership of People’s Artist of the Republic of Belarus, Professor M.Finberg.

The Head and a member of jury of republican competitions of woodwind instruments performance.

He is a jury member of International European Saxophonist Forum in Wroclaw, Poland (2018-2019).

Among his students:

  1. Bobko – Gran Prix of International competition named after E.Coca (Kishinev, Moldova, 2016); diploma holder of International Competition “Golden Saxophone” Kiev, Ukraine (2017), winner of Delphic Games in Moscow (2016).
  2. Wang Yanghao – graduate student of Belarusian State Academy of Music, China – 2nd degree laureate of International Competition “World Music”, Jerusalem, Israel, 2019.
  3. Iordosopol – Gran Prix of IX Republican Creative Radio – competition “Young Talents of Belarus” in nomination instrumental music, Minsk (2020), 1st prize of International Art Competition “Muz Art” in nomination instrumental performance, 1st place in nomination Chamber Ensemble, Vologda, Russia (2020), winner of Delphic Games in Moscow (2021).

Compeller and author of arrangements of the edition “Music for clarinetist ensemble” of composers S.Monyushko, M.Oginsky, M.Karlovich (2018).

He is an author of scientific article “Peculiarities of triptych interpretation for saxophone – solo “Orange garden” by composer E.Shimanovich” (in magazine “From work experience in saxophone class”), 2022.

He is an author of program on special subject (“Woodwind instruments”) for the Preparatory Department of Belarusian Academy of Music, 2018.

Participated in XII International Scientific Symposium with report “Development and foundation of Academic Saxophone School in Belarus”, Wroclaw, Poland, 2021.

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