Department of Music Pedagogy, History and Theory of Performing Art

Position: Associate Professor of the Department of Music Pedagogy, History and Theory of Performing Art; Associate Professor of the Special Piano Department

Academic degree: PhD in Art History (2009)

Academic title: Associate Professor (2009)

Education: Odessa State Conservatory named after V.Nezhdanova (1993, piano class of L.N.Ginzburg); probation assistantship at the Belarusian State Academy of Music (1996) under the guidance of L.P.Yushkevich, postgraduate studies there under the guidance of V.D.Kokushkin (1999)

Courses taught: Methods of piano playing teaching, History of piano art, History of Belarusian piano art, Methods of teaching a special instrument, Methodological foundations of performing analysis of musical works, Artistic styles in piano performance, Methodology of research of musical performing art (Master’s degree), Special instrument (piano), Marketing and management of a creative project (Master’s degree), Problems of performing interpretation (Master’s degree). Provides scientific supervision of Master’s and postgraduate theses.

Born on April 7, 1970 in Odessa (Ukraine).

In 1993, piano accompanist of the Orchestral Conducting Department of the Belarusian State Academy of Music, and since 1995 – piano accompanist of the Violin Department. Since 1999 – teacher at the Department of Music Pedagogy, History and Theory of Performing Art and the Special Piano Department of (part-time), since 2000 – senior teacher, since 2006 – Associate Professor.

Laureate of the I National Piano Competition “Silver Note” (Odessa, 1985), Republican Competition named after G.G.Neuhaus (Simferopol, 1988), International Competition of Performers “Classical Heritage” (Moscow, 1998), International Competition of Performers (Yalta, 2006).

Honorary Member of the Organizing Council of the International Piano Competition in Paris (France), Member of the International Association of Piano Teachers “Art and Education of the 21st Century”, Member of the European Piano Teachers Association (EPTA), Member of the Belarusian Union of Musical Workers, Member of the Belarusian Union of Theater Workers.

Chairman and member of the jury of Republican and International performing competitions (Belarus, Ukraine, Russia, Italy, Greece, Poland, Czech Republic, China).

Member of the jury of student research competitions in the field of musical art.

Participant of numerous television and radio programs in Belarusian, Ukrainian, Russian, Serbian, Polish, and French broadcasting. There are publications in the press (newspaper “Labour”, “Evening Minsk”, “Culture”, “People’s newspaper”, “Evening Odessa”, “Sud Ouest”, etc.)

Among her students are Grand Prix winners, laureates of International piano competitions, scholarship holders of the Special Fund of the President of the Republic of Belarus for Support of the Talented Youth:

Yu Bing Bing, Fang Yuan, Guo Hongli, Li Lin, Xiao Wei, Li Le, Xu Rong, M.Medved, A.Ivanova, Zhang Yixin, Han Fengjie, Shi Yishan, Zuo Xinyu, Yuan Chen, Mi Ximen, Zhao Yingfei; Zhou Yizhi, Li Tong, Li Yuxuan, Yang Yuanhan (creative project).

V.Sakharova prepares students for Republican and International research and practice conferences and scientific works competitions.

Students of her class have repeatedly become laureates of the Academy scientific work competition (“Alma mater” – D.Klyuchenovich), the Republican conference-competition (E.Sushchenya, E.Moroz), the International student scientific works competition (E.Samokhovets, E.Moroz).

Laureates of scientific works competitions:

• E.Samokhovets – laureate of the 1st prize at the II International Student Conference-Competition of Musicological Works (2011).
• E.Moroz – laureate of the International Competition of Final Qualification Works for Students (2021, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia).
• E.Moroz – laureate of the VIII Republican competition of student scientific works (2022, Minsk, Republic of Belarus).

PhD Supervisor of the Student Research and Creative Society of the Department of Music Pedagogy, History and Theory of Performing Art.

She is one of the organizers of the Research and Practice Conference of the Belarusian State Academy of Music “Musical pedagogy, psychology and performance through the eyes of students”.

Author and organizer of the scientific and creative project at the Belarusian State Academy of Music – competition for young teachers “Stages of Mastery”, dedicated to the 90th anniversary of the Belarusian State Academy of Music (2022).

Author, organizer and presenter of the annual educational creative project, concerts of piano music with the participation of students and their teachers: “Stages of mastery”, “Classics and not only…”, “Through the years, times and eras…” in G.Shirmy Small Hall of the Belarusian State Philharmonic Society (from 2014 to the present).

She performs as a soloist, piano accompanist, and piano duet artist in concert halls in Belarus, Ukraine, Crimea, Russia, Poland, Greece, and France.

She gives reports and lectures at International research and practice conferences and forums, conducts master classes (Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Poland, Greece, Italy, Czech Republic, etc.), advanced training courses at the Institute of Culture of Belarus, Institute of Professional Development and Staff Retraining of the M.Tank Belarusian State Pedagogical University, collaborates with secondary specialized education institutions and higher education institutions (reviews scientific articles, educational programs and methodological developments), works in expert commissions, and is an opponent in the defense of PhD theses.

Veronika Sakharova was awarded Certificates of Honor from the Department of Culture of the Minsk City Executive Committee (2001, 2008, 2013); Gratitude and Diplomas from the International Charitable Foundation “Our Future” with the support of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation for the great contribution to the development of children’s and youth creativity (2014 – 2022), the Ministry of Culture of Belarus (2010); Certificates of Honor from the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Belarus (2014, 2018), the Main Directorate of Ideological Work, Culture and Youth Affairs of the Minsk City Executive Committee (2016, 2017), the Minsk City Council of Deputies (2017), the Public Association “Belarusian Union of Musical Workers” (2021), the Rector of the Belarusian State Academy of Music (2022).

Winner of the International Music Award of the Eurasian Economic Union “BelBrandaword” (2016).

Research interests – piano performing art (creativity, performance, piano schools, performing styles), problems of interpretation of a musical work and pedagogical skills, teaching methods, methodology for researching musical performing art.

PhD thesis:

• Interpretation of piano music by P.I.Tchaikovsky in the context of the theory and practice of performing art / research supervisor V.D.Kokushkin; BGAM. – Minsk, 2009.

Monograph:

• Interpretation of piano music by P.I.Tchaikovsky in the context of theory and practice of performing art: monograph – Minsk, 2007.

Articles:

• Interpretation of piano works by P.I.Tchaikovsky in the context of time // Music. Pedagogy and psychology: issues of theory and practice. – Minsk, 2002;
• A few touches to the portrait of P.I.Tchaikovsky // BSAM bulletin. – 2002. – No. 2; P.I.Tchaikovsky and modernity // M.Tank BSPU Bulletin. Ser. 2. – 2005. – No. 1;
• Piano cycle of pieces by P.I.Tchaikovsky “Children’s album” and features of students’ perception of the album // M.Tank BSPU Bulletin. Ser. 1. – 2005. – No. 3;
• Artistic interpretation of music pieces in the context of performing art // Music performance as a form of artistic and creative activities // BSAM scientific works. – Vol. 14. Ser. 5: Issues of history and theory of performing art. Music pedagogy. – Minsk, 2007;
• Interpretation of music pieces: to the problem of interaction between the author (composer) and the personal (performer) // Issues of art history, ethnography and folklore studies: collection. – Minsk, 2011. – Issue. 9; Pedagogical activities of I.Tsvetaeva in the context of Belarusian piano art // Issues of art history, ethnography and folklore studies: collection. – Minsk, 2011. – Issue. 11;
• Music competitions as a stimulus for students’ creative development: (from the experience of working as a jury member of children’s and youth international music competitions) // Culture. Science. Artistic endeavour: collection of scientific articles – Minsk, 2011. – Issue. 5;
• Gould’s performing activities in the context of pianist’s philosophical views // European Applied Sciences. – Stuttgart, 2013. – No. 5;
• Basic principles of the piano-method. system of V.M.Kuzmenko // International research and practice conference “Culture. Science. Artistic endeavour”, May 5, 2015. – Minsk, 2015;
• Sakharova, V.N. Prominent representatives of Belarusian piano art: L.P.Yushkevich (stages of formation of the creative personality of a musician / V.N.Sakharova // Current problems of art: history, theory, methods: materials of the IV International research and practice conference, Minsk, October 27, 2017 / M.Tank Belarusian State Pedagogical University; editorial board I.I.Ryzhikova (chief editor) [and others]. – Minsk: BSPU, 2017;
• Sakharova, V.N. Modern methods of piano playing teaching: traditions and innovations / V.N.Sakharova // Materials of the V International research and practice conference “Art and Personality”, Minsk, October 27, 2018;
• Sakharova, V.N. On the issue of interpretation of piano works of small forms by P.I.Tchaikovsky / V.N.Sakharova // Experimental and theoretical research in modern science: collection of articles based on materials of the XXIX International research and practice conference No. 20 (28). Novosibirsk: edition “SibAK”, 2018;
• Sakharova, V.N. Some features of the interpretation of F.Chopin’s etudes (using the example of Etude in F minor op. 25 No. 2) / V.N.Sakharova // “Issues of theory and practice of professional training of performing musicians”. Scientific works of the Belarusian State Academy of Music. Series 5. Issues of the theory and history of performing art. Musical pedagogy. – Minsk: BSAM, 2020 – pp. 169-175;
• Sakharova, V.N. Methodological foundations of performing analysis of musical works” / V.N.Sakharova // Culture, education, creativity: world technologies, author’s ideas, traditions and innovation: collection of materials of the II International research and practice conference, Odessa, December 1-2, 2020; Ministry of Culture and Information Policy of Ukraine; Department of Culture and Tourism. – Odessa, 2020;
• Sakharova, V.N. Nocturne in C sharp minor by F.Chopin in the context of interpretation tasks / V.N.Sakharova // Culture, education, creativity: world technologies, author’s ideas, traditions and innovation: collection of materials of the III International research and practice conference, Odessa, December 1-2, 2021; Ministry of Culture and Information Policy of Ukraine; Department of Culture and Tourism. – Odessa, 2021;
• Sakharova, V.N. Piano performing art in time coordinates / V.N.Sakharova. Traditions and current state of culture, language and literature: collection of scientific articles. Vol. 2 / chief editor A.I.Lakotka; Center for Research of Belarusian Culture, Language and Literature of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus. – Minsk: Rights and Economics, 2021. – pp. 374-378;
• On the issue of the typology of master classes in piano performing art / V.N.Sakharova, E.S.Moroz, // Bulletin of the Institute of Modern Knowledge, 2021. – No. 1. – pp. 42-46;
• Nocturne in C sharp minor by F.Chopin in the context of interpretation tasks // Culture, education, creativity: world technologies, author’s ideas, traditions and innovation: collection of materials of the III International research and practice conference, Odessa, December 1-2, 2021; Ministry of Culture and Information Policy of Ukraine; Department of Culture and Tourism. – Odessa, 2021.

Curricula:

• Methods of piano playing teaching: curriculum for speciality 1-16 01 13. – Minsk, 2013;
• Methods of piano playing teaching: teaching materials for speciality 1-16 01 13. – Minsk, 2014;
• History of Belarusian piano art: curriculum for speciality 1-16 01 13. – Minsk, 2017;
• Methodological foundations of performance analysis of musical works: curriculum for speciality 1-16 01 13. – Minsk, 2019;
• Theory of music interpretation: curriculum for speciality 1-16 01 13. – Minsk, 2017;
• Methodology of research of musical performing art: curriculum for speciality 1-16 80 01. – Minsk, 2020;
• Methods of piano playing teaching: curriculum for speciality 1-16 01 13. – Minsk, 2022.

Literature:

• Sakharova, V.N. Dedicated to my beloved family… // Family dynasties. – Odessa, 2016.
• Belarusian State Academy of Music: history in faces (1932–2017). – Minsk, “Art Literature”. – 2017.