Position: Associate Professor of the Special Piano Department
Education: Belarusian State Academy of Music (2007, piano class of Z.V.Kacharskaya),
Master’s degree there (2008, piano class of Z.V.Kacharskaya);
Master’s degree at the Royal College of Music in London (2010, piano class of V.Latarche);
postgraduate studies at the Moscow State Conservatory named after P.I.Tchaikovsky (2014) under the guidance of M.V.Filippov
Disciplines taught: Special instrument (piano), Piano ensemble
Born on August 3, 1983 in Mogilev (Republic of Belarus).
Since 2010, he has been a teacher at the Special Piano Department of the Belarusian State Academy of Music, and since 2015, he has been a senior teacher.
Laureate of the International competition “Minsk-2000”, laureate of the International competition in memory of E.Gilels (Odessa, Ukraine). Scholarship holder of the International Foundation named after V.Spivakov and the Special Fund of the President of the Republic of Belarus for Support of the Talented Youth.
Soloist of the Belarusian State Philharmonic Society (from 2007 to present). He performs as a soloist with chamber and symphony orchestras, and tours with solo concerts in Belarus and abroad – in England, Germany, France, Sweden, Belgium, Poland, China. Performances at Cadogan Hall (London), Saal Cortot (Paris), Concert Noble (Brussels), Steinway Hall (London).
He took part in master classes by D.Bashkirov, V.Lobanov, P.Baduro-Skoda. Participated in the Festivals “In the Homeland of Tchaikovsky” (2017, Votkinsk, Russia), “Prokofiev Spring” (2013, Donetsk), “Music over Motlawa” (2013, Gdansk), Musica Mundi (2009, Belgium), the International Forum WTPI (2013, Belgrade).
A.Muzykantov conducted master classes at the Musica Mundi Festival (2009, Belgium), Qu Fu Normal University (2016, China).
Member of the jury of Republican and International performing competitions.
He has publications in scientific editions on the topic – research of forms of improving performing skills.
Among his graduates are teachers and piano accompanists of music schools and colleges of the Republic of Belarus.
He has stock recordings on Belarusian Radio.
Publications:
Music competition as an integral part of the educational process at the British Royal College // Scientific works of the Belarusian State Academy of Music. Vol. 25. – Minsk, 2011.
Literature about the teacher:
Chigir, G. The steps of Sasha Muzykantov // People’s newspaper. – 2000 – February 2.
Molochko, E. Everyone is playing. Ours win! // Advice. Belarus. – 2000. – April 22.
Dadiomova, O. Trembling music beating // Culture. – 2001. – March 24-30.
Chigir, G. Stockholm applauds Muzykantov… // People’s newspaper. – 2002. – March 30.
Berasten, S. The successful and the bright // Literature and Art – 2007. – No. 46. – November 16.
Savitskaya, O.P. Piano and organ concert performing art // Belarusian concert performing art: the last third of the 20th century – the beginning of the 21st century / T.G.Mdivani [and others]. – Minsk: Belarusian science, 2012.
Ganul, N. The semantic triangle, Aleksei Kiselev and Aleksandr Muzykantov with the program “Cello Sonatas” // Art. – 2015. – No. 3.
