Special Piano Department

Lilia Ter-Minasyan

Position: Professor of the Special Piano Department

Academic title: Professor (2018)

Education: Belarusian State Conservatory named after A.V.Lunacharsky (1962); in the same place – Graduate School (1967) under the guidance of M.A.Berger

Courses taught: Special instrument (piano), Piano ensemble


She was born on January 24, 1939 in Leninakan (Gyumri, Armenia).

Since 1958, she has been a teacher of the Special Piano Department of the Belarusian State Conservatory named after A.V.Lunacharsky, since 1985 – Associate Professor, since 2007 – Professor. In the 1970s she was the Head of the Student Research and Creative Society at the Piano, Composition and-Musicology Faculty. Provides training for masters.

She gives solo and ensemble concerts. She has an extensive repertoire, including works by different composers, styles and eras.

Laureate of the International Competition (2016).

Among her students are:

  • Honored Worker of Culture of Poland G.Parfenova;
  • People’s Artist of the Republic of Belarus Ya.Poplavskaya;
  • Soloist of the Belarusian State Philharmonic Society G.Daineko;
  • Head of the Chamber Ensemble Department, PhD in Art History, Associate Professor of the Belarusian State Academy of Music L.Orlova;
  • Associate Professor of the Special Piano Department, Associate Professor of the Belarusian State Academy of Music E.Ostashkina-Myslivchik;
  • PhD in Art History, Associate Professor of the Belarusian State University of Culture and Arts I.Ukhova;
  • Senior teacher of the Belarusian State Academy of Music D.Platunov;
  • Laureate of International competitions, PhD in Art History M.Assuil;
  • Laureate of International competitions B.Garbar;
  • Laureate of International competitions S.Parfyonov;
  • Laureate of International competitions M.Irgalina;
  • Laureate of International competitions O.Baranova;
  • Laureate of International competitions A.Melnik;
  • Laureate of International competitions Liu Chenyu
  • Laureate of International competitions E.Kuzmich;
  • Laureate of International competitions Pang Yue;
  • Laureate of International competitions Su Zongmao.

Diploma “For high achievements in teaching foreign students” of the 1st International Educational Forum of Unity of Foreign Graduates of Belarusian Universities and CIS Countries “Traditions + Innovations – a Guarantee of Higher Education Success” (Minsk, 2021).

She has commendations from the Belarusian State Academy of Music, diplomas from the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Belarus, as well she was awarded the F.Skorina medal (2015).

Author of reports at Republican and International research and practice conferences on the history, theory and methodology of piano art.

Publications:

  • Early piano works of E.Tyrmand // M.K.Čiurlionis and piano art of five fraternal republics – Vilnius, 1982;
  • Piano works by E.Tyrmand. – Minsk, 1983;
  • The theme of the Great Patriotic War in Belarusian piano music // Great Patriotic War and Belarusian music in the 1940s-1980s – Minsk, 1987. – Research Department “Information Culture” State library of the USSR named after V.I.Lenin 20.04.88, No. 1745;
  • Piano concerto in the repertoire of music schools: guidance paper. – Minsk, 1987;
  • The stimulating role of the piano concerto in the process of working on sound // Questions of theory and practice of music pedagogy: collection of scientific papers – Minsk, 1989;
  • Piano concerto in the pedagogical repertoire // Piano pedagogy. – Minsk, 1998.

Curricula:

  • Piano Ensemble: curriculum for music colleges. – Minsk, 1996;
  • Performing practice: curriculum for music colleges. – Minsk, 1998.

She is the first performer of many works by Belarusian composers. He has stock records on the Belarusian radio.

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