Special Piano Department

Position: Associate Professor of the Special Piano Department

Academic title: Associate Professor (2022)

Education: Belarusian State Academy of Music (1997), probation assistantship there (1998) under the guidance of Z.V.Kacharskaya; UNESCO International University (France, 1998)

Courses taught: Special instrument (piano), Piano ensemble

She was born on July 3, 1975 in Minsk (BSSR).

Since 1997, she has been teaching at the Special Piano Department of the Belarusian State Academy of Music, since 2005 she has been a senior teacher, since 2018 – an Associate Professor.

Marina Rusakova performs solo, in duets, as part of chamber ensembles and with orchestras with concerts in Belarus and abroad (Russia, Poland, France, Bahrain). She has an extensive concert repertoire, performs works of different styles, eras and trends.

The first scholarship holder of the Special Fund of the President of the Republic of Belarus for the Support of Gifted Pupils and Students (1996). Laureate of the 4^th prize at the E.Durle International Piano Competition in Belgium (1996). She took part in the Paderewski Festival in Warsaw (1996). She was awarded the Diploma of the best accompanist at International competitions, the Diploma for teaching the Laureate who received the Grand Prix of the International Competition for Young Performers (Yalta, 2006).

Among the students of her class are:

• Head of the cycle commission “Special Piano” of the Education Institution “Republican Gymnasium-College of Arts named after I.O.Akhremchik”, Senior Teacher of the Belarusian State Academy of Music E.Kazinets;
• Laureate and Diploma winner of piano competitions T.Serikova;
• Laureate and Diploma winner of piano competitions O.Tkachenko;
• Laureate and Diploma winner of piano competitions Y.Kirilets;
• Laureate and Diploma winner of piano competitions J.Levkovich;
• Laureate and Diploma winner of piano competitions A.Golubtsova;
• piano accompanist of the Belarusian State Academy of Music K.Ostoeva;

Publications:

• Piano music by S.Prokofiev: on the question of interpretation of program works. // BSAM scientific papers. – Minsk, 2007. – Issue 14;
• Program cycles for piano by G.Gorelova: on the issue of performing interpretation // Culture. Science. Creativity: Materials of the III International Research and Practice Conference, April 23-24, 2009. – Minsk, 2009;
• Piano music of Belarus of the 19th century in national performing practice // Bulletin of the Belarusian State Academy of Music. – 2020. – No. 37;
• Piano music by young Belarusian composers for children // Bulletin of the Belarusian State Academy of Music. – 2021. – No. 38.
• Gorelova, G. Lilac Fairy / welcome speech by M.Rusakova. – Minsk, 2017;
• Gorelova, G. Figures from colored paper / welcome speech by M.Rusakova. – Minsk, 2017.

She has stock records on the Belarusian radio (works by G.Gorelova).