Position: Head of the Special Piano Department
Academic title: Associate Professor (2003)
Education: Belarusian State Conservatory named after A.V.Lunacharsky (1985, piano class by G.I.Shershevsky); Assistant-internship at the P.I.Tchaikovsky Moscow State Conservatory (1987) under the guidance of T.P.Nikolaeva, postgraduate studies there (1988) under the guidance of V.P.Chinaeva
Courses taught: Special instrument (piano), Piano ensemble, Music interpretation theory
Born on May 24, 1962 in Minsk (BSSR).
At the Belarusian State Academy of Music he teaches at the Special Piano Department (1988), Associate Professor (1998). Head of the Special Piano Department (from 2012 to the present).
Laureate of the V Republican Piano Competition (Minsk, 1976), V M.Ciurlionis Inter-Republican Competition (1982), International Competition “Virtuosi per musica di pianoforte” (Czechoslovakia, 1977).
Conducts concert activity, performs with solo and ensemble concerts. In 1988–1999 he was an artist of the ensemble of soloists “Classic Avant-Garde”. Concert tours in the cities of Belarus, Russia, Ukraine, Austria, Germany, Spain, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Poland, Finland, Taiwan. He has an extensive repertoire from clavier baroque music to modern music by foreign and Belarusian authors.
Conducts master classes in Russia, Armenia, Switzerland, Austria, Taiwan. As a member of the jury, he is invited to Republican and International competitions in Belarus, Russia, Armenia, Moldova. Artistic Director and Organizer of the International Festival “Belarusian Piano Assemblies” (2013, 2015, 2022), organizer of master classes by famous musicians. Participant of Republican and International conferences, author of researches in the field of history and theory of piano art.
He was awarded the Honorary Mention of the Minister of Culture of the Republic of Belarus (2002), the Commendation from the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Belarus (2017), the Francysk Skorina Medal (2022), Honorary Mention and Citations of the Belarusian State Academy of Music.
Among his students are Laureates of Republican and International folk competitions E.Gorina, I.Karavaeva, E.Zimbalist, T. itkovskaya, A.Gulay, M.Deruga, A.Karpuk, A.Kugach, L.Glazova, K.Gritskova; Head of the Preparatory Department of the Belarusian State Academy of Music S.Khikhich; Teacher of the Education Institution “Republican Gymnasium-College of Arts named after I.O.Akhremchik” O.Tarasevich, Senior Teachers of the Special Piano Department of the Belarusian State Academy of Music M.Matvievskaya, A.Gorbach.
Compiler and editor:
Piano Music of Belarus in the 18th Century: Repertoire Collection. – Minsk, 2000;
Piano music of Belarus of the 19th century: Repertoire Collection. – Minsk, 2001.
Literature about the teacher:
Savitskaya, O.P. Piano and organ concert performing art // Belarusian concert performing art: the last third of the 20th – the beginning of the 21st century. / T.G.Mdivani [and others]. – Minsk, 2012.
He has stock records on the Belarusian radio and television.
