Position: Head of the Plucked String Percussion Folk Instruments Department Academic degree: PhD in Art History (2017) Education: Belarusian State Academy of Music (2009) class of E.Gladkov, Postgraduate School (2013) Courses taught: Special instrument (dulcimer), Ensemble, Methods of writing scientific-methodological work, Methodological basics of performing analysis of musical compositions
She was born on November 8, 1985 in Minsk, BSSR.
Since 2010 has been working at the Plucked String Percussion Folk Instruments Department (part time). Since 2013 – as a main job in Belarusian State Academy of Music, since 2022 – the Head of the Plucked String Percussion Folk Instruments Department. She trains MA students, holds classes at the Faculty of Personal Development and Staff Retraining of Belarusian State Academy of Music.
She is a member of Belarusian Union of Musical Workers (2011).
She is laureate of 9 international and 3 republican competitions.
She is a soloist of Belarusian State Philharmonic Society (2011-2015, since 2021 till present time). Toured all over Belarus, countries of former USSR and Europe, having performed more than 300 solo concerts; a member of Culture Days in Belarus and abroad (Russia, Lithuania, Latvia) and international festivals (Belarus, Russia, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Slovenia).
At the basis of repertoire there are compositions written for Belarusian dulcimer. She made more than 50 premieres, more than 10 compositions dedicated to dulcimers. She has fund recordings in Belarusian Radio and Television.
The head and member of jury of republican and international competitions, She holds master-classes in Children Music Schools and Secondary Special Educational Institutions of the Republic of Belarus.
During the time of work in the Academy graduated 11 specialists, 7 of them are laureates of international competitions.
In 2017 defended PhD thesis in the topic: “Ways of development of academic performance on Belarusian dulcimer”. She is the author of reports at republican and international scientific-practical conferences to the issues of history, theory and methods of dulcimer art. She is a compeller of “Chrestomathy of dulcimer players” (5 music collections), performer “Audiocollection of music for Belarusian dulcimer (5 CDs).
A scholarship holder (2000, 2003, 2005) and laureate (2010, 2012) of the Special Fund of the President of the Republic of Belarus for the support of talented youth. She was awarded Certificates of Honor from Belarusian Union of Composers (2008, 2021), Belarusian State Philharmonic Society (2012, 2013), has gratitude from the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Belarus (2012), from the Rector of Belarusian State Academy of Music (2012).
Publications and manuscripts:
Praded. Academic performance on Belarusian dulcimer as phenomena of modern musical culture: to the statement of the problem / V.Praded // Musical culture of Belarus at the ways of research / compeller T.Yakimenko; Scientific works of Belarusian State Academy of Music. Ed. 28. Questions of modern musicology in young scientists’ research. – Minsk; Belarusian State Academy of Music, 2012. – P. 75-83.
Praded. From the history of formation of academic performance on Belarusian dulcimers: work of I.Zhinovich / V.Praded // Art history: theory, history, practice: scientific-practical magazine / main editor V.Babiuk – Cheliabinsk: South-Ural State Institution of Arts named after P.Tchaikovsky, 2012. – №1 (02). — P. 125–129.
Praded. Performing sources of musical expressiveness in the problems of theory of musical-performing art / V.Praded // Questions of musical preforming art / compeller V.Yakoniuk; Scientific works in Belarusian State Academy of Music. Ed. 36. Questions of history and theory of performing arts. Musical pedaogy. – Minsk: Belarusian State Academy of Music, 2015. – P. 295-304.
Praded. About new tendencies in the development of school playing Belarusian dulcimer / V.Praded // Culture. Science. Art; collection of scientific articles / scientific editor N.Arutiunova – Minsk; Belarusian State Academy of Music, 2011. – Ed. 5. – P. 364-370.
Praded. About term “performing sources of musical expressiveness” / V.Praded //History and modernity: from musical science to performing practice / compeller L.Volkova; Scientific works of Belarusian State Academy of Music. Ed. 32, Questions of modern musicology in research of modern scientists. – Minsk: Belarusian State Academy of Music”, 2014. – P. 131-138.
Praded. Ways of development of academic performance on Belarusian dulcimers / V.Praded, “Belarusian State Academy of Music”. – Minsk, 2017. – 26 p.
Praded. Ways of development of academic performance on Belarusian dulcimers: PhD thesis of History of Arts: 17.00.01 / V.Praded. – Minsk, 2017. – 140 p.
Прадед, В.А. Рационализация игровых движений цимбалиста / В.А. Прадед // Культура ва ўмовах глабалізацыі : матэрыялы навуковай канферэнцыі (25–26 лістапада 2009 г.) / рэд. савет : Б.У. Святлоў (старшыня) [і інш.]. — Мн. : Бел. дзярж. ун-т культуры і мастацтваў, 2010. — С. 99–103.
Praded. Rationalization of playing moves of dulcimer player: practical manual / V.Praded – Minsk; 2009. – 48 p.
Praded. Compositions of Belarusian composers for dulcimer solo in the context of formation of academic performance on dulcimer / V.Praded // Musical culture of Belarus and world: new directions of research / compeller E.Kurakina; Scientific works of Belarusian State Academy of Music. Ed. 29. Questions of modern musicology in the research of young scientists. – Minsk: Belarusian State Academy of Music, 2013. – P. 68-77.
Praded. Creative activity of E.Gladkov in the context of development of academic school of playing on Belarusian dulcimer / V.Praded // News of Belarusian State Academy of Music. – 2012. — №20. — P. 175–179.
He is the author of the range of arrangements for dulcimer, performing edits of compositions of Belarusian, Russian and foreign composers.
Compeller:
Methodological basics of performing analysis of musical compositions; educational programmes of higher education institutions on educational course for speciality 1-16 01 08 Plucked String Percussion Folk Instruments / Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Belarus, Belarusian State Academy of Music; [compeller V.Praded]. – Minsk, 2020. – 12c.
Praded. From compeller: methodological explanations / V.Praded // Plays for dulcimer and piano / compeller: V.Praded. – Baranovichi: 2012. – P. 3-6.
Special instrument: educational programme for higher educational institution on educational course for speciality 1-16 01 08-02 Plucked String Percussion Folk Instruments / Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Belarus, Belarusian State Academy of Music; [compeller V.Praded]. – Minsk, 2021. – 20 c.
Chrestomathy of dulcimer player: compositions for Belarusian dulcimer solo I / compeller V.Praded. – Minsk; edition “Four quarters”, 2014. – 40 c.;
Chrestomathy of dulcimer player: compositions for Belarusian dulcimer solo II / compeller V.Praded. – Minsk; edition “Four quarters”, 2015. – 44 c.;
Chrestomathy of dulcimer player: compositions for Belarusian dulcimer in ensemble I / compeller V.Praded. – Minsk; edition “Four quarters”, 2015. – 40 c.;
Chrestomathy of dulcimer player: compositions for Belarusian dulcimer in ensemble II / compeller V.Praded. – Minsk; edition “Four quarters”, 2015. – 40 c.;
Chrestomathy of dulcimer player: compositions for Belarusian dulcimer with orchestra I / compeller V.Praded. – Minsk; edition “Four quarters”, 2018. – 48 c.
