Teaching staff

Piano faculty

Vladimir P. Ovchinnikov

Head of the Department of Piano
People’s Artist of the Russian Federation

Tatiana P. Levitina

Head of Piano Department
Honored artist of Russian Federation

Tatiana A. Zelikman

Professor of Special Piano Department
Honored Worker of Culture of the Russian Federation

Vera B. Nosina

Professor of Special Piano Department
Honored Worker of the Arts Industry of the Russian Federation, Honored Worker of Culture of Kyrgyzstan

Dmitry E. Ratser

Professor of Special Piano Department

Vladimir M. Tropp

Professor of Special Piano Department
Honored Worker of the Arts Industry of the Russian Federation, Honored Professor at the China Conservatory of Music in Beijing (China)

Pavel A. Dombrovsky

Associate Professor of Special Piano Department

Ludmila V. Pluzhnik

Associate Professor of Special Piano Department

Mikhail A. Semenov

Associate Professor of Special Piano Department

Svyatoslav E. Khitev

Associate Professor of Special Piano Department
Visiting Professor at the School of Music Shenyang University Changzhi (China)

Evgeniya B. Tarasova

Senior Lecturer in Special Piano Department

Olga S. Danilova

Senior Lecturer in Special Piano Department, Concert Master
The first type of concert master

Svyatoslav F. Lips

Senior Lecturer in Special Piano Department

Alexander V. Fiseisky

Head of Organ and Harpsichord Department
Honored artist of the Russian Federation

Olga A. Filippova

Professor of Organ and Harpsichord Department

Marina V. Kravets

Director of the Music Master Training Department

Viktor A. Vlasov

Professor, Head of the Department of Piano Accompaniment
Honored Worker in the Field of Education in the Russian Federation

Evgeny A. Sergeev

Lecturer at the Music Master Training Department

Orchestral faculty

Aleksei A. Koshvanets

Head of the Department for concert work, Head of the Department of Violin and Viola, Minister of Music and Educational Activities Development
Honored Artist of the Russian Federation

Mikhail A. Gotsdiner

Professor of violin and baritone
Honored artist of the Russian Federation

Vladislav G. Igolinsky

Professor of violin and baritone
Honored artist of the Russian Federation

Dmitry Ts. Khakhamov

Professor of violin and baritone
Honored artist of the Russian Federation

Olga I. Vaganova

Dean of Orchestral Faculty

Vladimir K. Tonkha

Head of the Department of Cello, Double Bass and Harp
People's Artist of the Russian Federation

Milda M. Agazarian

Professor of cello, double bass, and harp
Honored Worker of Culture of the Russian Federation

Alexander A. Belsky

Professor of cello, double bass, and harp
Honored artist of the Russian Federation, Honored Worker of the Arts Industry of the Russian Federation

Vladislav V. Provotar

Associate Professor of Cello, Double Bass, and Harp Department

Valentina I. Degtiareva

Head of the Department of Woodwinds
Honored Worker of Culture of the Russian Federation

Vladislav V. Vals

Professor of Woodwind Instruments Department

Nikolai V. Mozgovenko

Professor of Woodwind Instruments Department
People’s Artist of the Russian Federation

Ivan F. Olenchik

Professor of Woodwind Instruments Department
Honored artist of the Russian Federation, Honored Worker of MMO

Leonid B. Drutin

Associate Professor of Woodwind Instruments Department, Senior Lecturer of Orchestra and Percussion Instruments Department

Vladimir A. Dokshitser

Head of the brass instrument department
Honored Worker of Culture of the Russian Federation

Dmitry M. Lukianov

Head of Department of Percussion Instruments
Honored artist of the Russian Federation

Faculty of folk instruments

Alexander V. Selivanov

Dean of Faculty of Folk Instruments

Friedrich R. Lips

Head of Department of Bayan and Accordion
People’s Artist of the Russian Federation

Viacheslav A. Semenov

Professor of Accordion and Accordion Department
People’s Artist of the Russian Federation

Yuri A. Sidorov

Professor of Accordion and Accordion Department
Honored artist of the Russian Federation

Maria V. Vlasova

Associate Professor of Accordion and Accordion Department

Andrei A. Gorbachev

Head of the Department of Guitar, Domra, Balalaika

Viacheslav P. Kruglov

Professor of the Department of String and Folk Instruments
People’s Artist of the Russian Federation

Dmitry A. Murin

Associate Professor of the Department of String and Folk Instruments

Faculty of vocal studies

Mikhail S. Agin

Head of the Department of Solo singing №1
Honored Worker of the Arts Industry of the Russian Federation, Honored Worker of Culture of the Russian Federation

Natalia A. Dmitrieva

Dean of Faculty of Vocal Studies
Honored Worker of Education of Russian Federation, Honored Worker of Culture of Mongolia

Alexander A. Naumenko

Head of the Department of Solo singing №2
People’s Artist of the Russian Federation

Ekaterina V. Starodubrovskaya

Professor of the Second Solo Department

Alexander A. Zakharov

Senior Lecturer of the Second Solo Department
Honored artist of the Russian Federation

Faculty of conducting

Sergei A. Chukov

Head of the Department of Choral Conducting
Honored Worker of Higher Education of the Russian Federation

Margarita M. Apeksimova

Dean of Faculty of Conducting
Honored Worker of Higher Education of the Russian Federation

Alexander S. Ryzhinsky

Rector
Laureate of the Russian Government Prize, Honorary Worker of the Russian Federation Education Sector

Vladimir I. Sorokin

Professor of Choral Conducting Department

Denis I. Morozov

Dean of Faculty of Modern Music Industry

Vladimir P. Ziva

Head of the Department of Symphonic Orchestra and Opera conducting
Honored Worker of the Arts Industry of the Russian Federation

Andrei S. Rein

Associate Professor of Opera and Symphony Conducting Department

Vladimir G. Lebusov

Head of the Department of Orchestral Conducting 
Honored artist of the Russian Federation, Honored artist of the Ukrainian SSR

Faculty of folk music performance

Marina V. Medvedeva

Head of the Department of Choral and Solo Folk Singing
Honored Worker of Higher Education of the Russian Federation

Svetlana K. Ignateva

Professor of Choral and Folk Solo Singing Department
Honored artist of the Russian Federation

Tatiana D. Kroshilina

Associate Professor of Chorus and Folk Solo Singing Department

Alexander S. Bazikov

Head of the Department of National Instruments of the Peoples of Russia
Honored Worker of the Arts Industry of the Russian Federation

Faculty of music history, theory and composition

Irina P. Susidko

Head of the Department of Music Analysis

Larisa L. Gerver

Professor of Musicology Analysis

Nina V. Pilipenko

Researcher at the Creative Center for Research on Music and Drama Issues, Professor of Analytical Musicology

Tatiana V. Tsaregradskaya

Head of Department of international cooperation

Tatiana I. Naumenko

Vice-rector for scientific research, Head of the Department of Music Theory
Honored Worker of Education of Russian Federation

Natalia S. Gulianitskaya

Professor of Music Theory
Honored Worker of Higher Education of the Russian Federation

Tatiana N. Krasnikova

Professor of Music Theory

Dina K. Kirnarskaya

Vice-rector for public relations, Head of the Department of Music History
Honored Worker in the Field of Education in the Russian Federation

Vera B. Valkova

Professor of Music History

Kuzma A. Bodrov

Head of the Department of Composition

Petr A. Klimov

Associate Professor of Composition Department

Oksana E. Mishina

Head of the Department of Music Pedagogy
Honored Worker of Culture of the Russian Federation 

Yuliya I. Agisheva

Head of the Department of Musical Journalism

Larisa M. Belogurova

Head of the Department of Ethnomusicology

Faculty of jazz and popular music

Vsevolod K. Timofeev

Head of the Department of Instrumental Jazz Performance

Valery A. Grokhovsky

Vice-rector for secondary prof. education, Director of Gnesins Musical College, Dean of Faculty of Jazz and Popular Music

Igor M. Bril

Professor of Jazz Instrumental Performance Department
People’s Artist of the Russian Federation

Alexander V. Oseichuk

Professor of Jazz Instrumental Performance Department
Honored artist of the Russian Federation

Ksenia V. Politkovskaya

Head of the Department of Pop and Jazz Singing

Faculty of modern music industry

Oleg V. Ivanov

Head of the Department of Performing Arts Production

Daria G. Rodionova

Head of the Department of Music Management

Alexander V. Mikhlin

Head of the Department of Sound Engineering