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Aleksandr V. Sarzhant

Associate Professor of Composition Department

Саржант Александр Владимирович

Biography

Member of the Union of Composers of Russia (since 2021) and of the Russian Harp Society (since 2015).

In 2017 he graduated from the Gnesin Russian Academy of Music with a degree in Computer Music and Arranging (class of Prof. V. S. Ulyanich).

In 2021 he completed postgraduate studies at the Gnesin Russian Academy of Music in the field 17.00.02 «Musical Art» (class of Prof. T. I. Naumenko).

In October 2021 he defended his Candidate of Arts dissertation on the topic «The Symphonic Works of Georgy Dmitriev: Features of Orchestral Style».

List of publications

Prize‑winner of All‑Russian and international composition competitions:

  • All‑Russian Competition of Electronic and Computer Music (Mytishchi, 2014) – First Prize;
  • V. V. Khramov International Vocal Art Competition (Samara, 2015) – Second Prize;
  • International Arts Festival‑Competition «Moscow Brings Friends Together» (2019) – First Prize;
  • International Arts Festival‑Competition «Concerto Virtuoso» (2020) – First Prize;
  • VI International Arts Festival & Contest «Allegretto Grazioso» (2020) – Second Prize;
  • First International Music Competition «Cantus Avis» (2021) – First Prize;
  • International Russian Romance Competition «The Leaves Whisper in Autumn…» (2023) – First Prize.

Information on students who have become prize‑winners:

  • Yu Wenhan (Fourth International Arts Festival‑Competition «Nevsky Seasons», St. Petersburg, 2021) – First Prize in the category «Composition: Orchestral Music»;
  • Ekaterina Makarevskaya (Fifth R. M. Glière International Music Competition, Moscow, 2021) – Third Prize in the category «Composition»;
  • Elena Sofonova (Seventh International Arts Festival‑Competition «Moscow Brings Friends Together», Moscow, 2022) – First Prize;
  • Elizaveta Chelyatnikova (Second International Music Competition «Cantus Avis», 2022) – Second Prize;
  • Yulia Nadrechnaya (Eighth International Arts Competition‑Festival «Native Expanses», 2023) – First Prize.