Biography - Molčanov Aleksej

Aleksej Molčanov completed the School for secondary music education in Kiev (Ukraine), in the class of docent Lidija Šur. Kiev Conservatory and postgraduate studies in the class of professor Aleksandra Snegirjova and Vladimir Vinicki, he completed in 1986. During his schooling, he won many awards at the republic, federal and international competitions, as a pianist. Among his best achievements it is important to mention that he is the prize winner of the N. Lisenko National Piano Competition in Lavov in 1984. He is the winner of the Special award for performing composition at the First Rachmaninov Piano Competition in Moscow in 1983. Even in his student days he actively took part in many concerts as a soloist and also as a chamber musician in Ukraine, Russia and Germany.

As soon as he successfully completed his studies he engages in pedagogic work along with the concert activities. He performed with a great success Recitals in Switzerland, then on his tours in Ukraine and Lebanon. He participated in many Philharmonic orchestras in Cerkasi, Lavov, Dnjepropetrovsk and Harkov Philharmony of the Young. His music was broadcasted on State TV and Radio of Ukraine. He collaborated with the Association of Composers of Ukraine on contemporary music projects. Since 1995 he has lived in Serbia where he continued his art activities with successful concerts in Niš, Negotin, Kragujavac and Zaječar. As a piano soloist he used to open the Season of Niš Philharmony. His performing earned great compliments in “Mokranjac Days” and in “Nimus”. He came to Montenegro in 1999and since May 2000 he took the job in Music Academy in Cetinje. He successfully collaborated on many music events and realized significant results in cultural projects of Montenegro.

He performed at Festivals such as  ‘’KotorArt’’, ‘’A Tempo’’, ‘’Montenegro Music Festival’’, ‘’DEUS’’. He is a Professor  Music Academy in Cetinje for the subject corepetition