Anton Soler Biljenski

Great Yugoslav pianist, born in Bilja (Slovenia), settled in Argentina. His masters were Fanelli and Lalewicz from the Saint Petersburg school (Anna Essipova). He was a pianist with a large concert and pedagogical activity.

Valery M. Sagaidachmy

One of the most respected pedagogues of the Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Kiev during the Soviet era. Virtuoso pianist, more than 100 of his students won prizes in competitions. Sagaidachny was a student and assistant of the legendary Vladimir Nielsen of St. Petersburg.

Vladimir V. NIELSEN

A legend of the 20th-century Russian school. Professor at the Rimsky-Korsakov Conservatory in Saint Petersburg.

Vladimir A Natanson

Famous professor at the Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Moscow, disciple of the great Samuel Feinberg. Many of his students have been winners in international competitions. Doctor in history, specialist in the history of piano playing.

C O M P O S I T I O N T E A C H E R S

Alferdo L. Schiuma

Italian-Argentine composer. Author of 5 operas, two symphonies, a Requiem, chamber, and vocal music. With a universalist tendency in his orchestral and chamber works, his operas Las Vírgenes del Sol and Tabaré were considered a revolution in favor of Latin American musical identity. Villa-Lobos traveled especially to Buenos Aires for the premiere of one of them and always regarded him as an example to follow.

Lev N. Kolodub

One of the most important composers of Soviet Ukraine, professor at the Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Kiev. In the words of M. A. Scebba: “He was the one who put my composer's mind in order.”

I N F L U E N C E S

Two great masters, already classics in music history, exerted a direct influence on my composition. Dmitry Shostakovich, who during my training period in the Soviet Union was the great idol and role model. I met him through my professor Kolodub in Kiev, at a meeting with composition students, and later attending rehearsals of the opera Katerina Ismailova, which he came to supervise. Another major influence in my life as a composer was Aram Khachaturian. My relationship with him was more direct; I often played works by my colleagues for him to evaluate, and I even received his advice on my own compositions.

Dmitri Shostakovitch

Aram Khachaturiann