Online round table titled "Contemporary Young Composers of Three Countries"

On October 16, an online round table titled "Contemporary Young Composers of Three Countries" was held within the framework of the "Dialogues of Cultures – Bridges of Friendship" project. This was already the fifth online meeting of partners from Almaty, Minsk, and Petrozavodsk. It was dedicated to introducing young composers and students to each other's creative works.

Participants were offered a number of topics for discussion:

The refraction of national traditions in contemporary music.
Modern compositional techniques.
Music for orchestral instruments and the problems of contemporary orchestral music.
Igor Komar, a composer and Senior Lecturer at the Department of Composition of the Belarusian State Academy of Music, presented the practice of training composers at the Academy, as well as the works of the Academy's students, Danila Grishukevich and Yana Soldatenko.

Daniyar Berzhaprakov, a composer, musicologist, and lecturer at the Kurmangazy Kazakh National Conservatory, spoke about his creative journey.

Anna Afanasyeva, a composer, Senior Lecturer at the Department of Music Theory and Composition of the Petrozavodsk State Glazunov Conservatoire, and Chairperson of the Union of Composers of Karelia, shared her experience in searching for inspiration.

Students of the Petrozavodsk State Glazunov Conservatoire — Daniil Usoltsev, Serafima Rynkevich, and Maria Nechaeva — spoke about themselves and what becomes an impulse and stimulus for them when creating music.

All presentations were accompanied by listening to excerpts from the speakers' works.

In conclusion, Irina Koposova, the moderator of the round table and Head of the Department of Music Theory and Composition at the Petrozavodsk State Glazunov Conservatoire, noted that the participants presented different musical styles and traditions and that it is important to continue such a dialogue.

photos: Natalia Lavrushina, Belarusian State Academy of Music, Kurmangazy Kazakh National Conservatory