Andrey G. Filonovich

Completed postgraduate course of St. Peters­burg State University as a music critic, where he studied modern musicology (class of E. S. Kho­dorkovskaya), music history (A. Z. Khar’kov­sky), analysis and description of theatre perfor­mance (E. V. Tret’yakova), contemporary music (V. V. Ran­nev), methodology of analysis and description of music (M. P. Mishchenko). Theme of his master’s thesis: “The curse motive in 19th—early 20th century opera” (scientific supervisor—O. B. Ma­nul­kina). Laureate of the International Musicology Competition “Music Academy” (2nd prize, 2023). Speaker at conferences at Zubov Institute (2023) and The Gnesins Russian Academy of Music (2024). Currently working on his candidate disser­tation on the music-critical heritage of Eduard Hanslick (scientific supervisor—A. L. Porfir’eva). For his contribution to the 17th International Tchai­kovsky Competition he was awarded a letter of gratitude from the Deputy Minister of Cul­ture of Russia (2023). Editor-in-Chief of the “Bolshoi Theater” journal (2024).