Mikhail<br /> Bogdanov

Mikhail
Bogdanov

  • Professor

Composer, Professor, Department of Orchestration

Education

  • MM – Composition and Music Theory (Prof. T. Khrennikov, Prof. A. Chaykovsky, Prof. N. Rakov), Tchaikovsky Moscow State Conservatory
  • 1998-1999 – Ikuta School, Sapporo, Japan, Tradition musical instruments, koto player

Teaching appointments

  • 2001 – present: Tchaikovsky Moscow State Conservatory, Faculty of Composition (Faculty of Musicology and Composition since 2020), Department of Orchestration: Associate Professor (since 2007), Professor (since 2020)
  • 2014–2016 – Russin Suzuki Associaton. Vice-president, Country Director
  • 2012 – present – founder and leader of Yamaha Web-school
  • 2010 – present – Manager of Educational Programs at Yamaha Music (Russia’s branch)
  • 2009 – The Mannes School of Music, New York, Guest Professor – Reasearcher in the frame of the Fulbright Program USA
  • 2008–2009 – Crane School of Music, State University of New York, Potsdam, Guest Professor in Orchestration. The author`s course “Peculiarities of the Russian Orchestration School. On examples of works by P. Tchaikovsky, N. Rimsky-Korsakov, D. Schostakovich”
  • 2004–2006 – Lomonosov Moscow State University, Faculty of Fine Arts, Associate Professor in Composition
  • 2001–2005 – The Peoples Friendship Moscow University, Inter-University Center, Senior Instructor of composition and musicology
  • 1999–2001 – Lomonosov Moscow State University, Institute of Asia, Africa and Latin America, Instructor
  • 1990–1999 – Novosibirsk State Conservatory, Department of Composition, Associate Professor
  • 1984–1990 – Tashkent Special Music College, Instructor of Composition and Piano

Membership in professional societies

1984 – present – Member of Russia's Union of Composers (formerly USSR’s)

Participation in conferences, seminars, festivals

  • 1996 – “Koto and its role in musical culture of Japan”. International Symposium Chatkhan: the history and the present , Abakan,
  • 2009 – “High Education System in the Global Economical Crysis”, Fulbright Scholar Conference , Washington DC, USA
  • 2009 – “Three Russian Composers. Three Russian Colors of Time: Tchaikovsky, Rimsky-Korsakov, Shostakovich.” Crane Academic Forum, Crane School of Music, State University of New York, Potsdam, USA
  • 2010 – “L’Arte musicale russa – tradizioni e attualita”, Conference at Conservatorio Bonporti in frame of Festival della Cultura Russa, Trento, Italy
  • 2014 – International Festival “Elfenau Kultursommer Festival” in the course of the 200th anniversaries of the Russian-Swiss diplomatic relations and of the Imperial House in Elfenau, Bern, Switzerland
  • 2014 – NAMM MUSIC MESSE RUSSIA. The presentation of the book “Principles of arranging for digital keyboards Yamaha” by Mikhail Bogdanov and Peter Baartmans. Moscow, “Sokolniki”.
  • 2015 – Second International Congress «Music for everyone». Yakutsk. “Methodology of the Early Music Education by Shinichi Suzuki. The history, development and distribution. Suzuki method and its place in the modern world
  • 2015 – All-Russian Web-seminar for teachers in electronic keyboard classes. Leader of the project
  • 2015 – International Competition Art Syntesis in the course of the 11th Moscow International Festival of Slavic Music. Chairman of the jury in the Electronic keyboard nomination
  • 2016 – The 15th Youth Delphic Games of Russia. The Conference on the problems of music education in the field of electronic music. New trends and problems of music education in the field of electronic music
  • 2016 – The Seventh International Festival “Italy- Russia: the dialogue of cultures”. Trento, Italy
  • 2017 – NAMM MUSIC MESSE RUSSIA. The presentation of educational and methodical manual for electronic keyboard education

Awards

  • 1980 – The 1st Prize of All-Union Competition of Composition
  • 1997 – Certificate of “Miyagisha koto Michi no kai” (Traditional Japanese Musical Instrument)
  • 1988–1999 – Japan Foundation Fellowship, Researcher of Miyagi Michio’s compositions, koto playing under direction of Yukiko Takagaki Sakata, Ikuta School Sapporo, Japan
  • 2008–2009 – Fulbright Scholarship, Classes of Russian Orchestration at Crane School of Music, State University of New York, Potsdam, NY, Researcher at Mannes College The New School for Music, NY, USA
  • 2019 – Busan Maru International Music Festival. Composition Competition: 1st Prize
  • 2019 – The Seventh International Competition among musicians Grand Music Art: Winner of the 1st Degree in the categories “Arrangement” and “Composition”
  • 2020 – The Sixth International Competition of Musicians in Cyprus: Winner of the 1st Degree in the category “Composition” and of the Special Prize for high professional skill and originality of arrangement in the category “Composer-arranger”
  • 2021 – The Tenth International Competition among musicians Grand Music Art: Winner of the 1st Degree in the categories “Arrangement” and “Composition”
  • 2021 – International Composition Award Vienna/Austria: 3rd Prize
  • 2021 – The Seventh International Competition of Performers and Composers The Origins and Horizons of Romanticism. Laureate of the 1st Degree in the category “Composition”
  • 2021 – The Ninth Jan Sibelius International Competition of Composers: Winner of the 1st Degree in the categories “Instrumental Music (a piece for solo instruments, instrumental ensembles, orchestras, chamber music)” and “Arangement of a Classical Piece”

The list of compositions

Opera

“The adventures of Zhakonya” (Yu. Magalif libretto)

Music for Drama

Music for play “My Poor Marat” (Dir. S. Artzibashev)
Music for play “Maugli” (Dir. A. Droznin)
Music for play “ At Christmas Night” (Dir. N. Nuriev)

Music for Symphony Orchestra

Symphony
“It`s Rain in Santyago”, symphony picture
Elegy for viola d’amour and orchestra
Cantata for Tenor and Symphony Orchestra
Concerto for piano and Orchestra Symphony
Poem «1917»

Chamber music
Ensembles

String Quartet
Sonata for Violoncello and Piano in memory to Schostakovich
“Incident” for two Violoncellos
Divertissement for Woodwind instruments
Trio for Violin, Violoncello and Piano
“Blue lake Shikotsu” for Violin, Oboe and Bassoon

Piano music

“Nikudariki”, music for Piano
“Ad libitum” konzertstuck for piano

Songs

Cycle on A. Goncharov lyrics for baritone and chamber orchestra
Songs on H. Heyne lyrics
Songs for children
Songs on G. Tabidze lyrics

Koto music

“Blue lake Shikotsu” for koto, violin, oboe and fagot
Variation on “Sakura” for koto solo
Postlude for koto solo and koto ensemble
Arrangement of Japanese folk songs for koto and electronic

Arrangements and Orchestration

T. Khrennikov Waltz “Tatiana’s Day” for symphony orchestra
V. Solovyov-Sedoy 14 songs for tenor and chamber orchestra
P. Tchaikovsky’s “Album for Children” for strings and piano
A. Vivaldi Violin concerto for strings and piano
M. Musorgsky “Songs and dances of death” for strings and piano
W. Lutosławski Variations on Paganini theme for strings and string orchestra
F. Loy “My Favorite Lady”, music for play for symphony orchestra and soloists
J. Candor “Cabaret”, music for play for symphony orchestra and soloists
V. Shainsky “Adventures of Gelsomino”, opera for symphony orchestra and soloists
J. Rossini Duet “Cats” for symphony orchestra and soloists
J. Rossini “Races in Venice” for symphony orchestra and soloists

The list of scientific works

  • “Koto and its role in musical culture of Japan”. In.: Chatkhan: the history and the present. Materials of International Symposium, June, 25-28th, 1996 Abakan, 1996, p. 56-58
  • “Koto in the Japanese musical culture and its basic versions. «Music and time» №3 Moscow, 2006, p. 54-57 Кото кумиута. Музыка и Время. Москва 3/2006, стр. 57-63
  • “Koto Kumiuta” «Music and time, №3, Moscow, 2006, p. 57-63
  • Peculiarities of the Russian Orchestral Style. Traditions and Innovations of the Russian Composing School: N.Rimsky-Korsakov, P.Tchaikovsky, D.Shostakovich. The Crane School of Music. State University of New York at Potsdam, USA. 2009.
  • Mikhail Bogdanov, Peter Baartmans. The principles of arranging popular music for electronic keyboards Yamaha. Moscow, Muzgiz, 2014.
  • Chrestomathy of playing on electronic keyboard Yamaha PSR E453. Moscow. 2016.
  • M. Bogdanov, E. Kabkova, D. Mikhaylova. Educational and methodical manual “Electronnic keyboard”. Moscow, Muzika. 2017.
  • M. Bogdanov. Music to Educational and methodical manual “Electronnic keyboard”. Moscow, Muzika. 2017.