Department of Composition

Alexander Chaykovsky

Professor , People’s Artist of Russia, Honored Art Worker of the RSFSR

Acting Department Head, Composition

Yuri Abdokov

Professor

Composition, Orchestral Score Reading, Theory and Practice of Orchestration, Theory of Composing for Orchestra, History of Orchestral Styles, Analysis of Orchestral Scores

Vladislav Agafonnikov

Professor , People’s Artist of Russia, Honored Art Worker of the RSFSR

Composition

Mikhail Bogdanov

Professor

Orchestration, Orchestral Score Reading

Faraj Gara (Fərəc Qara oğlu) Garayev (Qarayev)

Professor , Honored Artist of Russia, People's Artist and Honored Art Worker of Azerbaijan

Orchestration

Sergei Golubkov

Professor

Composition, Harmony, <i>Formbildung</i>, Counterpoint, Orchestral Score Reading, Theory and Practice of Orchestration

Yuri Kasparov

Professor , Honored Art Worker of Russia
Worker of Culture of Kazakhstan (‘The Perfection in Culture’)
Chevalier of the Order of France ‘In Recognition of Merits in Art & Literature’

Composition

Valery Kikta

Professor , Honored Art Worker of Russia
Honored Art Worker of Ukraine

Orchestration, Orchestral Score Reading

Alexander Koblyakov

Professor

Deputy Acting Dean of the Department of Musicology and Composition<br>Composition, Harmony, General Theory of Creative Work

Andrei Mikita

Professor

Composition, Orchestration, Orchestral Score Reading

Yuri Vorontsov

Professor

Composition, <i>Formbildung</i>

Vsevolod Zaderatsky

Professor , Honored Art Worker of Russia

<i>Formbildung</i>

Olga Alyushina

Associate Professor

Harmony, <i>Formbildung</i>, Counterpoint

Artyom Anan'yev

Associate Professor

Composition, Harmony, <i>Formbildung</i>, Counterpoint, Orchestral Score Reading, Theory and Practice of Orchestration

Olga Bochikhina

Associate Professor

Orchestration, Orchestral Score Reading

Kuzma Bodrov

Associate Professor

Composition, Harmony, <i>Formbildung</i>, Counterpoint, Orchestral Score Reading, Theory and Practice of Orchestration

Dmitry Borodayev

Associate Professor

Orchestral Score Reading, Theory and Practice of Orchestration, Classical Guitar

Daniyar Dianov

Associate Professor

Composition, Harmony, <i>Formbildung</i>, Counterpoint

Irina Dubkova

Associate Professor

Composition, Harmony, <i>Formbildung</i>, Counterpoint, Teaching Practice

Maxim Dunayevsky

Associate Professor , People's Artist of Russia, Honored Art Worker of Russia

Composition, Orchestration, Orchestral Score Reading

Anzhelika Komissarenko

Associate Professor

Composition, Harmony, <i>Formbildung</i>, Counterpoint, Ear Training, Teaching Practice, Methods of Composition Teaching

Tatiana Shatkovskaya

Associate Professor

Harmony, <i>Formbildung</i>, Counterpoint

Yevgeni Shcherbakov

Associate Professor

Orchestration, Orchestral Score Reading

Olesya Yevstratova

Associate Professor

Orchestral Score Reading, Instrumentation for Symphony Orchestra, Instrumentation for Russian Folk Orchestra

Sergei Zagny

Associate Professor

Harmony, <i>Formbildung</i>, Counterpoint

Maria Anikeyeva

Assistant Professor

Harmony, <i>Formbildung</i>, Counterpoint

Roman Belyshev

Assistant Professor

Basics of Conducting

Andrei Besogonov

Assistant Professor

Harmony, <i>Formbildung</i>, Counterpoint

Evgenia Bril'

Assistant Professor

Harmony, <i>Formbildung</i>, Counterpoint

Alexei Chernakov

Assistant Professor

Composition, Harmony, Instrumentation for Wind Orchestra, Popular Music Culture

Svetlana Fomina

Assistant Professor

Harmony, <i>Formbildung</i>, Counterpoint

Tikhon Khrennikov (the great grandson)

Assistant Professor

Orchestration, Orchestral Score Reading

Alexei Popkov

Assistant Professor

Theory of Orchestration, Instrumentation for Wind Orchestra

Artyom Pys'

Assistant Professor

Harmony, <i>Formbildung</i>, Counterpoint

Dar'ya Slavnikova

Assistant Professor

Harmony, <i>Formbildung</i>, Counterpoint

Sergei Zhuravel

Assistant Professor

Technique of Playing Orchestral Instruments