Music Education in the Educational System of the Russian Federation: Development Models at the Current Stage - Programme - St. Petersburg International Cultural Forum
Panel Discussion
RUS, ENG

Music Education in the Educational System of the Russian Federation: Development Models at the Current Stage

11/09/2025
16:00 — 17:30
St. Petersburg State Academic Capella 20 Moyka River emb., St. Petersburg

Topics for discussion:

  • Continuity in the three-stage system of music education: prospects for preservation and experience in new conditions. “Ten-year” schools — new experiences from the regions (Sochi, Sirius; Perm).
  • Regulatory frameworks in education: addressing the specifics of artistic training.
  • Specialized vs. non-specialized institutions delivering culture and arts programs.
  • Reducing fee-paying admissions — a risk factor or an opportunity for development?
  • The national model of education — the place of assistantship-internship and the recognition of educational levels in friendly countries.
  • “Professionalitet” and targeted state programs.
  • Infrastructure and import substitution.
  • Musical instruments.

Moderators:

  1. Svyatoslav Golubenko, First Vice-Rector, Gnesin Russian Academy of Music; Vice-President, Association of Music Education Institutions;
  2. Anton Varentsov, Executive Director, Association of Music Education Institutions.


Speakers:

  1. Tserenzhigmed Sharavtseren, Rector, Mongolian State Conservatory;
  2. Alexander Ryzhinsky, Rector, Gnesin Russian Academy of Music;
  3. Alexey Vasiliev, Rector, St. Petersburg State Conservatory (named after N. A. Rimsky-Korsakov);
  4. Vyacheslav Starodubtsev, Rector, Novosibirsk State Conservatory (named after M. I. Glinka);
  5. Vera Nikolskaya, Director, Perm Regional Specialized Music School;
  6. Anna Dzevanovskaya, Director, Secondary Specialized Music School, St. Petersburg State Conservatory named after N. A. Rimsky-Korsakov;
  7. Pavel Nikitin, Deputy Director, Sirius Secondary Special Music School;
  8. Igor Korallov, Director, Nizhny Novgorod Music College named after M. A. Balakirev;
  9. Alexander Krasi, Director, Moscow City Children's Music School (named after I. O. Dunaevsky);
  10. Galina Mayarovskaya, President, Association of Music Educational Institutions; President of the Gnesin Russian Academy of Music;
  11. Alexander Sokolov, Rector, Moscow Conservatory.