Tenors

Alexander Amosenko

In the choir since 2022

Alexander Amosenko was born in 1995 in Saint Petersburg. He graduated from the Rimsky-Korsakov Music College (the class of Сhoral Сonducting), then studied at the St. Petersburg State Conservatory. He joined the musicAeterna choir in 2022.

He has worked in the Lege Artis chamber choir, the Festino chamber choir, the ResonAns vocal ensemble, a’cappella band Plus Five, the Petersburg Serenades chamber choir. He served as a cantor in the male quartet of the Church of St. Alexander Nevsky in the village of Ust-Izhora.

He is a composer, and the laureate of the Alexander Kastalsky International Competition of Choral Writing. As a choral arranger, he collaborates with the Attaque de Panique amateur choir, the Russian Army Choir, and pop artists.

WHEN DID YOU REALIZE THAT YOU WANT TO BECOME A MUSICIAN?

According to my grandmother, I performed my first vocal composition by listening to the soundtrack from a Mexican soap opera. I was three years old. After this incident, my grandmother took me to the centre for aesthetic education, where there were classes in solfeggio, piano, and vocals. I had been struggling at these classes until fifth grade, but then I realized that nothing fascinates me more than music. In the third year of college, I became interested in composing music and creating arrangements. Composition is an important way of self-expression for me. My colleagues even say that I have formed my own style, but I still do not define it in any way. The premieres of my chamber instrumental and choral works were held in the St Petersburg State Academic Capella, arrangements were performed in the Kremlin Palace, the concert hall of the Mariinsky Theatre, as well as in Moscow and St Petersburg clubs.

WHAT IS YOUR STRONGEST MUSICAL IMPRESSION?

It is difficult for me to name my favourite composer, but Rachmaninoff and Tchaikovsky occupy a special place in my cultural code. It's probably too commonplace to say that my favourite composition by Rachmaninoff is the Piano Concerto No. 2. I would also like to mention his Trio No. 2 for cello, violin and piano. Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 6 made an indelible impression on me. I cried when I heard this music for the first time. This experience was a turning point for me in my perception of academic music.

IF YOU DIDN'T BECOME A MUSICIAN, WHO WOULD YOU BECOME?

As a child, I was fascinated by the appearance of trains, and I even dreamed of becoming a subway or commuter train driver. And now I prefer to go somewhere by train instead of a car or a plane. I enjoy the aesthetics and atmosphere of the railways. When I was a kid, I had one toy railway that accurately reproduced real German tracks and stations. I treated her very carefully and didn't break a single coupling gear during all the games. Perhaps my five-year-old son will become interested in railways, and I will return to this hobby with him.

DO YOU HAVE A HOBBY?

I've been riding a bike for as long as I can remember. I prefer a regular urban bike, I feel uncomfortable on a sports bike because of the unnatural position of the body. The best bike path I've ever ridden is from Sestroretsk to Zelenogorsk. In Salzburg, on tour, I bought a simple bike and also explored bike paths, but I never encountered as cool ones as those we have in the Leningrad region.

WHAT KIND OF MUSIC DO YOU LISTEN TO?

My playlist is mostly modern jazz. I can also listen to Jamiroquai, Leonid Agutin, and the Scorpions. I alternate all this with the works of Rachmaninoff, Bach and Handel.

musicAeterna choir events

October 11, 19:00

Moscow | Zaryadye Hall

Hændel. A Dedication Ceremony to George Frideric Handel

Georg Friedrich Handel (1685–1759)

Prelude

Augelletti, ruscelletti, the aria of Maria Kleopova from the oratorio La resurrezione, HWV 47 (1708)

Zadok the Priest, Coronation Anthem No. 1, HWV 258 (1727)

Disserratevi, o porte d’Averno, the aria of Angel from the oratorio La resurrezione, HWV 47 (1708)

Ah! Crudel nel pianto mio, the aria of Armida from the opera Rinaldo, HWV 78 (1711)

Overture to the opera Agrippina, HWV 6 (1709–1710)

As with Rosy Steps the Morn, the aria of Irina from the oratorio Theodora, HWV 68 (1750)

De torrente in via bibet, duet with chorus from the psalm Dixit Dominus, HWV 232 (1707)

Oh, Let the Merry Bells Ring Round, aria with chorus from the oratorio L’Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato, HWV 55 (1740)

Pena tiranna, the aria of Dardano from the opera Amadigi di Gaula, HWV 11 (1715)

Eternal Source of Light Divine, fragment from the cantata Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne, HWV 74 (1713)

Alla Hornpipe, No. 2 from the orchestral suite
The Water Music No. 2 in D Major, HWV 349 (1716–1717)

He Saw the Lovely Youth, chorus from the oratorio Theodora, HWV 68 (1750)

Piangerò la sorte mia, the aria of Cleopatra from the opera Giulio Cesare in Egitto, HWV 17 (1724)

Ah! Stigie larve — Vaghe pupille, the recitative and aria of Orlando from the opera Orlando, HWV 31 (1733)

O Love Divine, thou Source of Fame, chorus from the oratorio Theodora, HWV 68 (1750)

Sing Ye to the Lord, chorus with solo soprano from the oratorio Israel in Egypt, HWV 54 (1739)

Performers:

artists of the Anton Rubinstein Academy
Tatiana Bikmukhametova, soprano
Yulia Vakula, mezzo-soprano
Ksenia Dorodova, soprano
Diana Nosyreva, soprano
Iveta Simonyan, soprano
Sofia Tsygankova, soprano
Andrey Nemzer, countertenor, soloist and vocal coach of the Anton Rubinstein Academy
musicAeterna Choir and Orchestra
musicAeterna Dance troupe

Music Director and Conductor Teodor Currentzis
Stage Director Elizaveta Moroz
Choirmaster Vitaly Polonsky
Assistant Conductor Evgeny Vorobyov
Production Designer, Costume Designer Sergey Illarionov
Choreographer Valentina Lutsenko

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October 15, 20:30

Thessaloniki | Thessaloniki Concert Hall