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

April 26, 20:00

St. Petersburg | Nevsky, 62

Ο ῎Αγγελος ἐβόα: musicAeterna byzantina and musicAeterna Concert

Choral concert

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April 27, 20:00

St. Petersburg | Nevsky, 62

Ο ῎Αγγελος ἐβόα: musicAeterna byzantina and musicAeterna Concert

Choral concert

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May 7, 20:00

St. Petersburg | Nevsky, 62

Concert of the musicAeterna Choir. The sacred music of Poulenc and Britten

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An event of Diaghilev Festival

June 13, 20:00

Perm | House of Music (Shpagin plant)

Hændel. A Dedication Ceremony to George Frideric Handel. Opening concert of the festival

George Frideric Handel (1685–1759)

Augelletti, ruscelletti, aria of Mary Cleophas from the oratorio La Resurrezione, HWV 47 (1708)

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

E pur così in un giorno – Piangerò la sorte mia, recitative and aria of Cleopatra from the opera Giulio Cesare in Egitto, HWV 17 (1724)

Welcome as the Dawn of Day, duet from the oratorio Solomon, HWV 67 (1749)

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

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

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

Sarabande from the Partita in G major for solo harpsichord, HWV 450 (1700–1705)

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)

Piangete sì, piangete, aria of Mary Cleophas from the oratorio La Resurrezione, HWV 47 (1708)

As With Rosy Steps the Morn, recitative and aria of Irene from the oratorio Theodora, HWV 68 (1750)

Alla Hornpipe, No. 2 from Water Music Suite No. 2 in D major, HWV 349 (1716–1717)

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

Amarti sì vorrei, aria of Agilea from the opera Teseo, HWV 9 (1713)

Fermati! / No, crudel!, duet of Armida and Rinaldo from the opera Rinaldo, HWV 78 (1711)

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

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

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

Performers:
musicAeterna orchestra and choir
musicAeterna Dance company
artists from the Anton Rubinstein Academy

Conductor – Teodor Currentzis

An event of Diaghilev Festival

June 14, 20:00