Alexander Mitenev

Who is Alexander Mitenev?

Born in St. Petersburg Alexander Mitenev began playing music at the age of nine. Before his 16th birthday, Alexander had already made a lot of appearances in Russia and obtained Dmitry Likhachev Scholarship.

In 1997, he was accepted to State Academy of Art in St. Petersburg as a student of Professor Nikolay Kravtsov, famous musician, teacher and the inventor of a unique accordion layout which wipes off the distinction between keys and buttons. During seven years of studies, he worked out his individual way of playing chamber music and popularizing Kravtsov accordion alongside. At that same period, he has classes with of J. Mornet, F. Lips, V. Semenov. Also during those years, Alexander accomplished studies as a conductor with professors Yury Bogdanov and Victor Savin.

Playing chamber music, Alexander collaborated with famous composers, among them are Eugeny Doga, Isaak Schwartz, Vadim Bibegran and orchestras, among other are Pavel Smirnov Orchestra and Seattle Chamber Players. He's toured Norway, Germany, Finland, Bulgaria, Sweden, Italy. Regularly plays in St. Petersburg.