Elena Roussanova
Elena Roussanova is a Composer, Pianist, and Educator.
Graduated from Tchaikovsky Moscow State Conservatory (Summa Cum Laude) in Composition. Awarded THE AMERICAN PRIZE in Composition for Orchestra Music 2017/2018. Composer and clinician for “BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA in Residence” (2020).
Performances and recordings include : THE PRAGUE RADIO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, THE BUFFALO PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA Julius P. Williams, conductor, OMAHA SYMPHONY under Thomas Wilkins, music director, THE TCHAIKOVSKY STATE ORCHESTRA of MOSCOW under Vladimir Fedoseyev, music director. Her compositions broadcasted on numerous radio stations including Sirius XM Symphony Hall on “CLASSICAL MUSIC” with JOHN CLARE and PRESTON TROMBLY, and on “LIVING AMERICAN”.
Published by WARNER Brothers Publications, BELWIN Music Publishing, ALFRED Music Publishing Company. Her music was released on the ALBANY Record and CENTAUR Records Labels. Currently, Elena holds the position as Professor in Composition at the Berklee College of Music.
Member of THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF COMPOSERS, AUTHORS AND PUBLISHERS (ASCAP), Voting Member of the NATIONAL ACADEMY of RECORDING ARTS and SCIENCES (GRAMMY).
New Release!
ALONE/TOGETHER: THE DREAMS & DIVERSITY OF THE AMERICAN COMPOSER
THE LEGEND, a symphonic poem illustrating a day in the life of an ancient city.
THE GREAT CHAPLIN: I. Just Kidding Around; II. Sometimes Sad; III. “Lights! Camera! Action!”
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra & JoAnn Falletta Announce 23-24 Season
Classics Series Highlights
The 2023-24 season’s Classics series includes guests from an exciting and inspiring variety of backgrounds, with special performances marking important anniversaries in the world of Classical music. On September 23, virtuoso Gil Shaham brings the 1719 Stradivarius violin back to Buffalo, joining JoAnn and the orchestra for a one-night-only performance including the climactic Pictures at an Exhibition by Mussorgsky, with a gala to celebrate the new season. Extraordinary violin playing will continue to resound throughout Kleinhans in October, with concerts featuring internationally acclaimed violinist Tianwa Yang among a program of beloved French works (Oct. 6-7), and Grammy-nominated violinist Tessa Lark with award-winning American maestro Julius Williams, who will conduct Elena Roussanova’s Moments of Arrival (Oct. 21-22).
- from Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra's website (bpo.org)
“ Talent and determination… rich lyricism… Roussanova’s work is ripe with lovely unabashedly Romantic melodies, full of nostalgia and reflection, but just as often propelled by lively rhythms... It is, if I were to choose, the most engagingly written work on the program."
Ronald E. Grames - Fanfare Magazine (Jan/Feb 2017)