Alexey Serov

French Horn

Assistant Principal

Alexey Serov was born in Moscow in 1983. He completed studies at the Central Music School (a course of studies by associate professor I.B. Lifanovskiy), and entered Moscow State Conservatory in 2000, which he finished with distinction. The same year he also joined the Orchestra of the Bolshoi Theatre. In 2005, he graduated from Moscow State Conservatory and in 2008 he completed the Conservatory's postgraduate program (a course of studies by associate professor I.V. Makarov).

In 2001, Alexey won first prize in the Fifth International Competition of Young Performing Musicians on Wind and Percussion Instruments (Togliatti). That same year, he won first place in the Open International Competition of Soloists and Ensembles (Moscow). He has since been a featured soloist with the Russian State Symphony Orchestra, with the Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, Musica Viva chamber orchestra and others.

Alexey joined the Russian National Orchestra in 2003 and is presently Associate Principal Horn in the orchestra. He is a founding member of the RNO Wind Quintet.

Alexey performed Eshpay's Concerto for French Horn at the Grand Hall of the Moscow Conservatory with the Russian State Symphony Orchestra, and later recorded it with the TV and Radio Symphony Orchestra (CD released in 2004). In August 2005, he was an honoree of the European Foundation for Culture in Germany, Wiesbaden. In 2008 he taught a master class for students at Penn State University.

Alexey plays in Vladislav Lavrik's Master Brass ensemble and in the Russian Wind Quintet. In 2005, at the 5th International Chamber Music Competition in Osaka (Japan), the Russian Wind Quintet (A. Shuty, A. Rubtsov, M. Rubtsov, A. Serov and A. Snegirev) received first prize. The quintet has toured Malaysia, the U.S., Great Britain, Spain, Singapore and Russia.

In addition to ensemble performances, Alexey also performs as a soloist with the Moscow State Symphonic Orchestra and with the chamber orchestra "Musica Viva."

Performances with the RNO

May 2022

21 Sat

Tchaikovsky Concert Hall

Moscow

Russia

Location

Program

Matinee Concert for Children
Myslivecek: Symphony in F Major, F28, 1st mov.
Cannabich: Symphony in B-flat Major, final
Mozart: Symphony No. 31 in D Major "Parisian," KV297 (300a), final; Sinfonia Concertante for Oboe, Clarinet, Horn, Bassoon, & Orchestra in E-flat Major, KV297b (Anh. 9/C 14.01)

Conductor:

Andrey Rubtsov

Guest Artists:

Artyom Vargaftik, Educator/lecturer

Olga Tomilova, Oboe

Sergei Yeletsky, Clarinet

Alexey Serov, French Horn

Andrei Shamidanov, Bassoon

August 2021

21 Sat

Tsaritsyno

Moscow

Russia

Location

Tsaritsyno
Time: 3:00 PM

Program

Franck: Quintet for Piano, Two Violins, Viola and Cello in F-Minor, FWV 7
Thuille: Sextet for Piano and Wind Quintet in B-Flat Major, op.6

Guest Artists:

Andrey Gugnin, Piano

Tatiana Porshneva, Violin

Sergei Putnikov, Violin

Sofia Lebed, Viola

Svetlana Vladimirova, Cello

Alexander Ghindin, Piano

Maxim Rubtsov, Flute

Olga Tomilova, Oboe

Sergei Yeletsky, Clarinet

Alexey Serov, French Horn

Andrei Shamidanov, Bassoon

RNO Small Festival

April 2021

15 Thu

The State Pushkin Museum (The Literary Museum)

Moscow

Russia

Location

The State Pushkin Museum (The Literary Museum)
Prechistenka St., 12/2
Time: 5:00 PM

Program

Bach: Concerto for Violin, Oboe, strings and basso continuo in C minor, BWV 1060R (version in D minor)
Haydn: Concerto for Trumpet, strings and basso continuo in C major
Pergolesi: Concerto for Flute and Orchestra no.1 in G major
Paganini: Introduction and Variations on "Dal tuo stellato soglio" from Rossini`s Moses in Egypt, MS 23 (op.24)
Sarasate: Introduction and Tarantella, op. 43
Finzi: Five Bagatelles for Clarinet & Piano, op. 23
Doppler: Souvenir du Rigi" for Flute, Horn and Strings, op. 34
Mancini: "Pennywhistle Jig" (from The Molly Maguires)

Conductor:

Alexei Sobolev

Guest Artists:

Olga Irkhina, Violin

Anna Panina, Violin

Maxim Rubtsov, Flute

Vitaly Nazarov, Oboe

Dmitry Aizenshtadt, Clarinet

Alexey Serov, French Horn

Konstantin Grigoryev, Trumpet

Leonid Ogrinchuk, Piano, Basso Continuo

December 2020

16 Wed

Tchaikovsky Concert Hall

Moscow

Russia

Location

Tchaikovsky Concert Hall
Tverskaya St, 31/4
Time: 7:00 PM
Tickets

Program

30th Anniversary Jubilee Concert

Conductor:

Mikhail Pletnev

Guest Artists:

Vadim Repin, Violin

Sergei Krylov, Violin

Boris Berezovsky, Piano

Mikhail Pletnev

Andrei Shamidanov, Bassoon

Olga Tomilova, Oboe

Sergei Yeletsky, Clarinet

Alexey Serov, French Horn

Vladislav Lavrik, Trumpet

January 2020

30 Thu

Philharmonia 2, Rachmaninov Concert Hall

Moscow

Russia

Location

Philharmonia 2, Rachmaninov Concert Hall
Ulitsa Olimpiyskaya Derevnya, 1
Time: 7:00 PM
Tickets

Program

Concert of RNO Soloists and Chamber Ensembles

Handel: Suite in D Major (arrangement for trumpet and string quartet)
Handel/Halvorsen: Passacaglia for Violin and Viola
Saint-Saens: Winter Serenade (arranged for three trombones and tuba)
Brahms: Andante and Scherzo, Allegro from Trio for Piano, Violin and French Horn, op. 40
Marinaro: “Mirror” (for percussion)
Piazzolla: "Fracanapa"
Kiselev & Belousov: Old-fashioned tango-sketch, "Greetings from Astor"
Massimo Diego Pujol: “San Telmo” from Suite Buenos Aires
Muchinski: Fantasy Trio for Clarinet, Cello and Piano
Andrey Rubtsov: Four Bagatelles for a wind quartet (Parade, Waltz in imitation of Khachaturian, Little Pastoral, Allegretto Giocoso)

Guest Artists:

Vladislav Lavrik, Trumpet

Lina Vartanova, Violin

Alexei Sobolev, Violin

Ksenia Zhuleva, Violas

Vsevolod Guzov, Cello

Olga Irkhina, Violin

Ivan Irkhin, Trombone

Sergei Koryavichev, Trombone

Ilya Savostyanov, Trombone

Dmitry Anakovsky, Tuba

Vitaly Nazarov, Oboe

Alexey Serov, French Horn

Ilia Melikhov, Percussion

Vitaly Martyanov, Percussion

Maxim Rubtsov, Flute

Dmitry Andreyev, Guitar

Dmitry Aizenshtadt, Clarinet

Ekaterina Aizenshtadt, Piano

Andrey Snegirev, Bassoon

2019-2020 Season

April 2018

27 Fri

Vrubel Hall, Tretyakov Gallery

Moscow

Russia

Location

Vrubel Hall, Tretyakov Gallery
Time: 5:00 PM

Program

For families adversely affected by the 1986 Chernobyl Disaster

Part of the annual concert series for youth supported by Chevron

Vivaldi: Concerto from the "Harmonic Inspirations" cycle for two violins, strings and basso continuo, in A minor (RV522, op.3)
Piazzolla: "Winter in Buenos Aires," for violin and string orchestra, from the cycle "Four Seasons in Buenos Aires"
Telemann: Concerto for two violas, strings and basso continuo, in G major
Tsybin: Concerto Allegro No. 1, for flute and string orchestra
Telemann: Concerto for trumpet, strings and basso continuo, in D major
Doppler: "Riga souvenir" for flute, French horn and string orchestra
Bach: Concerto No. 1 for violin, string orchestra and basso continuo, in A minor
Cimarosa: Concerto for clarinet and string orchestra, in C minor