Alexey Serov
French Horn
Assistant Principal

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
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:
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
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
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:
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
Program
30th Anniversary Jubilee Concert
Conductor:
Guest Artists:
Vadim Repin, Violin
Sergei Krylov, Violin
Boris Berezovsky, Piano
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

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
April 2018
27 Fri
Vrubel Hall, Tretyakov Gallery
Moscow
Russia
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
Conductor:
Guest Artists:
Alexey Bruni, Violin
Sergei Dubov, Viola
Maxim Rubtsov, Flute
Maxim Khokholkov, Violin
Anastasia Khokholkova, Violin
Konstantin Grigoryev, Trumpet
Alexey Serov, French Horn
Dmitry Aizenshtadt, Clarinet
Leonid Ogrinchuk, Piano, Basso Continuo
September 2009
09 Wed
Bolshoi Theater
Moscow
Russia
Program
- Mozart
- Concerto for Flute and Harp
- Gran Partita
- Gliere
- Horn Concerto
- Scriabin
- Poeme d’extase
Conductor:
Guest Artists:
Michael Collins, Clarinet
Maxim Rubtsov, Flute
Svetlana Paramonova, Harp
Vladislav Lavrik, Trumpet
Alexey Serov, French Horn