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Aleksander Boldachev
Composer, orchestrator, teacher and improviser. Author of 200 orchestral arrangements and 30 original compositions done in various styles. Aleksander’s works were performed on the stage of the Bolshoi Theater and the Vienna Philharmonic. The musician has given thousands of concerts, including a performance at the opening ceremony for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, at the Burning Man Festival, at Carnegie Hall, and the Salle Gaveau. Aleksander is a member of the Salvi Harps club, a guest performing artist for the Bolshoi Theater, a soloist for the Play of Tones, and the founder of the Zurich Harp Festival. He is the laureate of many international competitions for harpists and composers, and has won the Pro Europa, Aoyama Prize, and Akademia Prize for the best rock cover for a song.