Valery V. Berezin

Graduated from Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory as clarinetist (class of L. Mikhailov) and completed his postgraduate education at the Conservatory as musicologist (scientific advisor Prof. Yu. Usov). Doctor of Fine Arts (2000). The winner of national competition of  the humanities (1993). Has carried out scien tific training (history of instrumental music of  XVII–XVIII centuries) in Sweelinck-conser vatoire (Amsterdam, 1997, 1999), University of  Turin (2001), National conservatoire of Paris  (2004, 2009). More than 20 years he worked as  clarinetist, art director of ensembles of cham ber music, musical director of the Moscow  theatres, conductor and arranger of various  orchestras. Professor of Moscow Tchaikovsky  Conservatory (performing art history, ensemble of wind instruments). More than 60 pub lished works on the performing art problems,  history of the French musical culture, musical  pedagogy.