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Anton Tanonov graduated with honors from the St. Petersburg Conservatory (2000 Master’s degree, 2003 Doctorate) under Professor Sergey Slonimsky.  On the faculty of the composition department of his alma mater since 2004, Dr. Tanonov became an Associate Dean of the department of composition and conducting in 2009. Tanonov’s compositions, written in different genres including symphonic, theater, chamber, and electronic music, are performed worldwide, most notably, in Austria, Germany, Italy, USA, and in his native Russia.  

Anton Tanonov is a Laureate of numerous competitions and participant of many prestigious festivals including the 15th International Composers’ Festival “Second of August” in Bologna, Italy (2009), Mariinsky Theater Young Composers’ Competition in St. Petersburg, Russia (2005), Moscow Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra (2005); he has received grants, fellowships and prizes from such prestigious venues as the Bayreuth Festival.