Oleksandr Rodin

Oleksandr Leonidovich Rodin (, ; born 2 January 1975) is a Ukrainian composer, pianist and painter. He is a member of the National Union of Composers of Ukraine. His works of many genres have been performed internationally. His ballets were created in collaboration with the Kyiv Municipal Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre and the Ukrainian contemporary dance theater Kyiv Modern-Ballet. His opera Kateryna, for which he wrote the libretto based on a poem by Taras Shevchenko, was premiered by the Odesa Opera and Ballet Theatre in 2022.

Biography Rodin was born on 2 January 1975, in (now Belarus). He gained first experience in composition at the music college in Chernihiv, where he wrote music for a stage performance. He was their composer in residence in the 2020/21 season. He has created music in various genres, including symphonic works, choral compositions, chamber and instrumental music, as well as ballets and operas. Rodin has made many adaptations of Ukrainian folk songs, updated classical works, and scored dramatic performances, films, and television series. His ballet Soliaris (2021), based on Stanisław Lem, was premiered in 2025 at the Lviv National Opera).

Rodin's opera Kateryna, for which he wrote the libretto based on a poem by Taras Shevchenko, was premiered in 2022 by the Odesa Opera and Ballet Theatre. The theatre received the International Opera Awards 2022 in the category "best opera house" for the work The opera was nominated for the Shevchenko National Prize

Among his important works are: Aladdin, ballet (2021) Soliaris, ballet (2021), based on Stanisław Lem Vocal works Requiem (in memory of the Holodomor victims) for symphony orchestra, choir, and soloists Stabat Mater, for soprano, mezzo-soprano, and string orchestra Liubov Smert (Love Death), cantata based on poems of Charles Baudelaire for soprano and orchestra Symphonic works Sim ostannikh sliv Isusa na Khresti ("Sviatyi Bozhe") Romantychna Barakholka (The Flea Market), symphonic cycle

Awards (7 November 2024); Mykola Leontovych Prize in the category "Professional composers" (2024); Twice: laureate of international composer competitions (France) Laureate of theatre festival awards for best music for dramatic performances; Recipient of the Kyiv City Mayor's scholarship "For personal contribution to the development of the city, high achievements in public life"