Ekaterina Dulova

Rector, Belarusian State Academy of Music.
Republic of Belarus
In 2012, she was awarded a Letter of Acknowledgment of the President of the Republic of Belarus A. G. Lukashenko for many years of research and pedagogic activities, and her significant contribution into development of Belarusian music art.

Catherine serves as a Chairperson of the Council of the Special Fund of the President of the Republic of Belarus for the Support of the Talented Youth (since 2014), a Chairperson of the Expert Council № 27 of the Higher Attestation Commission of the Republic of Belarus for Art History and Cultural Studies (since 2011); member of the Subcommittee on Literature State Prizes of the Republic of Belarus, a member of the Presidium of the Council of Rectors of Higher Educational Establishments of the Republic of Belarus, member of the Public Council of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Belarus (since 2017).

Catherine Doulova is a recognized academic leader of Musicology in Belarus; she heads the academic school in field of theory of music. She used to be a mentor for 6 Candidates of Art History and 14 Masters of Art History. She manages research and development and research and methodological work at the Department of Theory of Music, takes part in development of educational standards; a teaching guide (a series of lectures), a few training programs and work-book programs for higher educational establishments were developed based on her publications. Scientific materials developed by E. Doulova are included in a list of mandatory requirements for candidacy examinations in major 17.00.02 Music Arts. They are also widely used in the educational process in higher educational establishments of CIS member countries. E. Doulova is the author of two monographs and over a hundred academic papers that are regularly published in influential scientific periodicals of the Republic of Belarus, countries across the former Soviet Union and beyond, including scientific publications in The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians (London), Die Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart (Kassel), "Belarusian Encyclopedia (Minsk), Tchaikovsky Encyclopedia (Moscow) and some others. She serves as a Chairperson of the Scientific Council of the Belarusian State Academy of Music, an Editor-in-Chief of the scientific journal 'News of the Belarusian State Academy of Music' and an Editor-in-Chief of the editorial series 'Scientific Works of the Belarusian State Academy of Music', a Chairperson of the Editorial Board of a large edition of the Academy 'A Belarusian Musician', a member of the editorial team of the New Complete Set of Works of P.I. Tchaikovsky (Moscow, Russia), a member of the Advisory Board of Opera Musicologica, a scientific journal of the Rimsky-Korsakov St. Petersburg State Conservatory, a member of the editorial team of 'Ukrainian Musicology', a scientific journal of the National Music Academy of Ukraine named after P. I. Tchaikovsky. She took part in editing such scientific publications as the New Complete Set of Works of P.I. Tchaikovsky (Muzyka Publishing House (Moscow) and Sсhott's В., Sohne (Mainz)), Tchaikovsky Encyclopedia (Muzyka Publishing House, Moscow)), etc. E. Doulova is a regular juror of numerous republican and international contests of performers; she is a member of the Organizing Committee for preparing and holding a few large-scale cultural events arranged in the Republic of Belarus. Doulova's purposeful and committed work results in strengthening and expanding connections with the largest international partners of the Academy. In 2010–2017 she ensured participation of the Academy in the work of six international organizations. Since 2016, she has represented the Republic of Belarus in the CIS Public Council for Cooperation in Field of Music and Education in Art and Culture; since 2017, she has been a member of the Permanent Commission for Culture, Information, Tourism and Sport of the Interparliamentary Assembly of Member Nations of the Commonwealth of Independent States. She takes significant efforts to popularize and promote achievements of professional Belorussian music art, regularly speaks at radio and TV shows dedicated to problems of development of national music culture and education of creative youth. Participant of They Sang for the Motherland, a TV project of the Belteleradiocompany TV News Agency awarded with the Prize for Spiritual Revival established by the President of the Republic of Belarus. Large-scale international projects are organized in the Belarusian State Academy of Music under the guidance of E.Doulova. She is a member of Organizing Committees of several international conferences and performance contests such as the L. Alexandrovskaya International Vocal Competition, the International Piano Competitions "Minsk 2000", "Minsk 2005", "Minsk 2010", the Yelsky International String Bow Instruments Contest, the Republican Open Contest of Folk Instruments named in honour of I. Zhinovich and others. Only during 2014 she was a Chairperson of two large-scale academic forums (the XXIII International Scientific Readings in Memory of L.S. Mukharinskaya and the International Scientific Conference 'Belarusian Performing Arts in the Context of Artistic Culture'). She also worked in Organizing Committees of the V International Scientific and Practical Conference 'Traditions and Current State of Culture and Arts', the Republican Semenyako Composition Competition, the International Festival of Academic and Orthodox Music in Memory of V. Rovdo, the International Piano Competition "Minsk-2014". She was a Chairperson of the judge panel at the 3rd Republican Theatre Contest "National Theatre Prize" in the nomination "Music Theatre". In 2015–2016, she was a member of the jury of the Minsk International Christmas Singing Competition, and in 2017, she headed the jury of the 1st Republican Open Moniuszko Vocal Competition. E. Doulova has been awarded with a Commendation of the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Belarus (2007), a Commendation of the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Belarus, a Certificate of Honor of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus (2009), a Lapel Pin "Commemorative Medal for the 80th Anniversary of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus" (2011), a Certificate of Honor of the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Belarus (2012), a Letter of Acknowledgment of the Minister of Culture of the Republic of Belarus (2014, 2015, 2016), a Lapel Pin of the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Belarus, a Letter of Acknowledgment of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Belarus (2017), a Certificate of Honor of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus, a Commemorative Badge "Bolshoi Theatre of Belarus. 85th Anniversary" (2018). In 2013, she was awarded the title "Honorary Professor of the National Music Academy of Ukraine named after P.I. Tchaikovsky".