The award-winning Ukrainian composer and pianist ALEXANDER RODIN (1975) graduated from The Odessa National A. V. Nezhdanova Academy of Music in 2001. Since 2005, he’s been a member of the National Union of Composers of Ukraine. The premiere of Rodin’s opera Kateryna received the award for the Opera Company of the Year at the 2022 International Opera Awards, bringing success to the Odessa Opera House.