Mikhail Mishtchenko - organist and musicologist. Graduated St. Petersburg Conservatoire in 1993 as an organist (Tatyana Tchausova) and musicologist (Dr. Prof. Lyudmila Kovnatskaya). Studied organ playing with Youri Semyonov (St. Petersburg)and Hans Davidsson (Gothenburg, Sweden) too.
He has a broad repertoire with special emphasis on organ music of Romanticism and Modernism. Often performs not widely known music. Gave organ recitals in Russia, Latvia, Armenia, Belorussia, Germany, Finland, US.
Performs as an accompanist and ensemble player with soloists, choirs and orchestras in St. Petersburg. He is one of few organists in St. Petersburg who plays unique instrument with complicated mechanics – the English chamber organ from 1730-s (The State Hermitage). Active as piano accompanist too.
Ph. D. Degree 1997 (thesis on the Swedish composer Wilhelm Stenhammar's music). Lecturer on history of music at St. Petersburg Coservatoire. Author of numerous published musicological writings.