Aleksandr Žedeljov aka Faershtein – Estonian Composers Union

Composer, producer, arranger, ECU member since 2016
Born on 01.05.1983

www.faehrstein.com

Aleksandr Žedeljov graduated from the Georg Ots Tallinn Music School, where he studied jazz guitar under Mart Soo. In 2012, he enrolled at the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre (EAMT) to study audiovisual composition. From 2014 to 2015, he studied composition under the guidance of Galina Grigorjeva.

Žedeljov’s creative work encompasses chamber music, choral music, jazz, collaborations with bands and individual artists, theatre and film music, electronic music, and sound installations for exhibitions.

He works as Music Director at Südalinna Theatre. His professional activities include composition, arranging, sound production, recording and teaching rhythm.

Awards & Nominations

2026 – Estonian Theatre Union
Nominee for the Salme Reek Children’s Theatre Award. Daniil Zandberg, Jekaterina Sedova and Aleksandr Žedeljov – inventive directing, stage design and original music for Põhja konn (The Northern Frog), Südalinna Theatre.

2022 – Estonian Theatre Music Award
Recipient of the Theatre Award for Music and Original Music in Drama Productions for his original scores for Alice, Tarkpea (The Wise Guy) and The Master and Margarita (Russian Theatre).

2019 – Estonian Theatre Union
Nominee for the Theatre Music Award for Charoni koor (Charon’s Choir), Russian Theatre.

2018 – Estonian Cultural Endowment
Recipient of the Theatre Award for Music and Original Music in Drama Productions, recognising his original score for IDEM (Vaba Lava and the Russian Theatre).

2013 – Estonian Theatre Union
Nominee for the Theatre Music Award for Antigona (Antigone), Russian Theatre.

Theatre Productions

2026

Viikingid: laul jumalatest ja kangelastest (Vikings: A Song of Gods and Heroes) – composer, Südalinna Theatre.
Nevermind – composer, Südalinna–Okolo Theatre.

2025

Solaris – Südalinna Theatre, directed by Dmitri Kosjakov.
Põhja konn (The Northern Frog) – Südalinna Theatre, directed by Daniil Zandberg.
Ma jätsin Ukraina 2022 (I Left Ukraine 2022) – Südalinna Theatre, directed by Merle Karusoo.
Isad ja pojad (Fathers and Sons) – Südalinna Theatre, directed by Dmitri Petrenko.
Klounid lendavad Marsile (Clowns Fly to Mars) – Südalinna Theatre, directed by Haide Männamäe and Toomas Tross (Piip ja Tuut Theatre).
Ta peab lahkuma (He Must Leave) – Südalinna Theatre, directed by Aare Toikka.

2024

Väga palju päikest (So Much Sunshine) – Südalinna Theatre, directed by Dmitri Petrenko.
Zilona dziesma – Liepāja Theatre, Latvia, directed by Dmitri Petrenko.
Trolejbuss “Ļubočka” – Čehova teātra arkāde, Latvia, directed by Dmitrijs Gaitjukevičs.
GPT Evangeelium (The Gospel of GPT) – non-verbal theatre production, Südalinna Theatre, directed by Daniil Zandberg.
Koomiline detektiivilugu ehk Õnnetu juhus (A Comic Detective Story or An Unfortunate Accident) – based on Dario Fo’s Accidental Death of an Anarchist, Südalinna Theatre, directed by George Koutlis.
Muinasjutte maalt ja merelt. Kollane toonekurg (Tales from Land and Sea: The Yellow Stork) – directed by D. Zandberg.

2023

Kolm baba-jagaad ja Uusaastam (Three Baba Yagas and the New Year) – based on works by M. Mokienko, directed by D. Zandberg.
COMPOSTER – music festival.
Nimetu täht (The Star Without a Name) by M. Sebastian – directed by D. Kosjakov.
Figaro by Pierre-Augustin Beaumarchais – directed by S. Golomazov.
Seotud (Bound) by T. Janson – directed by D. Petrenko.
Keisri hull (The Czar’s Madman) by J. Rist – directed by J. Aug.
Kunksmoor by A. Pervik – directed by T. Kosmõnina.
Last Human by A. Kiselius.

2022

Tavaline ime (An Ordinary Miracle) by J. Schwartz – directed by S. Golomazov.
Surnud hinged (Dead Souls) by Nikolai Gogol – directed by Elmo Nüganen.
Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand – directed by F. Loss.
Armuleivasööja (The Parasite) by Ivan Turgenev – music and sound design, directed by F. Loss.

2021

Delhi tants (Delhi Dance) by Ivan Vyrypaev – directed by F. Loss.
Meister ja Margarita (The Master and Margarita) by Mikhail Bulgakov – directed by S. Fedotov.
Alice by Lewis Carroll – directed by J. Laikova.
Tarkpea (The Wise Guy) by Alexander Ostrovsky – directed by G. Kutlis.
Inspektor tuleb (An Inspector Calls) by J. B. Priestley – directed by F. Loss.

2020

Erik ja Anna. Armastuse kunst (Erik and Anna: The Art of Love) by T. Janson – directed by J. Allik.
Hoidke armastust (Cherish Love) – winter concert, directed by A. Garejev.

2019

Imede öö ehk mänguasjad ärkavad ellu… (A Night of Wonders, or When Toys Come to Life) by A. Bogatševa – directed by F. Loss.
Ruslan ja Ludmilla (Ruslan and Lyudmila) by Alexander Pushkin – directed by D. Azarov.
Prozorovite maja. 40 aastat hiljem (The Prozorov House: 40 Years Later) – based on Anton Chekhov’s Three Sisters, directed by F. Loss.
Charoni koor (Charon’s Choir) – directed by A. Garejev.

2018

Külmunud laulud (Frozen Songs) – composer, directed by I. Kondrašova.
Tapatöö jumal (God of Carnage) – music and sound design, directed by F. Loss.
Tuleb/Ei tule. Eesti 100 aasta pärast (Will It Happen or Not? Estonia in 100 Years) – composer and producer, directed by A. Garejev.
Nastja, Nastja, Nastja… – composer and music designer, directed by T. Kosmõnina.
Pardijaht (Duck Hunting) – composer, directed by K. Shahmardan.
Pipi Pikksukk (Pippi Longstocking) – composer, directed by J. Laikova.
Richard III – composer, directed by S. Potapov.

2017

Timm Tahler ehk Müüdud naer (Timm Thaler, or The Traded Laughter) – composer, directed by T. Tõnisson.
Sonimine kahele (Delirium for Two) – music and sound design, directed by A. Garejev.
Preili Julie (Miss Julie) – composer, directed by A. Kiselius.
IDEM – joint production by the Russian Theatre, Vaba Lava and Audiokinetica; composer, directed by A. Garejev.

2016

Zoika korter (Zoyka’s Apartment) – composer, directed by S. Fedotov.
Muinasjutt tsaar Saltaanist (The Tale of Tsar Saltan) – composer, directed by J. Bondar.
Madu-naine (The Snake Woman) – composer and music designer, directed by A. Bergamo.

2015

Naisevõtt (Taking a Wife) – music designer and arranger, directed by I. Lõssov.
Vaenlane (The Enemy) – music and sound design, directed by A. Garejev.
Pidu katku ajal (A Feast in Time of Plague) – composer and arranger, directed by I. Lõssov.
Alasti kuningas (The Naked King) – composer, directed by M. Petrovitš (L. Manonina).
Kuidas koer õnne otsis (How the Dog Searched for Happiness) – composer and music designer, directed by D. Zagorskaja.

2014

Bernarda Alba maja (The House of Bernarda Alba) – composer and music designer, directed by I. Strelkin.
Illusioonid (Illusions) – composer, directed by P. Zobnin.
Armastus ja informatsioon (Love and Information) – music and sound design, directed by A. Giurgea.
Onu Vanja (Uncle Vanya) – composer, directed by I. Lõssov.
Overture 67 – composer and music designer.

2013

Ritsikas (The Cricket) – composer and music designer, directed by V. Šahhova.
Antigone – composer and music designer, directed by R. Feodori.
Tuhkatriinu (Cinderella) – music designer and ensemble director, directed by P. Stružkova.

2012

Malahhiitkuu (Malachite Moon) – arranger, directed by N. Lapina.
Kas ma tohiks olla Mozart? (May I Be Mozart?) – composer, directed by J. Korniag.
Snargijaht (The Hunting of the Snark) – music director, composer and arranger, directed by A. Pepeljajev.
Üks suveöö Rootsis (One Summer Night in Sweden) – music and sound design, directed by I. Taska.
Koera süda (Heart of a Dog) – composer, directed by N. Lapina.
Mängurid (The Gamblers) – music and sound design, directed by S. Fedotov.
Lood siilikesele (Stories for a Little Hedgehog) – composer, directed by L. Manonina.

2011

Džäss Vene Teatris (Jazz at the Russian Theatre) – creator and project manager.
Viis õhtut (Five Evenings) – music director.
XX sajandi hitid (Hits of the 20th Century) – arranger, music director and music designer, directed by I. Petrov.
Hallo, Euroliit (Hello, European Union) – music and sound design, directed by J. Zaid.
Kolm paksu (The Three Fat Men) – music designer and arranger, directed by N. Indeikina.
Mets (The Forest) – music director and composer of a duet, directed by N. Lapina.

2010

Frederick ehk Kuritöö bulvar (Frederick, or Boulevard du Crime) – music and sound design, directed by S. Morozov.
Hõbedane sajand (The Silver Age) – music and sound design, directed by N. Lapina.
Equus – composer and music designer, directed by N. Lapina.
Kajakas (The Seagull) – composer and music designer, directed by A. Nasõbulin.

2009

Mängud tagahoovis (Games in the Backyard) – music and sound design.
Jõuluvaimud (Christmas Spirits) – composer and music designer, directed by P. Stružkova.
Farjatjevi fantaasiad (Faryatyev’s Fantasies) – composer and music designer.
Cipollino seiklused (The Adventures of Cipollino) – music and sound design, directed by S. Kladko.

2008

Natuke õrnust (A Little Tenderness) – music and sound design, directed by J. Dolgina.
Shakespeare-süit (Shakespeare Suite) – music and sound design, directed by O. Privis.

Audiovisual Installations

2025 – Kodu (Home)
Vabamu Museum · 24 February – 1 May 2025

An audiovisual installation dedicated to the suffering caused by the war in Ukraine.

Kodu depicts a residential building destroyed by a bombing – a place where human lives have been shattered and people have died, yet where those in the surviving part of the building continue to live with remarkable resilience.

Created from an upright piano named Ukraine by the craftsmen of the Russian Theatre workshops, the installation functions simultaneously as a sculpture and a sound artwork.

Its silhouette resembles a typical apartment building, while the piano strings symbolise human destinies distorted and broken by war. The sounds emerging from these strings are not merely music, but the voice of time echoing through emptiness.

Concept by Aleksandr Žedeljov.

Musical Ensembles & Creative Projects

Aleksandr Žedeljov is the founder and producer of the following creative projects and ensembles:

Selected Musical Compositions