# Anna Vilenskaya

Anna Vilenskaya is a musicologist, lecturer and composer who founded the Open Music Lecture Hall. Her work introduces musical structure to non-specialist audiences through examples from classical and popular music. She studied theory and composition at the Rimsky-Korsakov Music College in Saint Petersburg, then attended the Saint Petersburg Conservatory. Her educational projects include online courses, podcasts and the Warner Music Russia YouTube programme Theory of the Big Banger, which combines musician interviews with analysis of popular songs.

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## Events at ONRS

- [Lunchtime concert & talk on Radiohead with Anna Vilenskaya](https://onrs.org/events/vilenskaya/) — Friday, 13 November 2026; Upcoming