Lyalya Dyuzenko (Liudmila Knyazeva-Dyuzenko)  

  Lyalya Dyuzenko (orthodox baptized Liudmila) was born in Kharkov (Ukraine) into a family of Ukrainian artists. Her father, Yuri Fedorovich Dyuzenko, was a famous Ukrainian artist and art critic, vice-rector of the Kharkov Institute of Fine Arts.

In her second year at the University, Lyalya (Liudmila) Dyuzenko married musicologist Igor Sergeevich Knyazev and took a double surname: Knyazeva-Dyuzenko.

She took part in the International Competition of Creative and Methodological Works and received the title of laureate (1st place).

In 2023, releases of musical and literary works by Liudmila Knyazeva - Dyuzenko were prepared and published on the world's leading digital platforms, including Spotifay, iTunes, Apple,  Amazon, Napster,  7 digital, Yandex Music, etc.

One of Liudmila's most famous works is the solo performance "Ascent" about the blind monk Anthony, who visited Noah's Ark on Mount Ararat. The performance is based entirely on documentary material On the same topic, Liudmila Knyazeva-Dyuzenko  wrote the program symphony "Ascent" and the book "Ascent".

Liudmila is an academic modern style composer. In addition, she (together with accompanying artists) has her own program of popular songs

 Her creative portfolio contains works of different genres and forms, including: symphonic music, one opera, two ballets. chamber music, choir compositions, music for children and popular songs.