Oleksandr Kostov (b. 1995) is a Ukrainian composer who shapes intense motivic development into accessible forms. To keep the music approachable, he balances thematic complexity with transparent textures and clear melodic gestures, drawing on classical counterpoint, regional folk, and popular-song sources. Active for nearly a decade, Kostov’s output spans solo, chamber, and orchestral works, as well as arrangements.

He has collaborated with new-music ensembles such as Senza Sforzando, Nostris Temporis, Bergamot Quartet, Pandan Quartet, and Austrian bass-baritone Rupert Bergman. Festival appearances include Two Days and Two Nights of New Music (Odesa, Ukraine), Contrasts (Lviv, Ukraine), and Prism (Baltimore, MD). His works have won awards at several international competitions, most notably first prize at JS Fest (Turku, Finland) for his Concerto for Piano and Chamber Orchestra and Symphonic Picture and third prize at Gradus ad Parnassum (Kyiv, Ukraine) for Sonata for Viola and Accordion.

Internationally trained, Kostov holds degrees from the University of Michigan (DMA), Towson University (MM), and Odesa A.V. Nezhdanova Academy of Music (BA, MA). He currently teaches piano and composition at Expressions Music Academy in Novi, MI.