Rudenko Aleksandr Vitalievich (Russian: Руденко Александр Витальевич) is a domrist-virtuoso, artist, teacher of the Trans-Baikal Regional School of Arts, artistic director of the Song and Dance Ensemble of the House of Officers of the Trans-Baikal Territory.

He was born on August 16, 1960 in Novocherkassk, Rostov region. He began to study music in a circle at the House of Officers, then graduated from a children's music school in the bayan class (teacher - Pyotr Vasilyevich Perminov). Alexander took Domra in his hands at the age of 12, studying in the orchestra of the music school (head - Joseph Georgievich Yatsenko).

He served in the army in the song and dance ensemble of the Trans-Baikal Military District, after which he soloed in the Mikhail Godenko Krasnoyarsk Siberian Dance Ensemble. In 1979 he graduated from the Chita Music College (class of domra H.H. Sindyukov). In 1982, as a student of the Krasnoyarsk State Institute of Arts (since 2018 - the Siberian State Institute of Arts named after Dmitry Hvorostovsky), he became a diploma holder of the International Folklore Festival in Bulgaria. In 1984, he graduated from the university in the class of Domra Viktor Pavlovich Zeleny, Professor, Honored Artist of the Russian Federation.

From 1983 to 2003, he worked as a teacher in the domra and guitar class at the Chita Music School, having educated laureates and diploma holders of All-Russian and international competitions. While engaged in teaching, he also worked in the Ensemble of Russian Folk Instruments named after N.P. Budashkin. Then he performed solo with the Zabaikalsky Gem Chamber Orchestra, actively touring the country and abroad: Sweden, Spain, Italy, Japan, France, Korea, etc. In 1998 he was awarded the title of Honored Artist of the Russian Federation.

From 2000 to 2005 he headed the Rodina Cultural and Leisure center in the city of Chita, then during 2006 he was the artistic director of the Chita Regional Philharmonic and the State Theater of National Arts "Zabaikalsky Patterns".

He combines his active creative activity with teaching at the Trans-Baikal Regional School of Arts, educating laureates, diploma holders of All-Russian and international competitions.Since March 2013, Alexander Rudenko has been the artistic director of the Song and Dance Ensemble of the House of Officers of the Trans-Baikal Territory, the successor of the Song and Dance Ensemble of the Order of Lenin of the Trans-Baikal Military District - Siberian Military District.