Olga Jegunova
Olga Jegunova | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | Šiauliai,Lithuania |
| Genres | Classical |
| Occupation(s) | pianist |
| Instrument(s) | Piano |
| Website | www |
Olga Jegunova(born 25 May 1984)[1]is aLatvianclassical pianist,born inŠiauliai,Lithuania(thenLithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic), and now living inLondon.
Career
[edit]After studying music atJāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music,concluding with abachelor's degree,she obtained hermaster's degreeat theHochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg.This was followed by studying at theRoyal College of Music(Artist Diploma course as an RCM scholar underDmitri Alexeev) and then at theRoyal Northern College of Musicwhere her piano teacher wasNorma Fisher.In 2013 she studied at the Samling Academy in the UK.[2]
Jegunova has taken part in numerous master classes with eminent pianists such asAndrás Schiffat thePrussian Cove International Musicians Seminar,an annual event,[3]Ferenc Rados,Eliso Virsaladze,Mikhail Voskresensky,Benjamin ZanderandLazar Berman.As a soloist she has worked with conductors such asSaulius Sondeckis,Alexander Soddy,Andres MustonenandMuhai Tangand appeared with ensembles and orchestras such as the Sinfonia Concertante, founded by musicians of theDeutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen,theLithuanian Chamber Orchestra,theZurich Chamber Orchestra,thePasdeloup Orchestraand theManchester Camerata.
In 2013, Jegunova gave a recital at theEdinburgh International Festival[4][5]which was met with enthusiastic critical acclaim,[6]played the same year in the "Noureev & Friends" concert performance in thePalais des congrèsinParis,[7]and in 2015 for the LatvianEUPresidency's annualBurns supperinBrussels.[8]
In 2014 she played before PrincessBeatrix of the Netherlands,[9]in 2015 at the Latvian Day Celebration Concert in theWestminster Cathedral Hallin the presence of the Latvianambassador,Andris Teikmanis,and was chosen to take part in the Baltic Stars Ensemble,[10]a concert organised by theCity Music Societyof London in the St Lawrence Jewry Church.
On 2 December 2015 Jegunova launched a charity called OlgaRhythm which aims to support talented music students of any age and ability.[11]
Collaborations
[edit]Jegunova has worked with Alina García-Lapuerta and re-created, with the soprano Kirstin Sharpin, the "Lost Song" originally sung byMaria de las Mercedes Santa Cruz y Montalvo.[12]She has also worked with the story teller Jan Blake on thePeter and the Wolfperformance for children.[13]
Jegunova was invited to work as a presenter at the 2015International Tchaikovsky Competitionin Moscow, where she interviewedVadim Repin,violinist and member of the jury,[14]andMaxim Vengerov.She also broadcast live interviews with other well-known musicians at this competition.[15]
Since 2009, Jegunova has worked as a performer forLive Music Now,[16]a charity providing live music in the concert hall as well as in the welfare, educational, justice and health sectors. She teaches piano to students ofQueen Mary University of London.[17]
Awards
[edit]Jegunova won the Concours Musical de France Ginette Gaubert in Paris and in 2008 the Steinway-Förderpreis in Hamburg.[18]In 2016 she was accepted bySteinway & Sonsas aSteinway Artist.[19]She has been a prize-winner at the Concours International de Piano Maryse Cheilan in France, at the Stasys Vainiūnas competition inVilniusand at the competition of the foundation Animato inZurich,and was a semi-finalist at the prestigiousConcours Géza Andain Zurich.[20]
References
[edit]- ^Latvijas Musikas
- ^"Olga Jegunova. Samling Artist Programme: 2013".Samling.
- ^"Master Class Participants 2014".International Musicians Seminar Prussia Cove.
- ^"Olga Jegunova".Edinburgh International Festival. 30 January 2013. Archived fromthe originalon 27 August 2016.Retrieved31 July2016.
- ^"Latviešu pianistei Olgai Jegunovai veiksmīga debija Edinburgas festivālā"[Successful debut of Latvian pianist Olga Jegunova at Edinburgh International Festival].Diena.Retrieved31 July2016.
- ^Christopher Lambton."Olga Jegunova at The Hub".The Scotsman(cited in WOW247). Archived fromthe originalon 31 July 2018.Retrieved29 August2013.
Rarely does one come across a young musician who understands as completely as Olga Jegunova what it is to perform. Her technical ability is allied to a composure and charm that entranced her audience.
- ^Graham Watts (19 July 2013)."Noureev & Friends Gala – Paris".DanceTabs.Retrieved31 May2013.
- ^"Latvian Presidency"(PDF).Scottish Parliament.
- ^"Recital before Princess Beatrix".Olga Jegunova.
- ^"Baltic Stars Ensemble".Facebook page of Roberts Balanas.
- ^Katja Nikitina (8 December 2015)."Launch of OlgaRhythm"(in Russian). Zima Magazine.
- ^"The Lost Song".Alina García-Lapuerta.11 August 2014.
- ^"Musical Storytelling".Institut français du Royaume-Uni.Retrieved4 April2014.
- ^"Live interview with Vadim Repin".Medici.tv.23 June 2015.
- ^"Live Interview with Maxim Fedotov".Medici.tv. 22 June 2015.
- ^"New quartet by Alasdair Nicolson commissioned by LMNS for the Astrid Quartet".Live Music Now.
- ^"Grand Piano".Queen Mary University of London.Archived fromthe originalon 5 February 2018.Retrieved31 July2016.
- ^"Steinway Förderpreis Klassik 2008"(in German).Steinway & Sons.
- ^"Olga Jegunova".Steinway & Sons.Retrieved31 July2016.
- ^"Concours Géza Anda 2009".Concours Géza Anda.
