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Olga Jegunova, a classical pianist, born in Latvia, now living in London.

After studying music at Jazeps Vitols Latvian Music Academy she obtained her M.Mus at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater in Hamburg. This was followed by studying at the Royal College of Music (Artist Diploma course as an RCM scholar under Dmitri Alexeev) and then at the Royal Northern College of Music where her piano teacher was Norma Fisher.

Olga Jegunova has won many major international piano competitions. For example the Ginette Gaubert competition in Paris and the Steinway-Förderpreis in Hamburg.[1]. She has also been a prize-winner at the Maryse Cheilan competition in France, the Stasys Vainiunas competition in Vilnius, the Animato competition in Zurich, and was a semi-finalist at the prestigious Geza Anda Concours in Zurich.

Olga is a Samling Artist[2]. This scheme nurtures the artistic development of exceptional young singers and piano accompanists at the start of their careers. Her technical ability and thoughtful approach to playing has been praised as in this review of her recital at the Edinburgh International Festival.[3]

Olga Jegunova is interested in working with other groups of artists including Alina Garcial-Puerta [4]and Jan Blake [5] (at the French Institute[6] London). She played the piano in the "Noureev & Friends[7]" performance in the Palais Des Congrès in Paris in 2013.

Olga Jegunova played for the Latvian Presidency[8]'s annual Burns Supper in Brussels. She was also asked to play before HRH Princess Beatrix[9] of the Netherlands. More recently Olga has played at the Latvian Day Celebration Concert in the Westminster Cathedral Hall this year in the presence of the Latvian Ambassador, Andris Teikmanis and has been chosen to take part in the Baltic Stars Ensemble[10], a concert organised by the City Music Society of London.

Olga Jegunova has taken part in numerous master classes with Andras Schiff[11], Ferenz Rados[12], Elisso Virsaladze, Mikhail Voskresensky, Benjamin Zander[13] and Lazar Berman. As a soloist she has worked with conductors such as Saulius Sondeckis, Alexander Soddy, Andres Mustonen, Muhai Tang and Valery Ovsianikov, and appeared with ensembles and orchestras such as the Sinfonia Concertante, Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra, Zürcher Kammerorchester, Pasdeloup Orchestra and Manchester Camerata. Olga is also is a very keen chamber musician.

Olga Jegunova was invited to work at this year's International Tchaikovsky Competition[14] in Moscow, here interviewing Vadim Repin[15], violinist and member of the jury and Maxim Vengerov[16]. This Competition is classical-music competition held every four years in Moscow, Russia, for pianists, violinists, and cellists between 16 and 32 years of age, and singers between 19 and 32 years of age. This competition was streamed live over the Internet by Medici TV.

In November 2014 BBC Arabic interviews Olga Jegunova[17] about classical music and how it makes a difference to our humanity.

Since 2009, Olga Jegunova has worked as a performer for Live Music Now[18], a charity providing live music in the concert hall as well as in the welfare, educational, justice and health sectors. Olga teaches piano to students of Queen Mary London University.

Olga has been interviewed by the Russian language online newspaper, Chas[19], which is published in Latvia. This is a Google translation into English[20].

External links

Olga Jegunova Official website

Olga Jegunova playing Mozart Piano Sonata No. 11 in A

Olga Jegunova and Jan Blake, Peter and the Wolf - Music and Storyteller, All about Piano Festival at the French Institute London, April 2014.

Olga Jegunova on Soundcloud - audio recordings.

References

  1. ^ "Steinway Advanced Award". Steinway Hamburg. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
  2. ^ Artist, Samling. "Scheme for exceptional young artists". Olga Jegunova. Retrieved 2013. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  3. ^ Lambton, Christopher. "Edinburgh International Festival Scotsman review: Music Review: Olga Jegunova". WOW. Retrieved 29 August 2013.
  4. ^ Puerta, Alina. "The Lost Song". Alina's website. Alina Puerta. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  5. ^ Olga Jegunova & Jan Blake. "Old Lady and the Pumpkin". All about Piano. French Institute London. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  6. ^ Jegunova, Olga. "Olga Jegunova & Jan Blake". French Institute London. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
  7. ^ Watts, Graham. "Noureev & Friends". Dance Tabs. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  8. ^ "Latvian Presidency of the EU" (PDF). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved August 2015. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  9. ^ Beatrix, HRH Princess. "A Royal Recital". Retrieved 2015. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  10. ^ Stars, Baltic. "Baltic Stars Ensemble". St Lawrence Jewry. City Music Society. Retrieved 2015. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  11. ^ Schiff, Andras. "Olga Jegunova - Master Class with Andras Schiff". Retrieved 2014. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  12. ^ "International Musicians Seminar". Retrieved 2014. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  13. ^ Zander, Benjamin. "Benjamin Master Class (from 2:08)". YouTube. Retrieved 2 Match 2013. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  14. ^ "International Tchaikovsky Competition". Retrieved 2015. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  15. ^ Repin, Vadim. "Olga Jegunova interviews Vadim Repin". Tchaikovsky Competition. Retrieved 2015. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  16. ^ Vengerov, Maxim. "Olga Jegunova interviews Maxim Vengerov". Tchaikovsky Competition. Retrieved 2015. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  17. ^ Arabic TV, BBC. "BBC Arabic interviews Olga Jegunova about classical music and how it makes a difference to our humanity". Retrieved 8 November 2014.
  18. ^ Jegunova, Olga. "Live Music Now".
  19. ^ "Life of a pianist". Chas Online Newspaper (Russian/Latvia). Retrieved 2015. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  20. ^ "Life of a pianist - Google translation". Chas. Google. Retrieved 2015. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
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