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  • Comment: As mentioned, I'm still not sure if this solidly satisfies the music notability guidelines, add any further available in-depth third-party sources overall. SwisterTwister talk 22:20, 13 January 2016 (UTC)
  • Comment: I tried to remove the promotional and unrelated elements of this article. It still fails -- mainly because most of the article is about her taking master classes, interviewing other artists, etc. There may be reviews of her work, and if so those should be integrated into the text, but NOT listed as: so-and-so said she was great. That's WP:PROMO and is not permitted. LaMona (talk) 22:14, 31 December 2015 (UTC)
  • Comment: The article does not show what is notable about her. See WP:MUSICIAN to see the criteria of notability for musicians. LaMona (talk) 22:15, 13 December 2015 (UTC)
  • Comment: This is better and getting closer but still simply needs any more available in-depth third-party sources overall. Cheers, SwisterTwister talk 08:42, 24 November 2015 (UTC)
  • Comment: Still not enough listed third-party sources. SwisterTwister talk 06:04, 17 November 2015 (UTC)

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

Education

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.[1]

Olga Jegunova has taken part in numerous master classes with eminent pianists such as Andras Schiff at the Prussian Cove International Musicians Seminar[2] an annual event, Ferenz Rados[3], Elisso Virsaladze, Mikhail Voskresensky, Benjamin Zander[4] 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 Jegunova is a Samling Artist. This scheme nurtures the artistic development of exceptional young singers and piano accompanists at the start of their careers. She was invited to take part as a pianist to accompany professional opera and lieder singers. In 2013 she took lessons with world famous opera singers such as Sir Thomas Allen and performed in the one of the most prestigious concert venues in the World : Sage Gatehouse . Those who take part in these masterclasses / concerts automatically become Samling scholars.[5]

Olga Jegunova was accepted by Steinway Pianos[6] as a Steinway Artist on 26th April, 2016. This means that she joins a community of musicians including artists such as Martha Argerich and Krystian Zimerman, Ahmad Jamal and Diana Krall, Billy Joel and Bruce Hornsby.

Competitions

Olga Jegunova has won many major international piano competitions. For example the Ginette Gaubert competition in Paris and the Steinway-Förderpreis in Hamburg...[7]. She won the Steinway Award in 2008.[8]

Reviews

In 2013 Olga Jegunova gave a recital at the Edinburgh International Festival. Christopher Lambton wrote "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."[9]

Collaborations

Olga Jegunova has worked with Alina Garcial-Puerta. Olga Jegunova played the piano with the soprano Kirstin Sharpin to re-create the "Last Song" originally sung by Mercedes. [10] She has also worked with the story teller Jan Blake on the Peter and the Wolf performance for children. [11] (at the French Institute[12] London).

She played the piano in the "Noureev & Friends" concert performance in the Palais Des Congrès in Paris in 2013.[13]

Olga Jegunova played for the Latvian Presidency's annual Burns Supper in Brussels.[14] She also played before HRH Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands.[15] She has also played at the Latvian Day Celebration Concert in the Westminster Cathedral Hall in 2015 in the presence of the Latvian Ambassador, Andris Teikmanis and was chosen to take part in the Baltic Stars Ensemble[16], a concert organised by the City Music Society of London.

Olga Jegunova was invited to work as a compare at the 2015 International Tchaikovsky Competition[17] in Moscow, where she interviewed Vadim Repin violinist and member of the jury and Maxim Vengerov.[18] She also broadcast live interviews with well-known pianists[19] at this competition.

In November 2014 BBC Arabic interviewed Olga Jegunova[20] 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[21], 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 of Queen Mary London University.

On December 2, 2015 Olga Jegunova launched a charity called OlgaRythm[22] which aims to support talented music students of any age and ability. This launch was reported in the Russian GAP[23] online newspaper.

References

  1. ^ Fisher, Norma. "Olga Jegunova taught by Norma Fisher". Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  2. ^ "International Musicians Seminar". Prussia Cove.
  3. ^ "International Musicians Seminar". Retrieved 2014. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  4. ^ Zander, Benjamin. "Benjamin Master Class (from 2:08)". YouTube. Retrieved 2013. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  5. ^ Artist, Samling. "Scheme for exceptional young artists". Olga Jegunova. Retrieved 2013. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  6. ^ Jegunova, Olga. "Olag Jegunova is now a Steinway Artist". Steinway Artists. Steinway Pianos. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
  7. ^ "Steinway Advanced Award". Steinway Hamburg. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
  8. ^ Jegunova, Olga. "Steinway Award". Steinway & Sons Hamburg.
  9. ^ Lambton, Christopher. "Review of Olga Jegunova's recital". Retrieved 29 August 2013.
  10. ^ Puerta, Alina. "The Last Song". Alina's website. Alina Puerta. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  11. ^ Olga Jegunova & Jan Blake. "Old Lady and the Pumpkin". All about Piano. French Institute London. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  12. ^ Jegunova, Olga. "Olga Jegunova & Jan Blake". French Institute London. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
  13. ^ Watts, Graham. "Noureev & Friends". Dance Tabs. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  14. ^ "Latvian Presidency of the EU" (PDF). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved August 2015. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  15. ^ Jegunova, Olga. "Recital before Princess Beatrix".
  16. ^ Stars, Baltic. "Baltic Stars Ensemble". St Lawrence Jewry. City Music Society. Retrieved 2015. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  17. ^ "International Tchaikovsky Competition". Retrieved 2015. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  18. ^ Vengerov, Maxim. "Interview". Tchaikovsky Competition 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  19. ^ Jegunova, Olga. "Live interviews with pianists". Tchaikovsky Competition. Retrieved 2015. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  20. ^ Arabic TV, BBC. "BBC Arabic interviews Olga Jegunova about classical music and how it makes a difference to our humanity". Retrieved 8 November 2014.
  21. ^ Jegunova, Olga. "Live Music Now".
  22. ^ For talented Musicians. "OlgaRhythm". Retrieved 2 December 2015.
  23. ^ "Launch of OlgaRhythm". Russian Gap Newspaper. Retrieved December 2015. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
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