Pianist Olga Jegunova was born in 1984. After receiving her Bachelor’s degree in Jazeps Vitol’s Latvian Music academy (with professor Sergejs Osokins) and Master's degree in Hochschule fur Musik und Theater in Hamburg (with professor Volker Banfield), Olga moved to London. Since 2009 with the support from Yehudi Menuhin LIVE MUSIC NOW and Daugavas vanagi fund Olga has been studying in Royal College of Music on the Artist Diploma course as a RCM scholar with professor Dmitri Alexeev. Olga has participated in master classes with Vera Gornostajeva, Igor Zukov, Lazar Berman, Norma Fisher, Petras Geniushas, Ian Fontein, Jelena Rihter, Jevgeny Pridonoff, Emanuel Krasovsky and Elisso Virsaladze. Olga also plays harpsichord and fortepiano wide performing experience with various chamber ensembles including November Trio (together with violinist Agata Darashkaite and celloist Mikhail Shumov), Riga Sinfonietta String Quartet, oboist Norfmunds Šnē, clarinetist Antoine Cambruzzi, vilolinist Marta Jagmane and celloist Guna Āboltiņa. Olga has collaborated with such conductors including Normund Vaicis, Andris Vecumnieks, Alexandr Soddy, Muhai Tang and Achim Holub.
Olga has been prize-winner at numerous competitions including "Talent of Latvia" in Riga (1996) – 1st prize, Ginette Goubert’ s international piano competition in Paris (1997) – 1st prize, Maryse Cheilan’s international piano competition in France (1998) – 2nd prize ; Stasys Vainiunas’s international piano competition in Vilnius (2001) – 4th prize ; Animato international piano competition in Zurich (2008) – 2nd prize ; pianist competition Steinway – Folderpreis in Hamburg ( 2008) – 1st prize, Geza Anda Concours in Zurich (2009) – semi-finalist. She has participated in "Liepaja star festival’’ (1997), New musicians festival in Moscow (2002), I.S. Bah’s festival in Riga (2003), New artist festival organized by V.Spikavov’s fund in Riga and Moscow (2006) and Beethoven’s festival "Kasseler – Musiktage" (2008), Deal Spring Festival and Chilingirian Schumann Festival in London(2010). Since 2009 Olga has been participating in the program Yehudi Muhunin LIVE MUSIC NOW by performing in various social houses throughout Latvia, Germany and England.
Performances and important events in 2010:
January 15 – Presentation of theoretical work „Art of practicing”, Riga, J. Vitols Latvian Music academy
January 25 – Fortepiano concert, London, Royal College of Music, Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall
January 29 – Chamber music concert together with Sinfonietta Riga string quartet and Normunds Šnē (oboe), Riga, Spikeri Hall
February 5 – Chamber music concert in duo with Antoine Cambruzzi (clarinet), London, St. Mary Abbots Church
February 9 – Piano masterclasses with E. Krassovsky, London, Royal College of Music, Recital Hall
March 1 – Prof. S. Osokins piano class concert (solo performance), Riga, J.Vitols Latvian Music academy, Big hall
March 6 – Chamber Music Concert with November trio, Waltham Abbey Church
April 16 – Recital, Deal Spring Festival
April 17 – London Latvian Choir concert (as accompanist), Espace Senghor Place, Brussels
April 19 – Beethoven Piano Society of Europe Masterclasses with November trio, London, Steinway Hall
April 20 – Ackroyd Trust Concert (solo performance and duo with Christian Barraclough, trumpet), London, Royal College of Music, Britten Theater
April 22 – Beethoven Piano Society of Europe Competition with November trio, London, Steinway Hall
April 25 – Chilingirian Schumann Festival tohether with Tomomi Iwasaki (violin), London, Royal College of Music, Amarallis Fleming Concert Hall
May 4 - Beethoven competition for pianists, London, Royal College of Music, Recital Hall
May 5 – Recital, Steinway Hall, London
May 7 – Chamber Music Concert with November trio, National Gallery
May 22 – Chamber Music Concert together with Normunds Šnē (oboe, oboe d'Amur), Marta Jagmane (violin) and Guna Āboltiņa (cello), Sigulda, “Baltais fligelis”Hall (Latvia)
May 25 – Birthday Chamber Music Concert together with Normunds Šnē (oboe, oboe d'Amur), Marta Jagmane (violin) and Guna Āboltiņa (cello), Riga Latvian Society, The Golden Hall
June 1 – Recital, Riga, J. Vitols Latvian Music academy, Big Hall
June 4 – Chamber Music concert (solo, piano trio), Victoria and Albert Museum, Norfolk House Music Room
June 30 - Recital, London, Royal College of Music, Amarallys Fleming concert hall
July 7-27 – 2010 Casalmaggiore International Summer Festival (chamber music and solo)
August 14-28 – Weiz Conducting Masterclass 2010 (as accompanist)
August 24 – Mozart piano concerto with Kammerphilharmonie Graz, Bad Aussee
Autumn season is still under construction.
For further details please contact Olga Jegunova