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• IRINA SHARAPOVA
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Pianist and producer musical programs
International competition diploma
Professor, Chair of Chamber Ensemble and Accompaniment
at the St.Petersburg Conservatory
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IRINA SHARAPOVA was born in 1951. She graduated from the Conservatory with
diplomas in Piano (with Prof. Lysenko, now leading professor at the Toronto University
Music Department) and in Chamber Ensemble (with Prof. Fondaminskaya). She completed
her postgraduate study in Chamber Ensemble with leading professors of that discipline.
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Since 1981 Mrs. Sharapova has been teaching Chamber Ensemble
and Accompaniment at the St.Petersburg Conservatory. Now her class is one
of the largest - 26 students, among whom are guests from Europe and Korea. Many
graduates of Ms Sharapova's class are now with musical theaters and concert companies
of St.Petersburg, and in North America, Israel, Germany and Poland.
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Along with teaching, Mrs. Sharapova concertizes, and this activity is intensive
and diversified. She performs with renowned Petersburg musicians in prestigious
concert halls and with most diversified programs including hundreds of pieces,
from ancient European and Russian music to contemporary composers. The Russian
vocal classics is the core of Ms Sharapova's concert activity.
Irina Sharapova and Nikolai Putilin,
in The Chamber Hall of SPb Pfilharmonic, 04/2004.
Irina Sharapova is the producer and main performer of the subscription series
of music events entitled Russian Musical Culture of the
18th- 20th Centuries. As musicologist, she also delivers lectures on the
Russian musical culture at the concerts of the series.
As recital pianist, Mrs. Sharapova plays piano works by contemporary composers
(Slonimsky, Arapov, Below, Belimov, Voronina) and often is their premier performer.
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Mrs. Sharapova has recordings on the Russian Radio and TV. In addition to pedagogical
and concerting activities, Mrs. Sharapova closely collaborates with music publishers.
Jointly she is now preparing for publication a series entitled The Golden Repertoire
of a Vocalist and consisting of 100 note albums of popular classical vocal music.
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Coaching sessions and Consultations
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Irina Sharapova has great experience of teaching. She conduct master classes,
coaching sessions and consultations for pianists, singers and any ensemble musicians.
The musicians considerably improve skills during several lessons.
"In three sessions during a brief visit to St. Petersburg, Irena helped
me gain a good understanding of Russian diction while considerably refining my
interpretation of three Russian songs. She also has a keen understanding of vocal
production, presumably from years of working with master teachers. Beyond all
of that, she has a passion for music and learning that was viseral and contributed
immeasurably to the experience. I can enthusiastically recommend her to singers
of any level of competence." (Steve Bryant, countertenor, USA)
For more informaton about Coachings and Consultations please e-mail to isharapova [a] list.ru
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• PROJECTS
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THREE CENTURIES
OF CLASSICAL ROMANCE
The music Festival and
Competitions of Vocal and piano douets
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 2003,
2004
Irina is art-director
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Anthology of Russian Classical Romance
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Especially noticeable among the concerts of the last years is her unique effort
carried out together with her partner baritone Andrei
SLAVNY, prize winner of international competitions. It is Anthology
of Russian Classical Romance, a cycle of 27 concerts encompassing actually
all important vocal pieces of the Russian chamber classics of the 19th and 20th
centuries.
Sergei Slonimsky (composer)
Andrei Slavny (baritone)
Irina Sharapova
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Virtuosi Project |
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The Russian Virtuosi Project is a new musical team, created by the known Petersburg's
musicians: Alina Boguk, Tatiyana Kostyanaya and Irina Sharapova. The trio is unique
by the instruments and by repertoire. The combination of national instruments
- Russian domras or Italian mandolins - and a classical piano gives surprising
effect [CD, MP3].
Alina Boguk (Domra, Mandolin)
Irina Sharapova (Piano)
Tatiyana Kostyanaya (Domra, Mandolin)
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centuries of Russian Classical Romance |
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Irina Sharapova is a Music Director of new unique project Two
Centuries of Russian Classical Romance. The project is intended to present
the remarkable phenomenon of world culture - Russian classical romance (Art Song,
Lied). Classical music lovers around the world will get acquainted with popular
and unknown chamber vocal masterpieces of Russian composers from the beginning
of XIX - end XX centuries. Now she has recorded three CDs in this project.
The first CD of the Project -
Only Masterpieces shows the results of the development of Russian classical chamber
vocal music through two centuries, in which the Russian Soul is most fully expressed.
This CD is filled with nostalgia for the great past of Russia and with hope for
its' revival [mp3, Real audio].
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