SVETLANA SMIRNOVA, pianist/korrepetition

studied at the Tchaikovsky Musical College (piano classes) in Yekaterinburg (1991-1995). After she had graduated from the Ural State Conservatoire with distinction (1995-2000), she completed a postgraduate program there (2000-2013). As a pianist, she participated in productions that have been led by conductors such as Michael Güttler, Fabio Mastrangelo, Pavel Klinichev, Mikhail Granovsky, Konstantin Chudovsky, Oliver von Dohnanyi, Tugan Sokhiev, Yannis Pouspourikas, Vello Pähn among others. She works with singers individually to help them prepare their programs for concerts and competitions, also accompanying them in competitive programs in Russia, Holland, Belarus, Azerbaijan, Switzerland, Spain, Czech Republic among others.