Larisa Gergieva

Country

Russia


Artistic Director of the Mariinsky Academy of Young Singers



Biography


Artistic Director of the Mariinsky Theatre's Academy of Young Opera Singers and of the State Opera and Ballet Theatre of the Republic of Northern Ossetia-Alania (Vladikavkaz). She is also a director and jury member for many international vocal competitions. She has coached over a hundred winners of Russian and international competitions. She has been named best accompanist at a number of singing competitions, among them the BBC International Competition (the UK), the International Tchaikovsky Competition (Moscow), and many others. She is a People's Artist of Russia, of Ukraine, and of the Republic of Northern Ossetia-Alania.