Marina Yakhlakova

Biography

Graduated with honours from the Moscow Conservatory studying under Prof. Alexander Strukov (2014). She is currently continuing her studies as a postgraduate intern under his supervision. In 2011 she won the 7th International Franz Liszt Competition in Weimar and Bayreuth (Germany), where she also took the prize for best performance of a piece by Liszt. Since 2011 she has performed as soloist for the Saint Petersburg House of Music. She has appeared on tour in Europe, the USA, Australia and Canada. In 2013 she signed an exclusive contract with the Australian recording company, Master Performers, for which she has recorded two solo discs and another with the Queensland Symphony Orchestra.