Olga Chrishina – piano Education Utrecht Conservatory: Master diploma (piano), 2015 Utrecht Conservatory: Bachelor diploma cum laude (piano), 2013 Royal College of Music, London, September 2009- June 2010 Moscow Conservatory College: Bachelor diploma cum laude (piano), 2009 Regular private lessons with Diane Walsh (Mannes College of Music, New York), Zenon Fishbein (Manhattan School of Music), Ian Jones (Royal College of Music, London), Anait Karpova (Brussels Conservatory) Master-classes Arcadi Volodos (world- renowned concertizing pianist), Mirabela Dina (piano professor at Hochschule fur Musik und Tanz, Koln), Dora Schwarzbeg (professor at Vienna conservatory, chamber ensemble), Dmitry Bashkirov (world-renowned pianist and professor at Escuela Superior de Musica Reina Sofia, Madrid) , Jan Wijn (piano professor at Amsterdam Conservatory), International Schubert-Strauss Masterclass for duos (vocalist/pianist) organized by Dutch Schubert Society Work experience Children’s Art School, Korolev (Moscow region), 2005-2011- trainee, piano teacher Moscow Conservatory College, 2006-2009- trainee (assistant of piano teacher) in “Pedagogical practice” sector Utrecht Conservatory, September 2013- June 2014 – accompanist and opera coach in the class of professor Dobrinka Yankova (classical vocal) Utrecht Conservatory/Dutch National Opera Academy, October 2013- February 2014- internship in operatic accompaniment and vocal coaching, work with choir and conductor (under Nathalie Doucet, Dutch National Opera Academy) Private piano practice- from 2005- teaching children and adults in English, Russian and Dutch Competitions, Awards 1st prize at International Schubert-Strauss Masterclass/Competition, 2013 2nd prize at Moscow Conservatory College Student Competition, 2005 3rd prize at National (All-Russian) Tchaikovsky Competition, 2000 3rd prize at Moscow region Grieg Competition, 1998 Selected twice to play with Utrecht Conservatory Chamber Orchestra (piano concerti by Shostakovich and Mozart) Royal College of Music (London) Scholarship, 2009 Major Concert Venues Concertgebouw (Amsterdam), Moscow Conservatory halls, live Radio4 broadcast (including performances with Michael Wilmering, baritone), Vredenburg Leeuwenbergh (Utrecht), Hermitage Museum (Amsterdam), Russian Embassy (The Hague), Waalsekerk (Breda), Zaltbommel annual festival of Erard pianos Geelvinck Salon: Pianist Olga Chrishina accompanies soprano Irina Zuboff in ‘Anna Paulowna’, in the Geelvinck Salon on 13 December 2015