GRACIAS CHOIR MUSIC ARTIST
Boris Abalyan / Conductor
- Chief Conductor of Gracias Choir
- Awarded Special Conducting Prize at the Choral Competition in Marktoberdorf, Germany
- Founded the LEGE ARTIS Chamber Choir
- Professor of Choral Conducting at St. Petersburg Conservatory
Igor Victorovich Lebedev / Pianist
- Dean of the Piano Department of St. Petersburg Conservatory
- Winner of Citta di Senigallia, Italy
- Winner of Louisiana Internation Piano Competition, USA
- Winner of Serebriakov International Piano Competition, Russia
Anatoly Kiselev / Baritone
- Head of the Department of Methods of Instrument, Vocal Performing Skills and Pedagogical Pratice
- Professor in Voice Direction at Rimsky-Korsakov St. Petersburg State Conservatory
Larisa Tedtoeva / Mezzo Soprano
- Current voice and opera professor at St. Petersburg Conservatory
- Leading soloist of the St. Petersburg Opera and Ballet Theatre
- Honored Artist of Russia
Galina Kisseleva / Soprano
- Professor of Solo Singing at St. Petersburg Conservatory
- Soloist of Mariinsky Theatre of Opera and Ballet
- Prizewinner of Wagnerian Voice Competition
- Honored Master of Art of Russia
Veronika Dzhioeva / Soprano
- Current soloist for the Novosibirsk National Opera and Ballet Theatre
- 3rd Prize winner of the Maria Calla Concourse
- 1st Prize winner of the World Vision Concourse
- 1st Prize winner of the Whole Russia Vocal Concourse
- A Cultural Asset of St. Petersburg
- Grand Prize recipient of the Amber Nightingale Universal Vocal Concourse
Victor Khussu / Oboist
- Soloist of Mariinsky Theatre of Opera and Ballet
- Soloist of Mariinsky’s Big Symphonic Orchestra
Vladimir Kashalaba / Clarinetist
- Currently instructs clarinet at St. Petersburg National Conservatory
- Recipient of the concertmaster diplomoa from the Whole Russian Concourse
- Recipient of the concertmaster diploma at the Geneva Universal Concourse
- Recipient of the concertmaster diploma at the Poland Universal Concourse
Izabella Krasnova / Pianist
- Concertmaster Diplomas from All-Russian
- Competition, Geneva International Music
- Competition, Poland International Competition
Dmitry Eremin / Cellist
- Daniel Shafran Prizewinner of International Tchaikovsky Competition
- Special Prizewinner of Caltanissetta Chamber Music Competition
- Completion of Moscow Conservatory Graduate Program
- First Prizewinner of M. Yudina International Competition
- Professor of Cello at St. Petersburg Conservatory
- Lead Soloist of St. Petersburg Cello Ensemble
Hugo Ticciati / Violinist
- Prizewinner of international competitions Giovani Talenti in Italy
- Mendelssohn Cup in Italy
- Founder and leader of Schrabiati String Quartet
- Associate Professor of violin and improvisation and music history at the specialist music school in Stockholm, Lilla Akademien
Margrit Zimmermann / Pianist
- Completion of Special Music Academy in Novomoskowsk
- Prizewinner of Roma-97 International Piano Competition, Johannes
- Brahms International Piano Competition
