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Olga S. Danilova

Senior Lecturer in Special Piano Department, Accompanist, Piano Accompaniment Department

Данилова Ольга Сергеевна

Biography

She began her musical education at the Mussorgsky Children’s Art School in Tver in the class of I. V. Kurganova, Honored Worker of Culture of the Russian Federation. Then she studied at the Tver Music College named after M. P. Mussorgsky, class of the Honored Worker of Culture of the Russian Federation T. A. Shlyapnikova. During her studies, she repeatedly became a scholarship holder of the Young Talents of the Tver Territory program, and took an annual part in the Bakhov Festival held by the Tver Academic Regional Philharmonic. 

In 2014 she graduated from the specialty, in 2016 — the magistracy of the Gnesin Russian Academy of Music (class of Honored Art Worker of the Russian Federation, Professor V. B. Nosina). In 2013 she graduated from IBPU with a degree in Psychology.

In 2018, she graduated from the assistant internship of the Gnesin Russian Academy of Music with a degree in the Art of Musical and Instrumental Performance; solo piano performance (supervisor — Professor V. B. Nosina).

Since 2012, she has been working as accompanist at the Department of Opera Training of the Gnesin Russian Academy of Music.

In 2016-2019, she worked at the Gnesin Russian Academy of Music at the Department of Methodology and Pedagogy as the head of pedagogical practice.

She worked as accompanist at the Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko MAMT. Currently works at the MGADMT named after N. Sats.

Since 2018, she has been working at the department of special piano (the head of the department is People’s Artist of the Russian Federation, Professor V. P. Ovchinnikov).

During her work at the Department of Opera Training, she repeatedly participated in the performances of the Yu. A. Speransky Opera House-Studio («The Maid-Mistress», «Figaro’s Wedding», «The Magic Flute», «La Traviata», «Eugene Onegin», «The Queen of Spades», «Little Chimney Sweep») and literary and stage compositions in performed by students of the vocal faculty.

She conducts active performing and pedagogical activities: takes part in international festivals and concerts as a soloist and accompanist, conducts master classes, participates in international competitions as a member of the jury.

Laureate of international competitions:

  • «Musica classica», Ruza (nomination «Piano solo» — 2010, I prize; 2014, I prize; nomination «Art of accompaniment» — 2013, I prize; nomination «Piano ensemble» — 2014, II prize);
  • «Music without Borders», (Lithuania, Druskininkai — 2010, II prize);
  • diploma winner of the Youth Delphic Games — (Tver, 2011);
  • laureate of the European center F. Chopin — international forum of pianists «Bieszczady bez granic», (Sanok, Poland, 2012);
  • winner of the Grand Prix in the competition «Competition for music teachers» (Warsaw, Poland, 2015);
  • laureate of the competition «The Way to Skill» (Rostov-on-Don — 2016, I Prize);
  • laureate of the competition «Musical fireworks in Baden-Württemberg» (Mühlaker, Germany — 2016, III prize);
  • laureate of the Bursa nilufer international piano competition (Turkey, Bursa — 2016, II prize);
  • laureate of the L. Janacek Competition (Brno, Czech Republic — 2017, II Prize);
  • Grand Prix winner in the Art Duo competition (Vienna, Austria, 2017);
  • laureate of the «Art Duo» competition in the «Chamber Ensemble» nomination (Prague, Czech Republic — 2018, I Prize).

She is working on a dissertation. Supervisor — Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences, Professor A. V. Malinkovskaya.

Publications:

  • The study of author’s interpretations as one of the areas of work in the piano class: on the example of the creative heritage of N. K. Metner // Musical art and education. — 2018. — № 3 (23). — S. 129-146;
  • N. K. Metner is a reflective artist: composer, pianist, teacher // Musical art and education. — 2020. — Volume 8 No. 1. — S. 73-89;
  • The creative heritage of O. K. Eiges: pedagogical comments on Beethoven’s Seventeenth Sonata // Actual issues of piano pedagogy. — M. MGIM named after A. G. Schnittke, 2023. — S. 54-62;
  • Oleg Konstantinovich Eiges: style features of piano sonatas as a subject of development by future musicians — performers // Musical art and education. — M: MOSCOW STATE PEDAGOGICAL UNIVERSITY, 2023. — № 4. — S. 102-118.