Olga A. Filippova

Olga Andreevna Filippova graduated with honors from the P. I. Tchaikovsky Moscow State Conservatory with two specializations: «Musicology» (class of Professor Yu. N. Kholopov, 1998) and «Historical Keyboard Instruments» (class of Professor O. V. Martynova, 2002), as well as completing postgraduate studies at the P. I. Tchaikovsky Moscow State Conservatory (2001) and at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna (harpsichord class of Professor W. Gluckzam, basso continuo class of Professor Ch. Gottfried, 2013).

She interned at the Summer Baroque Academy in Innsbruck (2002) and the Austrian Baroque Academy in Gmunden (Austria, 2000, 2009, 2010).

She participated in master classes of many well-known European musicians (2000-2013 — master classes with Davit Moroni (harpsichord, UK), Maria Leonhardt (baroque chamber ensemble, Netherlands), Bart van Oort (fortepiano, Netherlands), Kris Verhelst (harpsichord, Belgium), Bob van Asperen (harpsichord, Netherlands), Andreas Staier (harpsichord, fortepiano, Germany), Christopher Stembridge (harpsichord, Italy), Jasper Christensen (basso continuo and baroque chamber ensemble, Denmark), John Holloway (baroque chamber ensemble, UK), Rachel Podger (baroque chamber ensemble, UK), Reinhard von Nagel (harpsichord tuning and maintenance, France), Ketil Haugsand (harpsichord, Norway), Jory Vinikour (harpsichord, France), Nick Parle (harpsichord, Germany), Hiro Kurosaki (baroque chamber ensemble, Austria), and others).

From 1995 to 2000, O. A. Filippova served as the artistic director of the early music ensemble «Homo Ludens», with which she prepared more than 30 concert programs.

Collaborated with Russian and European ensembles specializing in historical performance practice («Moscow Baroque», «Orfarion», «Catherine the Great Orchestra», «Musica Antiqua St. Peterburg», «Musica Petropolitana», «Zefiro», «Vienna Baroque Academy», «Basiliensis», «Tempo Restauro», etc.), as well as with contemporary orchestras (Russian National Orchestra, «MUSICA VIVA», Chamber Orchestra of the Moscow Conservatory named after P. I. Tchaikovsky, State Academic Chamber Orchestra of Russia).

Participated in the production of Handel’s opera «Hercules» under the direction of K. Moulds (Tchaikovsky Concert Hall, 2013). Toured in Austria, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands, Latvia, Germany, and Poland. Took part in international festivals in Russia («December Evenings», «Moscow Forum») and abroad.

Performed in ensembles with A. Bernardini, B. van Asperen, A. Lyubimov, D. Sinkovsky, A. and P. Gracci, A. Schonderwood, P. Esswood, S. Kermes, D. York, S. Wallis, K. Mena, Y. Revich. Recorded on Russian TV and radio, Austrian radio ORF and A-1, and Dutch radio; participated in the recording of Y. Revich’s album «Steps Through the Centuries» (Odradek Records, Vienna, Austria). 

O. A. Filippova is a laureate of international competitions:

• Austrian Baroque Academy (Gmunden, Austria, 2009 and 2012, Grand Prix);
• the International G. I. F. von Biber Competition (St. Florian, Austria, 2011);
• the Dr. Robert and Linda Thyll-Dür Foundation (Switzerland, 2011), among others.

In 1994-1995, O. A. Filippova taught at the Gnessin Music School, in 2000-2005 — at the Maimonides State Classical Academy, and in 2004-2005 at the Gnessin Russian Academy of Music. Since 2002, she has been teaching in the Department of Keyboard Instruments at the P. I. Tchaikovsky Moscow State Conservatory, and since 2018 — as a professor of the special harpsichord, figured bass, and chamber ensemble classes; since 2021, she has been a professor in the Department of Organ and Harpsichord at the Gnessin Russian Academy of Music.

O. A. Filippova is the author-developer of the curriculum for «Figured Bass» for performers on early keyboard instruments and «Special Instrument — Harpsichord»; she also developed a four-year course in the discipline «Figured Bass» for performers on early keyboard instruments; she developed the section «Keyboard Interpretation in the Baroque Era», a lecture course on the history of performing arts for pianists.

Among the students and graduates of O. A. Filippova are numerous laureates of international competitions, conservatory teachers, and soloists of leading creative ensembles in Russia, Europe, and the USA:

• Sofya Azen — winner of the First Prize at the International Competition «Music Without Borders» (Lithuania) in the category «harpsichord solo»;
• Anastasia Antonova — winner of the First Prize at the International Competition «Prague Spring», Third Prize at the International J. S. Bach Competition in Leipzig; Third Prize at the International Competition «Musica Antiqua» in Bruges, Third Prize at the Second International Harpsichord Competition named after A. M. Volkonsky, Second Prize at the International Early Music Competition YAMANASHI in Kofu (Japan), teacher at the Tchaikovsky Moscow State Conservatory;
• the harpsichord duo «A&A» consisting of Anastasia Antonova and Anna Kiskachi — winner of the Gold Medal at the International Chamber Ensemble Competition in Slovenia;
• Darya Astafyeva-Gusha is a winner of the First Prize and the Audience Favorite Award at the international competition of the Austrian Baroque Academy, a scholarship holder of the «Académie musicale de Villecroze» (France), and a soloist at GAKOR;
• Darya Borkovskaya is a winner of the Third Prize at the All-Russian Harpsichord Competition in Saint Petersburg, an accompanist, and a teacher at FISII;
• Alexander Buzlov (1983-2020) was a winner of international competitions, a soloist at MGAf, and a teacher at FISII;
• Ivan Bushuev is a winner of the Second Prize at the International Competition of the Austrian Baroque Academy and the International Competition for Historical Chamber Ensembles in Trossingen (Germany);
• Alexander Gulin is a soloist of the orchestra «Pratum Integrum»;
• Anna Kiskachi is a soloist of the Young Artists program at the International Academy Accademia Villa Bossi (Italy), a winner of the Third Prize and a special award for performing a concert by B. Martinu at the International «Prague Spring» Competition, and a teacher at the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz (Austria);
• Alexandra Koreneva is the winner of the First Prize and the Audience Choice Award at the International Competition of the Austrian Baroque Academy, and a teacher at FISII;
• Arseny Kotlyarevsky is a laureate of international competitions and the répétiteur for the cello section of the Russian State Academic Bolshoi Theatre;
• Kirill Prokopov is the Grand Prix winner of the International «Music Without Borders» Competition (Lithuania) in the «harpsichord solo» category, and also won the Grand Prix (Wanda Landowska Prize) at the International Wanda Landowska Harpsichord Competition (Ruvo di Puglia, Italy);
• Ksenia Semyonova is the Third Prize winner of the International «Prague Spring» Competition and the First Prize winner of the Second International A. M. Volkonsky Harpsichord Competition;
• Tatyana Chulochnikova is a soloist with The Four Nations Ensemble, Handel and Haydn Society Orchestra, and Apollo’s Fire (USA);
• Maria Shabashova is a diploma winner of the First International A. M. Volkonsky Harpsichord Competition and a soloist with the Musica Aeterna orchestra under T. Kurentzis.

O. A. Filippova is actively engaged in management work.She was one of the organizers of the International Festival and Scientific-Practical Conference «The Art of the Double Bass» (Moscow Conservatory named after P. I. Tchaikovsky, 2002). 

She organized numerous masterclasses, lectures, creative meetings, and concerts at the Moscow Conservatory with participation from famous Russian and European performers and early music ensembles.

She is the author of the idea and artistic director of the International Music Festival «Antiquarium» (2005-2010); she participated in developing and implementing the programs of the festival «December Evenings» 2019, timed to coincide with the exhibition of works by Thomas Gainsborough. 

O. A. Filippova is the author of several lecture series in the Richter Memorial Apartment («Legends of Performing Art»), the Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow concert halls, and regional philharmonics. Her scientific interests lie in the history and theory of performing Renaissance and Baroque music.

Main scientific publications:

• BASSO CONTINUO // From the history of world organ culture of the 16th-20th centuries: textbook. Second edition, revised and expanded. Recommended by the Educational and Methodological Association of Higher Education Institutions of the Russian Federation in the field of music education as a textbook for teachers and students of higher education institutions in the specialties «Musicology» and «Instrumental Performance». Moscow: Musizdat LLC, 2008;
• Basso continuo on the harpsichord: stylistics and performance techniques // Problems of style and interpretation of Baroque music. Compiled by A. M. Merkulov. Moscow: Scientific Papers of the Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory. Collection 32, 2001;
• «New music» in Baroque era compositions // SATOR TENET OPERA ROTAS. Yuri Nikolayevich Kholopov and his scientific school (on the 70th anniversary of his birth): collection of articles. Moscow: Moscow Conservatory, 2003;
• Features of Interpreting Baroque Keyboard Music // Issues of Piano Pedagogy in a Modern Aspect: Scientific and Methodological Conference in Memory of Professor E. P. Makurenkova and Associate Professor I. M. Ivanova. Ed. A. E. Vasilieva. Moscow: Gnessin Russian Academy of Music, 2011;
• Thomas Gainsborough’s Musical Environment // Catalog of the Thomas Gainsborough Exhibition at the Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts. Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts Publishing. Moscow, 2019.