Zinaida Ignatyeva (Russian: Зинаи́да Игна́тьева; also spelled Zinaida Ignatieva; 1 February 1938 – 23 March 2022[1]) was a Russian pianist.
Born in Moscow, Ignatyeva was a student at the Moscow Conservatory under Samuil Feinberg, where she was awarded the VI International Chopin Piano Competition's 5th prize. Ignatyeva is a professor at the Moscow Conservatory, where she was appointed a teacher after graduating in 1962. She was active as a concert pianist[2] within the USSR.
She was named a People's Artist of Russia.
References edit
- ^ Скончалась Зинаида Алексеевна Игнатьева (in Russian)
- ^ Jean-Pierre Thiollet, 88 notes pour piano solo, "Solo nec plus ultra", Neva Editions, 2015, p.51. ISBN 978 2 3505 5192 0.
External links edit
- Fryderyk Chopin Information Centre
- Moscow Conservatory
- Grand Concours International de Piano de Lyon
- Zinaida Ignatyeva discography at Discogs