Yulia Mikhailovna Leschnewa
Julija Michailowna Leschnewa ( Russian Юлия Михайловна Лежнева ; also: Julia Lezhneva ; born December 5, 1989 in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk ) is a Russian soprano .
Live and act
Julija Leschnewa is the daughter of two geophysicists. At the age of 16 she took part in a singing competition of the Russian opera diva Elena Obraztsova , who advised her to sing Rossini. Leschnewa studied singing at the Moscow Conservatory , the Cardiff International Academy of Voice and the London Royal College of Music . She attended master classes with Jelena Wassiljewna Obraszowa , Yvonne Kenny , Alberto Zedda and Thomas Quasthoff, among others . Giovanni Antonini had a decisive influence on her voice training . Her international breakthrough came in 2010 under Marc Minkowski at the Salzburg Music Week. Shortly afterwards Leschnewa made his debut at the Salzburg Festival .
Awards
- 2011: “Young singer of the year” at Opernwelt
- 2013: ECHO Klassik as "Young Artist (Singing)"
Web links
- Recordings by Julija Michailowna Leschnewa in the catalog of the German National Library
- Record of Julija Michailowna Leschnewa in the bibliographic database WorldCat
- Julia Lezhneva's website
- Julia Lezhneva , at Decca Classics (en)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Press release about the winners of the ECHO Klassik 2013 , accessed on March 23, 2015.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Leschnewa, Julija Michailovna |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Лежнева, Юлия Михайловна (Russian); Lezhneva, Julia (English transcription) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | russian singer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 5th December 1989 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk |