Sopranos

Aliona Gavrilova

In the choir since 2026

Alyona Gavrilova graduated the core course (2022) and the assistant internship (2024) at the Petrozavodsk State Glazunov Conservatory majoring in Musical and Theatrical art and Academic Vocals. During her studies at the Conservatory, she was engaged in scholarly research and participated in academic conferences.

In 2021, she attended the Journalistic Readings workshop for young journalists, musicologists and cultural scientists in Moscow, and in 2024 she participated in the Opera Criticism laboratory held within the framework of the Elena Obraztsova International Creative Vocal School in Moscow. She took part in the summer internship at the International Academy of Vocal Excellence L’Accademia Lirica Santa Croce di Trieste (Italy, Trieste, 2024) and in the laboratory of Alessandro Swaba on Mozart’s opera Le Nozze di Figaro (Saint Petersburg, 2025).

From 2021 to 2025, she worked as a teacher-illustrator at the Petrozavodsk Conservatory. In the 2024/2025 season, she held the position of a musicologist at the Concert Department of the Karelia State Philharmonic where she organized musical and educational events for children and youth and was responsible for the Philharmonic’s website and other visual and textual formats of interaction with the audience.

WHEN DID YOU REALISE YOU WERE GOING TO BECOME A MUSICIAN?

When I was a child, I was restless, hanging upside down from the dance bars in classes. Once I was even banned from performing because of bad behavior — I had to sit in my beautiful dress and watch others dance. I told my mom I wasn't going to the dance class anymore. And then the teachers from the music school came to us — they invited us to the gusli class, it is a promising music direction in Pskov. So I convinced my mom that I needed to study music. However, I eventually began to practice solo singing instead of the gusli.

THE PERSON WHO INSPIRED YOU TO MAKE MUSIC

It was my grandmother. She played the accordion, and I listened and danced.

WORKING AT MUSICAETERNA IS...

Endless search and inspiration.

YOUR DREAM

To find a balance between work and other important things, to do my job with the belief that I am in my place.

WHAT KIND OF MUSIC DO YOU LISTEN TO AT HOME?

Right now I have fragments from Gabriel Fauré's Requiem in my playlist, but I mix classics with popular music, ranging from R&B to hip-hop. I love going to concerts, one of the most vivid musical impressions was the first performance of Green Day rock band in Russia. Concerts always give a special energy. In fact, we're doing the same thing, even if we're singing a different repertoire. Although Kurtág, for example, has such harsh moments, recitatives — almost like in hip-hop. I think it's useful to listen to different music so that your vision doesn't get blurred.

WHAT BRINGS YOU JOY?

I like travelling, even small trips. I like to visit my parents in Pskov, and now I've started exploring the Leningrad region. On the road, you can safely read a book, there is nothing distracting. The last thing I read is Jim Morrison's biography, No One Here Gets Out Alive. I also enjoy going to the cinema, recently I had a period of fascination with Korean films, I like their melancholic, poetic atmosphere. I generally like to play the world's smallest violin.

HOW DO YOU RECOVER?

When you work a lot on different musical materials, you immerse yourself deeply — it's important to leave yourself space, to switch. Yes, of course, we have certain limits and deadlines. But I realized for myself that you need to get involved in music, like in a game, and keep a sincere childlike attitude. And then everything becomes a little easier.

musicAeterna choir events

September 19, 20:00

St. Petersburg | Great Hall of the Philharmonic

Сoncert of musicAeterna. Rameau: The Sound of Light. Vol. 2

Symphony concert

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