Elena Toponogova – piano

Pianist Elena Toponogova returns with a delightful programme featuring music by Rachmaninov, Tchaikovsky and Medtner. A graduate of the Royal College of Music, Elena is a prize-winner in international competitions and has toured widely across Europe. 

Elena is a concert pianist and chamber musician based in London. Her repertoire is primarily comprised of Russian music, with a particular focus on the music of Nikolai Medtner.
 
She recently won the prize for the best performance of a Prelude and Fugue by JS Bach of the Nuova Coppa International Piano Competition, Italy. 

In 2017, Elena received a Master of Performance degree from the Royal College of Music, studying under Norma Fisher. Her studies were generously supported by the Norah Seary Trust, Altrusa Careers Trust, the Future of Russia Foundation and Tsukanov Family Foundation. She participated in numerous masterclasses of such world-renowned pianists as Dirk Mommertz (Faure Quartet), G.Gruzman, I.Chukovskaya and was selected to study at the Academie de Musique Riviera in Switzerland with Pavel Gililov with the support of the Help Musicians UK Transmission Fund grant. 

Elena has taken part in many international festivals including Chichester Festival and Bloomsbury Festival. She has been performing as a soloist and chamber musician in the UK, Germany, Switzerland, Italy and appeared at the prestigious Rachmaninov Hall of the Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatoire, Salzburg Wiener Saal, Amaryllis Fleming Hall, V&A Museum, St.Martin-in-the-Fields among many others.