Marina Pliassova

Marina Pliassova was born in Russia, educated in Irkutsk college of arts and Novosibirsk state conservatory, then in Vladigerov music academy in Bulgaria/PhD. She is associate professor in musicology, pianist, teacher, writer, lecturer, the head of piano section of Young Talents at the Barratt Due Institute in Oslo, Norway. Marina’s activities are varied: she is a jury member of various international competitions; she is conducting master classes in different countries, as well as at annual festivals; she gives lectures on piano methodology and history of piano performance, researching and creating books for educational and fictional prose. Her books and articles are published in Russian and Norwegian languages, as well as doctoral work in Bulgarian. Marina’s students regularly perform at various international concerts and festivals, on radio, television, including as soloists with orchestras, many of them are laureates of international competitions, professional musicians and performers.