Ekaterina Semenchuk

Mezzo - Soprano

Ede and Ravenscroft has also supported Ekaterina Semenchuk and invited her to come and perform to selected audiences in the UK.  

In 1995 Ekaterina entered the Byelorussia Music Academy, followed by the St Petersburg State Rimsky-Korsakov Conservatoire from which she graduated in 2001. She joined the Young Singers' Academy of the Mariinsky Theatre in 1999. Her awards include:

  • The 'Hope' prize
  • The 1999 prize for the best performance of a modern St Petersburg composer's work at the International Obraztsova Competition.
  • First prize at the 4th International Rimsky-Korsakov Vocal Competition 2000.

A diplomat of the Placido Domingo International Competition (Los Angeles), in June 2001 Ekaterina was selected as one of the five finalists of the Cardiff Singer of the World Competition. In 2005 she won the first prize at the 1st all Russia Nadezhda Obukhova competition.

Ekaterina Semenchuk

Ekaterina has toured with The Mariinsky Company in China, Europe and USA and has given recitals with Larissa Gergieva in St Petersburg and Moscow. She has also performed at the Wigmore Hall London, the Deutsche Opera Berlin, the Deutsche Staatsoper and in the cities of Birmingham, Edinburgh, Tokyo, New York and San Francisco. Her roles have included Carmen (Philadelphia and Thatre Real, Madrid), and Charlotte in Werther (Graz Opera Warszawa).

Ekaterina had the honour to perform at the wedding of HRH The Prince of Wales and Mrs Camilla Parker Bowles at St George's Chapel, Windsor.