Scholarship Awarded 2004
Yuri Monchak - Bass
Yuri Monchak was born in Belarussia and graduated from the Oginsk Academy of Music in 2001. While studying there he represented Belarussia in various competitions in Germany and France. Since 2002 he has been studying at the St. Petersburg State Conservatoire. In 2004 he joined the Young Singers' Academy of the Mariinsky Theatre and in the same year he made his debut on the stage on the Mariinsky Theatre in the part of Antonio in Mozart's opera 'Le Nozze di Figaro'. He toured with the Mariinsky Theatre's new productions of 'The Nose', 'The Players' by Shostakovich and Dargomizhsky's 'The Stone Guest' in Finland and Sweden.
Repertoire:
Tchaikovsky. Prince Gremin in the opera 'Eugenie Onegin'
Tchaikovsky. Kochubey in the opera "Mazeppa"
Tchaikovsky. René in the opera "Iolanta"
Verdi. Philippe "Don Carlos"
Angelina Bechkova - Soprano
Anna Bechkove was born in Kokand and graduated from the music school in Luga.
From 2000 until 2004 she studied at the St. Petersburg Rimsky-Korsakov Music College and in 2004 she became a student of the St. Petersburg State Conservatoire.
In 2004 she joined the Young Singers' Academy of the Mariinsky theatre and She participated in the International Lisitian Competition.
In 2005 she took part in the IV International Competitor of Elena Obraztsova.
Angelina performs at the concerts of the Academy and in new productions of the Mariinsky Theatre: Rossini's 'Il Viaggio a Reims' and Verdi's 'Rigoletto'
