Piano Professor of Universidad de Chile Lecture at Academy

4 September 2025

Svetlana Kotova will be arriving to the Composition Forum organized by the Composition Department of the Liszt Academy.

title of lecture

Introduction to Chilean music for piano

Language of the lecture: English

date&time:

23 September 2025, 18:00

location:

Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music, Main Building (Liszt Ferenc sq. 8.); room I.

 

Svetlana Kotova

Dr. Svetlana Kotova is Professor of Piano at the University of Chile, Santiago, where she is currently coordinating the piano program.

Passionate about all things about piano and pedagogy, she is also an eager promoter of Chilean Music. She gained recognition for her expressive playing and great technical dexterity, in solo, concerto, chamber and collaborative repertoire.

Svetlana has performed in the most remote corners of Chile, and in Europe, US, Asia, and Latin America. She also sings, conducts, and explores other instruments, including her latest passion for hurdy-gurdy.

Dr. Kotova holds degrees form University of Oregon, University of Chile, Moscow Academic Music College, and Moscow Gnessin School.