Olga Glazova

Olga Glazova
Olga Glazova with gusli
(Photo by Ivan Kurilov)
Background information
Birth name Olga Glazova
Born (1993-11-26) 26 November 1993
Pskov, Russia
Genres Singer-songwriter, author song, ethnic Russian music, world music
Occupation(s) singer, composer and poet
Instruments Vocals, fortepiano, gusli
Years active 1993–present
Labels «Far from Moscow», «Bomba-Piter inc.»
Associated acts «Aquarium (band)», «Theodor Bastard», «Affinage (band)», «Sergey Nikolaevich Starostin»
Website vk.com/olga.glazova.gusli/

Olga Gennadievna Glazova (Russian: Ольга Геннадьевна Глазова, born 26 November 1993 in Pskov) is a Russian singer-songwriter, composer and poet. She performed an academic repertoire of gusli and Russian folk songs in her own adaptation.[1] Glazova is one of few performers who uses Russian folk instrument gusli and ancient harp to make repertoire prevailed by its own instrumental compositions and songs in Russian, English and other languages. Her first public performance took place in Pskov in 2001, during the international competition for young performers on folk multi-string instruments. By now she has been twice nominated for S. Kuryokhin award in the field of contemporary art - "Ethnomechanica - the best world music project»,[2] winner of about 30 international and national competitions of folk music, has published two solo albums of the harp music, and is engaged in restoration of lost equipment fingers playing the harp.[3] Olga plays the custom 30-stringed harp crafted for her by A.Teplov.[4][5] She cooperated with the notable russian acts such as «Affinage (band)», «Theodor Bastard», «Sergey Nikolaevich Starostin», «Aquarium (band)».[6][7][8][9][10]

Concerts published on YouTube

Selected discography

  • Songs on her own poetry
    • 2014 — "Water and wind 'first studio album. Author's music and lyrics (St. Petersburg, "Far from Moscow")[11]
    • 2015 — "Six days of spring 'second studio album. Author's music and songs; Russian folk song "Where dear disappeared" (arr. O. Glazov) (St. Petersburg, "Bomba-Piter")[12][13]
  • Cooperations
    • 2015 - the participation in the recording of the album "Russian songs. Afterword" by «Affinage»
    • 2015 - the participation in the recording of the album "Vetvi" by "of Theodor Bastard"
    • 2016 - the participation in the recording of the album "Songs of unloved" by «Aquarium (band)»

References

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