Russian pianist Zlata Chochieva (b. 1985) graduated with the distinction from Moscow State Conservatory in 2012. A winner of ten international piano competitions, and an increasingly seasoned and well-traveled concert artist, her small but growing and distinguished discography now features the complete Chopin Etudes. "(Her) performance of Chopin's etudes we heard tonight... is unprecedented in the festival history... " - Svetlana Petukhova, Art-November Festival, Moscow