Heard of the Gusli? Experience the hair-raising sound and passionate performance of OLGA

Touring from Finland 

OLGA SHISHKINA

 "...absolute virtuoso, fantastic playing..." 

GOTLANDS TIDNINGAR (Sweden)

Originally Russian classical school-trained, Olga

masterfully manages a wide variety of genres such as classical, folkloric and jazz and has been a demanded soloist to participate in various projects by the leading names of the music industry.

In June 2022 she completed course education in jazz improvisation at the world’s prominent Berklee College of Music with the top saxophonist Jim Odgren and graduated summa cum laude in 2008 from St.Petersburg State Rimsky-Korsakov Conservatory where she studied gusli, piano, organ and orchestral conducting. In 2012 she received a Master’s of Music degree at Sibelius Academy.

Shishkina has taught at Andreev Music School in St.Petersburg and Helsinki Pop-Jazz Conservatory. Apart from extensive performing Shishkina was also asked to be a member of the jury of the 5th International Prahas Stepulis chamber music competition (Siauliai, Lithuania, 2017), International

Kantele competition (Petrozavodsk, 2014) and First International Kantele competition (Helsinki, 2015).