Choirmaster

Elena Yapontseva – the choirmaster, the manager of the laureate of the international competitions the chamber choir ‘Ozarenie’, teacher.

In 1999 entered the chamber choir. In 2001 graduated from at Tula Dargomyzshsky College of Arts (the class of О. Burova), in 2008 – the Gnessin Russian Academy of Music, the class of academic conducting of the USSR people’s artist, professor N. Kutuzov.

Artistic director and conductor of “Podsnezhnik” Choir of the «Vesnyanka» Children's Art School - the  laureate of the All-Russian and International Competitions. 

Lecturer at the department of choral conducting and academic singing at the Moscow State Institute of Culture.

Participant in choral conferences, seminars, assemblies. Conducts master classes with the choir. Member of the jury of choral competitions.

In December 2015, she was awarded the title «Honorable educator» of the Moscow Music Society.

Awarded a special diploma "The best conductor" at the All-Russian competition "Christmas Carol" (2019).

In 2022 she was awarded a Certificate of Appreciation from the Department of Education and Science of Moscow for the outstanding personal achievements in adopting perspective methods of teaching and upbringing of children in the city of Moscow.

Owner of a special diploma “For pedagogical excellence” of the XXIV Moscow children’s and youth choir festival-competition “A Christmas Carol” (2023, 2024).

Winner of the city professional skills competition “Teacher’s Mastery – Student’s Success” (April 2023).