Grand Stage International : Artistic team
Meet our pianist, Sergei Iorov.
Rebekka Mago is a vocal coach, Russian language coach, and collaborative pianist based in London.
Rebekka Mago is a vocal coach, Russian language coach, and collaborative pianist based in London.
Sergei Iorov is a New York–based pianist and opera coach, and a key member of the GSI Arts Foundation artistic team.
He performs regularly at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, and other major New York venues, and collaborates closely with classical singers in preparing opera roles and art song repertoire.
Sergei is on staff at both The Mannes School of Music, The New School and the Manhattan School of Music, working with advanced students and professional singers to develop their performance skills.
A graduate of the Moscow State Conservatory, Sergei completed specialized opera coaching training through the Bolshoi Theatre Young Artists Program. He has also participated as a collaborative pianist in numerous opera masterclasses and festivals across Europe.
Rebekka Mago is a vocal coach, Russian language coach, and collaborative pianist based in London.
Rebekka Mago is a vocal coach, Russian language coach, and collaborative pianist based in London.
Rebekka Mago is a vocal coach, Russian language coach, and collaborative pianist based in London.
Rebekka Mago has performed with internationally renowned singers such as Vladislav Sulimsky, Ildar Abdrazakov, Roman Burdenko, Luciano Ganci, Ekaterina Semenchuk, Kim Gihoon, Raehann Bryce-Davis and has collaborated with conductors including Valery Gergiev, Teodor Currentzis, Douglas Boyd, Speranza Scappucci, Alexander Polyanichko.
Her professional experience includes work with the Mariinsky Theatre, the St.Petersburg Conservatory and the Elena Obraztsova Academy of Music. In 2019, she served as the duty pianist for the vocal section of the XVI International Tchaikovsky Competition in St Petersburg.
In 2025, she joins the Garsington Opera Festival as Russian coach and stage pianist for The Queen of Spades. She also worked as Russian language coach for War and Peace (Prokofiev) during the Spring Opera Scenes at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama in London.