1. Full Name
Kalapova Tatyana Sergeevna
Laureate of All-Russian and international competitions
2. Biography
Born in Khabarovsk Krai. Graduated with honors from Omsk Music College in two specialties: "Folk Instruments" (accordion) and "Academic Solo Singing." Received higher musical education at the Mussorgsky Ural State Conservatory, majoring in "Opera and Concert Chamber Singer," completed postgraduate studies, and obtained an educational background in foreign language teaching and Russian as a Foreign Language teaching at the Russian Language Training Center of Moscow State University. Completed professional internships in Italy and China. In 2023–2024, studied at Dalian University of Technology under a Chinese Government Scholarship. Proficient in Italian and Chinese. Has been engaged in teaching since 2004. As a full-time soloist of a philharmonic orchestra, simultaneously teaches foreign languages at secondary and higher educational institutions. Has experience in individual teaching of Russian as a Foreign Language to Chinese students. Her students have successfully participated in research competitions and been admitted to Russian conservatories. Laureate of All-Russian and international competitions, participant in Russian and Chinese international cultural projects. During her professional career, she has received certificates of honor and letters of gratitude from the Ministry of Culture of Sverdlovsk Oblast. Since 2024, she has been a teacher of Russian as a Foreign Language at Chongqing Normal University's Chongqing Tchaikovsky Conservatory of Music.
3. Education
2002–2007 — Mussorgsky Ural State Conservatory, Yekaterinburg. Specialty "Opera and Concert Chamber Singer," qualification — teacher in the specialty "Vocal Art." Studied under Professor, People's Artist of the Russian Federation M. G. Vladimirova.
2007–2010 — Postgraduate studies at the Mussorgsky Ural State Conservatory. Academic and creative advisor — Professor, People's Artist of the Russian Federation M. G. Vladimirova.
2009 — Internship/masterclass under Italian opera singer, Associate Professor Mirella Freni, Vignola, Italy.
2019 — Diploma of professional retraining, Russian Language Training Center of Moscow State University. Teacher of Russian as a Foreign Language.
2020 — Diploma of professional retraining, Ural Federal University, program "Enterprise Economics and Management." Economist.
2023–2024 — One-year internship at Dalian University of Technology (China) under a Chinese Government Scholarship; Teacher Language Year certificate.
Advanced training courses
March 28 – October 1, 2022 — Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Professional Education "Popov Choral Art Academy." Supplementary professional program "Methods of Teaching Acting Skills to Singers Using Masterpieces of World Musical Classics" — 36 academic hours.
October 24 – November 28, 2024 — "Russian Textbook World" Training Center, Federal Agency for CIS Affairs, Compatriots Abroad and International Humanitarian Cooperation, and "Zlatoust" Teaching and Publishing Center. Advanced training courses within the framework of the methodological activity "Organization of Teaching Russian as a Foreign Language Courses Abroad" — 31 academic hours.
February 14–15, 2026 — Modern Teacher Academy (Academy.rki.today). Conference "Russian as a Foreign Language for Chinese Students: Practice, Ideas, Ready-Made Solutions" — 16 hours.
April 8–19, 2026 — Modern Teacher Academy (Academy.rki.today). Conference for teachers of foreign languages and Russian as a Foreign Language, educators, researchers, methodologists and specialists — 16 hours.
May 19 – June 23, 2026 — "Russian Textbook World" Training Center, "Russkiy Mir" Foundation, "Zlatoust" Teaching and Publishing Center. Advanced training courses within the framework of the international methodological marathon for Russian language teachers abroad "Modern Methods of Teaching Russian as a Foreign Language in the Digital Age" — 40 hours.
June 23 – July 5, 2026 — Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education "Moscow State Linguistic University" (MSLU). Program "Translation as a Means of Intercultural Mutual Understanding" — 72 academic hours.
4. Teaching Activity
Place(s) of work, disciplines taught, years, pedagogical titles and student achievements.
2004–2009 — Italian language teacher at Tchaikovsky Music School, Yekaterinburg.
2012–2018 — Teacher, senior lecturer at the Department of General Humanities at the Mussorgsky Ural State Conservatory. Taught Italian and Russian as a Foreign Language.
2015–2023 — Accompanist, demonstrator at the Ural Music College (ten-year school affiliated with the Mussorgsky Ural State Conservatory).
2022–2023 — Senior lecturer at the Department of Intercultural Communication, Rhetoric and Russian as a Foreign Language at Ural State Pedagogical University. Taught Chinese.
Since 2024 to present — Teacher of Russian as a Foreign Language at Chongqing Normal University's Chongqing Tchaikovsky Conservatory of Music.
Student achievements: students have successfully participated in research competitions and been admitted to conservatories.
5. Concert Activity
Solo and ensemble performances, tours, participation in festivals, recordings — in chronological order.
2007–2023 — Vocalist (soloist) of the Sverdlovsk Philharmonic (Yekaterinburg). Participant in Grand Hall projects, soloist in philharmonic subscription programs.
2009 — Improved vocal skills under Italian opera singer Mirella Freni, Vignola, Italy.
2015 — Participant in the Harbin Sino-Russian Cultural Days, representing the Ural region. Performed at the opening of the New Grand Opera Theatre, accompanied by the Harbin Symphony Orchestra and the Svetlanov State Academic Symphony Orchestra (GASO).
2017 — Participant in the "Harbin Summer" Music Festival, Harbin, China.
2019 — Participant in cultural events of the "Silk Road" Expo, Xi'an, China.
2019 — Participant in the filming of the Chinese Harbin television program "Singing and Smiling."
2020 — First prize at an international online music competition in China.
6. Publications and Research (if any)
List of main publications (articles, monographs, textbooks) or a link to the full list on an external resource. December 9, 2025 — Presented a report at the Second "New Technologies in Education: Language and Art" Scientific and Practical Conference (Rimsky-Korsakov St. Petersburg State Conservatory). Report title: "Digital Technologies in Teaching Russian as a Foreign Language to Musicians: Experience of Working in China with Chinese Students."
7. Scientometric Identifiers (if any)
Hirsch citation index — personal profile link
8. Participation in Competition Juries
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9. Language Proficiency
Russian (native)
Italian (B2)
Chinese (HSK 4-5)
10. Contacts
Email: tania_kalapova@mail.ru
Class: (to be specified later by the university)