Staff Accompanist
Pianist, vocal coach and educator Dr. Jenya Trubnikava represents the third generation of
musicians in her family. Born in Belarus, she received her education from Belarus
National Academy of Music, Zürich University of Arts, and the University of Minnesota.
As a recitalist she has appeared with the musicians from the rosters of the Minnesota
Opera, Minnesota Orchestra, Zurich University of Arts, Minnesota Concert Opera,
Wayzata Symphony Orchestra, St. Cloud Symphony Orchestra (where she served as the
principal pianist for 16 years), and National Opera and Ballet of Belarus. Her recent
participation list as collaborative pianist/coach includes Minnesota Opera, Source Song
Festival, Merner Classical Music Concert Series, LOFTrecital, Classical Singer Magazine
Competition, Schubert Club Courtroom Series, and Minnesota Orchestra Chamber Music
Series.
Jenya has coached with and accompanied the masterclasses of many accomplished
artists including Donna Brunsma (Lyric Opera of Chicago), Jennifer Frautschi (Stony
Brook University), Margo Garrett and Arlene Shrut (Juilliard School), Olivier Godin
(Conservatoire de musique et d’art dramatique du Québec, Canada), Håkan Hagegård
(Royal College of Music, Stockholm), Martin Katz (University of Michigan), John Largess
(Miró Quartet), Deen Larsen (Franz-Schubert-Institute, Austria), François Le Roux
(Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris), and Rohan de
Saram (Arditti Quartet).
A native speaker of Russian and Belarusian, Dr. Trubnikava is an avid promoter of Slavic
operatic and art song repertoire. She is engaged as Russian repertoire/diction coach at
the Minnesota Opera Resident Artists Program and consults in Minnesota and beyond.
Her capstone project at the University of Minnesota, The Anthology of Belarusian Opera
Arias, is an endeavor to make this part of vocal literature accessible for educators,
beginners, and professional musicians alike.
Jenya is co-founder of the project Esperanza, an ensemble of local musicians who
believe in the power of music to bring comfort and hope. The group performs at the
nursing homes and assisted living facilities across the Metro Area.
In addition to her staff accompanist work at the Macalester College, Jenya serves as
Visiting Assistant Professor of Music at the College of St. Benedict/St. John’s University,
and is the music director at Edgcumbe Presbyterian Church in St. Paul.