Firsova, Alissa b 24.07.1986

Russian pianist and composer settled in the UK since 1991 currently studying at the Royal Academy of Music

Daughter of Elena Firsova and Dmitri Smirnov

Her piano piece Les Pavots won the BBC/Guardian?Proms Young Composer Competition in 2001

Joint composer of La Divina Commedia, a string quartet commissioned by the University of Liverpool in association with the Rodewald Concert Society, as part of Liverpool European Capital of Culture 2008 and first performed at St George’s Hall on 04.11.2008.