Irina Sharapova is professor of the St. Petersburg Conservatory, Honored Artist of Russia, Art Director of International Festival «Three Centuries of Classic Romance».
She has graduated from the Leningrad Conservatory with piano diploma, then completed her postgraduate study in Chamber Ensemble with leading Russian professors of that discipline. Since that time to this day she has been teaching Chamber Ensemble and Accompaniment at the St. Petersburg Conservatory.
She performs with famous Russian and foreign musicians with most diversified programs including hundreds of pieces, from ancient European and Russian music till contemporary composers. The Russian vocal classics is the core of Irina Sharapova concert activity.
Alongside Irina Sharapova continues intensive performances with her favorite national trio Russian virtuoso project both other ensembles and instruments, last time giving the increasing preference to harp music. The other sides of her activity are performance (mostly the First performance) of contemporary music in different genres, preparation of new musical editions, tours in the European countries and USA, master classes on art of vocal and instrumental accompaniment.