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Nadia Zhdanova was born in 1976 to a family of journalists. She graduated cum laude from the Tchaikovsky Moscow State Conservatory, having majored in music history and in culturology. Since 1998, she works in the field of classical music. Firstly, as a chief of the concert planning department of Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra (artistic director Vladimir Fedoseyev), then on television as director and editor. Nadia created “Orchestra Pit”, the first weekly TV talk show on classical music in Russia; has directed the “Musical Scores do not Burn” program cycle comprising over 130 programs on various composers, in the “musical investigation” genre; created and directed a number of documentaries on the history of the International Tchaikovsky Competition; directed many live broadcasts of concerts and opera performances on the “Culture” Russian TV channel. She has collaborated with P. Domingo, M.Rostropovich, M. Argerich, D. Hvorostovsky, and many other famous musicians. Between 2010-2015 she was a part of the team of Moscow Philharmonia, as a concert manager and program director. From 2015 Nadia Zhdanova is working at the famous agency “Artists Management Company” (headed by Franco Panozzo), who represents Grigory Sokolov, Arcadi Volodos, Lucas Debargue, Alexandra Dovgan etc.  At 2021 Nadia Zhdanova created Sol Classic Management agency, based in Malaga, designed to promote the classical music at Costa del Sol.