Virtuosos Spring Gala concert showcases finalists of the 2025 Virtuosos International Competition and features guest star juror, soprano Yelena Dudochkin with the Budapest Radio Symphony orchestra, Jànos Kovàcs, conductor. This concert is broadcast on Hungarian national radio!

Yelena is honored to serve on the Jury for the 10th Anniversary of Virtuosos competition and TV show in Budapest Hungary. Maestro Placido Domingo presided of the jury with colleague Maestro Jose Carreras, cellist Houser and vocalist Dimash, among other industry leaders. We were charged with selecting winners among the most promising young musicians across Europe and enjoyed debating and getting to know each other over a couple of days of hard work together. More to come as photos, videos and show release becomes available

Yelena inspires classical/jazz/rock opera composer Leo Loginov Katz with arias and themes for his live classical improvisation for an experience like no other! She selected surprises from Puccini, Liszt and even French jazz to set up the phenomenal lost art of classical improvisation. Leo will also take live requests from the audience and blend up to four opera, classical and jazz themes unpredictably into a new classical work on the spot, thrilling the audience in a piece that will never repeat again!

Yelena sings Puccini and Liszt to benefit Vietnam Children medical missions for Mass General Hospital. This is the 10th year in a row she shares her talents with the dedicated audience to help raise much needed funds for the foundation in a the annual Gala concert event.

Yelena will be speaking on the panel "The Soft Power of Art, Media, and Culture​"

Embark on a journey into the world of art, media, and culture as formidable instruments of soft power. This panel will explore how these dynamic forces uniquely shape perceptions, build bridges, and transcend boundaries within the context of Ukraine. Discover their role in international dialogue, diplomacy, and the redefinition of global relationships.

Yelena Dudochkin opens the annual Ukrainian Festival in Boston with the emblematic "Melodya" by Myroslav Skoryk. This vocalise symbolises the soul of the Ukrainian people. Yelena will perform with her mother, the renowned concert pianist, Tatyana Dudochkin, piano and members of the Rasa String Quartet.

Chamber Music Foundation of New England is welcoming spring with a concert to explore the interesting love triangle between Robert, Clara Schumann and Brahms -amazing composers and performers. Yelena will sing Clara and Robert's songs, highlighting the echo of themes and styles between the couple and Brahms. The concert program features their signature works:

Clara and Robert Schumann Songs
R. Schumann Viennese Carnival
Brahms Piano Qunitet

Featured Performers:
Balourdet Quartet
Yelena Dudochkin, soprano
Pavel Nerssessian, piano
Channing Yu, piano

Chamber Music Foundation of New England Season Opening concert features Yelena Dudochkin soprano, Tatyana Dudochkin, piano, Heechan Ku, cello, Huyn Ji Lee, violin, and Channing Yu piano. Works by Eastern European Composers highlight passion, longing and excitement for life -Arensky, Rachmaninoff, Popper, and Skoryk round out the program.

Yelena sings Piazzolla’s J’Oublie (Oblivion) with Julien Labro, bandoneon, Maxim Lubarsky, piano and the Balordet String Quartet at the Salute to Astor Piazzolla: 30th Annual Composer Anniversary Celebration in Jordan Hall at New England Conservatory on Sunday, April 3rd at 3:00PM

Music includes the best selection of nuevo tango, song, dance and unique arrangement of Four Seasons of Buenos Aires will be performed by NEC Faculty, Alumni and Special Guests including Ron Della Chiesa (WCRB Host).

Yelena speaks at the Horasis Global conference on the universal power of music to convey ideas and emotion that words cannot express. She will address the following question posed to the panel of fellow artists:
Often the Arts are accused of using a closed private language that makes accessibility rare. How is dialogue to be fostered?  What will give meaning to Art as an expression of life’s needs within a public dialogue? Have we forgotten how to discuss?  Are we becoming too frightened to state our views?

Chamber Music Foundation of New England re-launches live performance concert series with a grand terrace concert amid the pandemic outdoors on the terrace of Houghton Hall! Celebrating life with Music from opera, lieder, and jazz.

Emilio Pons, tenor and special guest
Yelena Dudochkin, soprano
Maxim Lubarsky, piano

Yelena sings her favorite jazz and aria selections at the closing concert a special first time live gathering of innovation leaders in the mountains of Colorado. This is her live performance amid the pandemic as the world opens back up to live music!

Yelena will lead the world leaders in a performance and musical immersion experience at the Keynote address by the Prime Minister of Portugal in the keynote event at the Horasis Global Conference. She will also be a speaker on the panel earlier in the day on "The Arts Supporting Leadership Transformations."

Yelena delivers a performance talk on the power of classical music, live singing and Q&A. These events are by conference invitation only

Yelena was invited to be the first speaker at the Columbia College Women salon evening in Boston. It is an inaugural event meant to be an evening salon for women discussing their career paths, successes and lessons.

Yelena will be speaking and performing at a special event at the Leonardo Innovation Center associated with the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly. The goal of this event, which brings together leaders in the arts, culture, and hospitality industries, is to galvanize the arts and music communities to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations

As Nicholas Roerich wrote, "Where there is Peace, there is Culture; Where there is Culture, there is Peace." On Saturday, June 22nd at 8pm at The DiMenna Center - Benzaquen Hall, Composers Concordance and Project 142 will co-present a concert exploring different aspects of Russian culture, including its impassioned and perseverant Music, Literary, and Dance traditions. Featuring compositions by Mark Belodubrovsky, Dan Cooper, Joseph Pehrson, Gene Pritsker, Sebastian Pritsker, Anton Rovner, Sergei Rachmaninoff, David Rozenblatt, and Igor Stravinsky. The program will be performed by Dan Auerbach - violin, Gene Pritsker - guitar, David Rozenblatt - percussion, Sammy Weissberg - bass, Anya Migdal, Julia Amisano, Yelena Dudochkin - voice, Taka Kigawa - piano, Franklin Chen - break d ancer, and Alice Lebedev-Migdal - dance, among others. Refreshments will be provided by Project 142.

Yelena Dudochkin featured guest artist with Musica Antiqua.
Music of Monteverdi, Strozzi, Tartini, Rossini and other surprises!

Under the theme Catalyzing the Benefits of Globalization, the Horasis Global Annual conference will include more than 600 selected world leaders, including several heads of governments, from 70 countries who will gather for an unparalleled experience devising novel ideas to sustain and nurture our development in the future. Yelena is invited to speak on a panel discussing creativity and the arts as key for innovation for the future.

Yelena Dudochkin will perform excepts from Iolanta: aria and duet with Adam Kline (Metropolitan Opera) as Vodemon

Michael Korn, Music Director

LIADOV Enchanted Lake
GLIERE Concerto for Coloratura, Yelena Dudochkin, soloist
BORODIN Symphony No. 2
Sunday, March 11, 2018
Pre-Concert Lecture: 2:30pm
Concert: 3:00pm

Francisco Noya, conductor
Ravel - Mother Goose Suite
Glinka - Cavatina and Rondo from Life for the Tsar
Rimsky-Korsakov - Marfa's Mad Scene from Tsar's Bride
Rimsky-Korsakov - Snow Maiden Aria from the Prologue of Snow Maiden
Yelena Dudochkin, Soprano
Debussy - L’Après-midi d’un faune
Stravinsky - Firebird

Francisco Noya, conductor
Ravel - Mother Goose Suite
Glinka - Cavatina and Rondo from Life for the Tsar
Rimsky-Korsakov - Marfa's Mad Scene from Tsar's Bride
Rimsky-Korsakov - Snow Maiden Aria from the Prologue of Snow Maiden
Yelena Dudochkin, Soprano
Debussy - L’Après-midi d’un faune
Stravinsky - Firebird

The day after the Grammy Awards, a day that will explore how music can inspire massive Transformative Purpose and Exponential Impact. Yelena will perform an aria and speak on this subject.

An extraordinary and exciting lineup of Grammy award winning artists, influencers and storytellers who best represent our core values and mission at the SAP Leonardo Center for Purpose Driven Innovation and the X Impact Group.

Performance at an International Innovation panel