Zinaida Ignatyeva

Zinaida Ignatyeva (Russian: Зинаи́да Игна́тьева; born 1938 in Moscow; also spelled Zinaida Ignatieva) is a Russian pianist.

While a student at the Moscow Conservatory under Samuil Feinberg she was awarded the VI International Frédéric Chopin Piano Competition's 5th prize. Ignatyeva is a professor at the Moscow Conservatory, where she was appointed a teacher after graduating in 1962. She has been active as a concert pianist within the USSR.

She has been named a People's Artist of Russia.

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