Is a graduate of Saint-Petersburg State Conservatory named after N.A. Rimsky-Korsakov, where she also completed post-graduate course under professors G.L. Sokolov, E.V. Shishko and T.L. Fidler, working for 3 years as an assistant to the latter. Since 1992 Elena Gaudasinskaya taught chamber ensemble and accompaniment. Since 2000 she teaches at the Department of Piano Accompaniment. Elena Gaudasinskaya is one of the leading accompanists of Saint-Petersburg with an intensive concert activity in Russia and abroad for many years. Her repertory includes a number of instrumental chamber works and practically the whole repertory for voice.

She works in close partnership with renowned singers and instrumentalists, such as the People’s Artist of USSR Irina Bogacheva, the People’s Artist of USSR Zurab Sotkilava, the People’s Artist of USSR Virgilius Noreika (Lithuania), the People’s Artist of Russia Vladimir Tchernov, Alexandrina Milcheva (Bulgaria), Irena Prober (France), Chzhao Yun Hon (China), Elena Vitman, Yuri Ivshin, Renata Bakhrakh, Honored Artist of Russia Sergey Slovachevsky, Olesya Petrova and many young artists.

In 2003 Elena Gaudasinskaya was awarded a prize by the «Russian Performing Art» fund for concert and pedagogic activities.

She has received Diploma for Best Accompanist at the International Competitions in Busseto, the Rimsky-Korsakov and the Tchaikovsky in 2002 and 2007.

During her 15-year long teaching career she has taught a great number of accompanists, many of whom have won prizes at the International Competitions and now work at the conservatories and theatres in Russia and abroad.

In 2002 Elena Gaudasinskaya together with Honored Artist of Russia Sergey Slovachevsky (cello) and Renata Bahrah (violin) formed «the Hermitage trio» which gives regular performances in Russia and abroad.

In 2003 she becomes one of the project developers and director of the annual Festival-Competition «Three Centuries of Classic Romance» and the Competition for Opera Singers «Saint-Petersburg». She is a member of Russian Theatre Union since 1998.

In 2006 Elena Gaudasinskaya was assigned the honorary title «Honored Artist of Russia».

Since 2007 she is the Head of the Department of Piano Accompaniment of Saint-Petersburg State Conservatory named after N.A. Rimsky-Korsakov.

She has recorded 4 CDs for Melodya label and was filmed as an actress and accompanist in televison films about Schumann and Italian music.

Elena Gaudasinskaya has performed at the Grand and Small Philharmonic Halls of Saint-Petersburg, the Academic Capella, Tchaikovsky Hall in Moscow, Grand Hall of Moscow Conservatory, Asahi-hall in Japan, Edinburgh Philharmonic Concert Hall and many other halls in Russia, Europe and America.