Claim: Since 1987, Prof Kovnatskaya is a member of Russian Composers’ Union, then in 2002, she became a member of the Council (Directorium) of the IMS.
Evidence: She is a professor at the St Petersburg State Conservatoire named after N. Rimsky-Korsakov (1987), and the Chief Researcher at the Russian Institute of Fine Arts History in St Petersburg. Since 1987 Prof Kovnatskaya is a member of Russian Composers' Union, and she was a member of the General Council for Cultural Affairs of St Petersburg from 1987 until 1993. In 2002 she became a member of the Council (Directorium) of the IMS.