Maria Cherkassova, 20, Russia, performing Efrem Podgaits' Partita for Solo Violin, Capriccio, at the Menuhin Competition #Richmond2021 Senior First Rounds.
Maria began her violin studies at the age of six in Vladivostok, Russia. She has won prizes at numerous national and international competitions including 1st Prize at the All-Russian Competition of Arts: Young Talents of Russia in 2012, 1st Prize at the tenth International M. Erdenko Violin Competition in 2016 and 3rd Prize at the eighth DeMYUKS international violin competition in 2019. Maria currently studies at the Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory with Professor A. Trostiansky. Maria regularly performs solo recitals across Russia and has performed with the Far-Eastern and Kuban Symphonic Orchestras and the Youth Chamber Orchestra at the Musikverein (Vienna), conducted by Claudio Vandelli in 2014.
Founded by Yehudi Menuhin in 1983, the Menuhin Competition is the world's leading international competition for young violinists. The Competition attracts hundreds of entries from countries across the globe, choosing only 44 of the world’s very best young violinists to participate. Held every two years in a different world city the Competition discovers, encourages and nurtures exceptionally talented young musicians from all corners of the world under the age of 22 years to develop into the next generation of great artists.
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We would like to give our special thanks to Markel for making this round possible.