Биография: Anastasia

I was born and grew up in Ekaterinburg. Since 4 years old my life was closely connected with art: ballet dancing, paining, jazz choir (I used to go there with a great pleasure). At 9 I entered the music school, violin class. Teachers told at once that I would have no results as I came to music too late.

But after 3 years to everybody’s surprise I passed the most difficult examinations and entered the music college to the 5th grade. I managed to catch up with my peers owing to my wonderful violin teacher Onutchina Svetlana Romanovna. She discovered my gift and made a real musician from me. Those years of studying in the college gave me great professional and life experience. I want to thank all teachers who taught me. I always have a kind word to say about them. It was college that brought me and Sveta together. We were 11 that time. I could not imagine that our lives would be tied so closely together.

In 2003 I finished the college and entered the Mussorgsky Ural State Conservatory. While studying there I participated in the concerts being one of a quartet or symphony orchestra member or gave violin recitals. All these contributed to my career as a musician.

I was rather young when my parents passed away. I could not give all my time to studying, I had to work a lot to support myself. I was an excellent student since the first year and received the grants. I surprised myself how I managed to participate in the international contest in Kiev and get the degree.

In 2006 I won the grand prize as a member of string ensemble. For 5 years in the Conservatory I cooperated with the Philharmonic Theater, with opera studio under the Conservatory, with the Chamber Orchestra and the Chamber Theater. My experience showed me that my vocation is working in small ensembles. Apart from from V-Play, I play in another project Dolce, it is a classical Italian baroque trio. Being a schoolgirl, the teachers paid attention to my inclination for teaching. That is why right after the “ten-year school” I began to teach the violin play.

When I was a second-year-student I found a new activity for myself. I began working in the modeling agency “Alexandria”. I took part in the finals of the beauty contest “Miss Ekaterinburg 2004” and “New Look”. This experience gave me a lot: behavior on the stage, walking on the spike heels, sitting to the photographers. I graduated from the Conservatory in 2008 with the degree with distinction.

I have been knowing Sveta for more than 10 years. Friendship and work made us very close. Sometimes I feel that she is my sister. Sveta is responsive, kind, hard-working, goal-oriented and stubborn person. I could not stop wondering how she managed to return after three years. Not everything was perfect at the beginning, but due to the strong Sveta’s character, she managed to enter creative and professional path. Svetik is my inspirer, if it were not her, the project “V-play” would not exist.

I am grateful that I have a chance to do what I devote my life to.