Tatjana Masurenko
German violist of Russian descent (born 1965)
Tatjana Masurenko (born 21 January 1965) is a German violist of Russian descent.
Early life and education
Masurenko was born to a Russian family of scientists and jazz musicians. Born in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, she grew up in Saint Petersburg, where she also started her studies which she then continued in Germany with Kim Kashkashian and Nobuko Imai. Encounters with Boris Pergamenschikow, György Kurtág, Brigitte Fassbaender and Herbert Blomstedt have also formed her artistic identity.
Career
Masurenko performs and records as a soloist with orchestras in concert halls all over Europe and Asia. She has appeared with orchestras such as the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, and the NDR Radiophilharmonie. She has also played at Mozart Week Salzburg, Marlboro Festival, Bachfest Leipzig, Rheingau Musik Festival, Schubertiade Schwarzenberg, Musiktage Mondsee, Spannungen in Heimbach, and Istanbul.
Masurenko has won top prizes at the Lionel Tertis International Viola Competition, the Markneukirchen International Viola Competition and the Yuri Bashmet Competition. Her CD recordings British Viola Concertos (Coviello Classics) and of Karl Amadeus Hartmann's viola concerto (Capriccio) were awarded the German Record Critics’ Prize, the Diapason d'Or and a Supersonic Award.
An active chamber musician, Masurenko has collaborated with Heinrich Schiff, Gidon Kremer, Steven Isserlis, Menahem Pressler, Lars Vogt, Isabelle Faust, Christian Tetzlaff, the Vogler Quartet as well as Carolin Widmann, Jörg Widmann and Daniel Hope.
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