Ksenia received her preschool and school education in her hometown of Saint Petersburg, Russia. She attended the Rimsky-Korsakov School of Music (https://www.conservatory.ru/x-letka/info) for her primary and middle school years, studying in the special piano class under the guidance of teacher I.N. Ryumina.
In the eighth grade, Ksenia transferred to another school with an advanced music curriculum, "Tutti" (http://tutti.edu.ru) there, she continued her piano studies with teacher I.A. Turkicheva until she graduated.
Immediately after finishing school in Saint Petersburg, Ksenia passed the entrance exams to the Barratt Due Institute of Music in Oslo, Norway https://www.barrattdue.no where she was accepted into the Bachelor's program for classical piano performance. During her studies, she had the opportunity to work with three distinguished teachers:
- Marina Pliassova
https://www.barrattdue.no/om-oss/ansatte/marina-pliassova/
- Christian Haadland
https://www.christianihlehadland.com
- Vebjørn Anvik
https://vestorgelfest.no/room/vebjorn-anvik-piano/
Concert and Performance Experience:
Ksenia's concert and performance experience began at an early age. At the age of 14, she won her first award, becoming a laureate of the international Savshinsky Competition (Saint Petersburg), where she earned second prize. Over the years, she participated in numerous festivals, competitions, master classes, and other events. Here are some key highlights:
- “Midgard” Competition (1st prize. International) https://midgardkonkurransen.no
- Ungdommens Musikk Competition (2nd prize. International) https://www.umm.no
- Savshinsky Competition (1st prize. International) https://musiccompetition.info
- “Re-Ligo” Religious Music Competition (2nd prize. International) http://www.music-competitions.ru
- “Fagerborg Festival” (International) https://ff24.no
- Participation in the 2023 “Voksenåsen Summer Academy” (International) https://www.voksenasenmusicacademies.com/sommerakademi/
- Participation in master classes and victory in the final competition at the “Poros Piano Academy Festival” (1st prize. International) https://www.porospianoacademy.gr
Ksenia has gained the most significant performance experience in Russia and Norway. Some of The key venues in Russia:
- Opera and Ballet Theatre (Astrakhan) https://www.astoperahouse.ru
- Small Hall of the Philharmonic (Saint Petersburg) https://www.philharmonia.spb.ru
- St. Petersburg Capella https://capella-spb.ru
- Suvorov Museum (Saint Petersburg) http://suvorovmuseum.ru/en/
- Jaani Kirik Concert Hall/Church (Saint Petersburg) https://www.jaanikirik.ru
- Pushkin Apartment Museum (Saint Petersburg) http://www.pushkinmuseum.ru
- Lermontov Library (Saint Petersburg) https://lermontovka-spb.ru
- Saint Petersburg Conservatory https://www.conservatory.ru
In Norway:
- Oslo Philharmonic https://ofo.no/no/
- Den Norse opera&ballett https://www.operaen.no
- Universitet Aula https://www.uio.no/om/aktuelt/universitetsplassen/aulaen/
- Majorstuen kirke https://majorstuen-lokaler.kirken.no
- Domkirke https://www.kirken.no/nb-NO/fellesrad/kirkeneioslo/menigheter/oslo-domkirken/
- NMH universitet https://nmh.no