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
REPERTOIRE
Solo repertoire
- Modest Mussorgsky. Pictures at an Exhibition
- Claude Debussy: Images, serie 1; Suite Bergamasque: Clair de lune.
- Alexander Scriabin. Etude N11, op.8
- Frédéric Chopin: Rondo N1, op.1 Etude N9 op.10 Nocturne N1, N2 op.15 Etude N1, N7 op.25 Ballade N4 op. 25 Nocturne N1 op.27 Berceuse in D flat major op.57
- Felix Mendelssohn. “17 serious variations” op. 54
- Johann Sebastian Bach: HTK 1 vol. Prelude and Fugue N8 in e flat minor HTK 1 vol. Prelude and Fugue. N5 in D major HTK 1 vol. Prelude and Fugue N12 in f minor HTK 1 vol Preludium and fugue â„–13, in F sharp major HTK 1 vol. Prelude and Fugue N24 in b minor HTK 2 vol. Prelude and Fugue N24 in b minor English suite N3 in g minor
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata N16 in C, K545 Sonata N15 in F, K533 Sonata N12 in F, K332
- Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata N5 op.10 in c minor Sonata N8 op.13 in c minor Sonata N14 op.27 in c-sharp minor Sonata N27 op.90 in e minor Sonata N20 op.49 in G major
Piano concertos
- Maurice Ravel: Concert for piano and orchestra N1 Left-handed concert for piano and orchestra
- Edvard Grieg. Concert for piano and orchestra in A minor
- Shostakovich. Concert for piano and orchestra in C minor (1 part)
Chamber music
- Claude Debussy. Pianotrio G-major
- Gustav Mahler. Pianokvartett a-minor
- Franz Schubert. Pianotrio N2 op.100 E-flat major
- Robert Schumann. Pianokvintett E-flat major
- Olivier Messiaen. Quartet «For the end of time»
- Francis Poulenc. Piano sextet op.10