About

Elena performs her own compositions for solo cello that are based on Tatar Folk Songs. Besides that she performs music of different periods and styles from Baroque to contemporary music. She also started arranging and composing music inspired by her passion for Argentine Tango.

Elena received her Master's Degree at Michigan State University College of Music with renowned Suren Bagratuni where she was also his Teaching Assistant. BM Magna Cum Laude from Boston Conservatory on full tuition scholarship, where her primary teachers were Andrew Mark, Mihail Jojatu and Sato Knudsen cellists from Boston Symphony Orchestra. She also received Performance Diploma from F. Chopin Moscow College of Instrumental Performance.

Elena is a member of New Vortex recently formed with violist Adelya Shagidullina and Duo Amber, with pianist Laura Villafranca. Elena performs solo and chamber music in different venues around the country.

Recently Elena performed with Michael Buble at Verison Arena(Manchester NH), and with Trans Siberian Orchestra at Verison Arena(Manchester, NH) and XL Center at Hartford(CT)

In June of 2010 she performed solo and chamber music concerts in Lamezia Terme and Nocera Terinese, Italy.
Elena often performs concerts with Chamber Music Foundation of New England (CMFoNE), and attended Chamber Music Festivals at St.
Marks School and Apple Hill Center for Chamber Music (NH).
In 2005 she attended Summer Music Festival in Cambridge, MA where she won Third Prize in the International String Competition.

During the time in Moscow she appeared as a soloist in the concerts with Chamber Orchestra "Cantus Firmus" and participated in College Orchestra Concerts in such venues as Big Hall of the Moscow Conservatory, Tchaikovsky Hall, and International House of Music. As a member of string quartet, Elena won two prestigious competitions in Russia "New Names of Russia" and Chamber Music Festival "Beethoven's Days in Moscow" after which her quartet toured in Germany and Austria.

She won First Prize in the State Cello Competition in Kazan (Russia) where she began her studies at Specialized Music School for gifted children under Kazan State Conservatory with Irina Lapteva.

In December 2011 Elena won the Virtu Foundation Instrument Scholarship and received French cello by R. Lanne.
Currently Elena is playing on 18th century cello and the bow, a gift from Roger O'Neil.

Music

J.S. Bach Suites for Cello Solo
G. Cassado Suite for Cello Solo
E. Korableva Tatar Suite

Shostakovich Cello Sonata
Prokofiev Cello Sonata
Rachmaninov Vocalise

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