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Youliya Zaichkina
Pianist Youliya Zaichkina was born in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, in 1982, and studied at the Musical Academy and Musical College of Nizhny Novgorod under Natalia Fisch. She made her debut at the age of seven, performing with the State Philharmonic Orchestra of Nizhny Novgorod, at age nine gave a concert tour of Germany, and won the Regional Competition for Young Pianists, Grand Prize of the Nizhny Novgorod Piano Competition, and First Grand Prize in the Competition for Composers. She also participated in Music Festival in Memory of the Great Russian Scientist Andrei Sakharov. At age 11 she was the first-prize winner at the International Competition for Young Musicians, performing Mendelssohn’s Piano Concerto No. 1 with the Moscow Symphony Orchestra. Subsequently, she was invited for concert tours throughout Germany, France, Norway, and Great Britain. In 2002 Ms. Zaichkina won the International Yamaha Award, and in the same year performed at the opening concert of Valery Gergiev’s festival in Rotterdam. In 2003 she won the International Piano Competition of the City of Huesca, Spain, and performed with the Mariinsky Orchestra at London’s Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. Youliya Zaichkina appeared at Martha Argerich’s music festival in Lugano, Switzerland, in 2004, performing Stravinsky’s Les Noces with Ms. Argerich, and has appeared with her subsequently in France. In December 2007 she performed at Carnegie Hall with Valery Gergiev and the Kirov Orchestra.
Photo of Youliya Zaichkina: Adriano Heitmann
