Julia Sakharova

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Julia Sakharova
Julia Sakharova

Julia Sakharova (Russian: Юлия Сахарова) is a professional violinist. A native of Zheleznovodsk, Russia, she debuted at the age of eight with the Moldavian Symphony Orchestra.[1] Her mother was also a musician.[2] By the age of 11, she was already internationally known as a child prodigy due to her skills on the violin; however, she suffered from a cleft palate. A charitable organization in the U.S. state of Iowa raised money for her surgery.[3] At the age of 15, she won the top prize in the International Competition for Music of Eastern and Central Europe; Vladimir Spivakov, the head of the jury, presented her with his bow in addition to the prize.[4] She attended Oberlin College, graduating in 2003 with a major in violin performance; she studied under Milan Vitek while there.[5] That same year, she won sixth prize in the Concours International de Montréal des Jeunesses Musicales; the judges evaluated her performance of the Mendelssohn Concerto as slightly unstable and not entirely accurate.[6] In 2005, she visited Caracas, Venezuela to perform with the National Philharmonic Orchestra there.[1]

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  1. ^ a b “Violinista rusa Julia Sakharova toca junto a la Orquesta Filarmónica”, Unión Radio, 2005-04-21, <http://www.unionradio.net/Noticias/Noticia.aspx?noticiaid=135344>. Retrieved on 14 March 2008 
  2. ^ Mehaffey, Charles (1996-08-15), “Julia recalls Iowa friends with gratitude”, The Gazette (Cedar Rapids-Iowa City): 4, <http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=CR&z=CRGB&p_theme=cr&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EAFE87F1AB2A248&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM>. Retrieved on 14 March 2008 
  3. ^ Chacey, Beth (1997-11-09), “Returning thanks”, The Gazette (Cedar Rapids-Iowa City): 15, <http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=CR&z=CRGB&p_theme=cr&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EAFE91207C56FB2&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM>. Retrieved on 14 March 2008 
  4. ^ “Ted Kendall talks to young violinist Julia Sakharova”, Music and Vision Daily, 2006-03-17, <http://www.mvdaily.com/articles/2006/03/sakharova1.htm>. Retrieved on 14 March 2008 
  5. ^ Janas, Marci (April 2002), “Sakharova wins Kossevitzky Competition”, Backstage Pass (Oberlin University), <http://www.oberlin.edu/con/bkstage/200204/sakharova.html>. Retrieved on 14 March 2008 
  6. ^ Gawek, Piotr & Wallbridge, Mary Katharine (2003-06-05), “CIMJM in Violin Wraps Up with Some Surprises”, La Scena Musicale, <http://www.scena.org/columns/reviews/030605-PG-CIMJMfinals.html>. Retrieved on 14 March 2008 

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