Elena Korzhenevich

Date of birth:	02.10.1987
Instrument:	violin
Nationality:	Russian
Competition:	Moscow International David Oistrakh Violin Competition 2010
Prize:	2nd Prize
Contact:	through the EMCY Office

Elena, born in Perm, studied in the Music School No. 1 in the class of T. A. Shevtsova and in the Balakirev Music College in Nizhniy Novgorod (class of Prof. S. N. Propishchan). Currently she is a student in the Moscow P. I. Tchaikovsky Conservatory (class of Prof. V. M. Ivanov)

She won 1st Prize at the Youth International Violin Competition 2006 in Dubai, 2nd Prize at the International Canetti Violin Competition 2007 in Turkey, 1st Prize at the Youth International Violin Competition 2007 in Moscow, 1st Prize and two special prizes at the International Canetti Violin Competition 2008 in Bulgaria, 1st Prize at the International Yampolsky Violin competition 2009 in Moscow and 2nd Prize at the Moscow International David Oistrakh Violin Competition 2010.

Elena participated in various festivals, including 'Musicales on Volga', 'Varnsky summer 2008' in Bulgaria, Robert Kanetti's festival 2009 in Italy, 'Days of Felix Mendelson in Moscow 2009', and performed as a soloist among others with the Perm Opera and Ballet Symphony Orchestra, Wiener Chamber Orchestra, chamber orchestras BACH (Yekaterinburg), Arpeggione and Moskovia, Academic Symphony Orchestra of the Nizhniy Novgorod Philharmonic Society, Youth Symphony Orchestra of the Volga region, Symphony Orchestra of the Central Music School of Moscow P. I. Tchaikovsky Conservatory, Kharkov Youth Symphony Orchestra 'Slobozhansky', Symphony Orchestra of the Tambov Philharmonic Society, Kostroma municipal symphony orchestra, Symphony Orchestra of the Moscow P. I. Tchaikovsky Conservatory, St. Petersburg State Academic Symphony Orchestra. She has performed in numerous concerts in Russia and abroad (Austria, Ukraine, Latvia, Germany, the United Arab Emirates, France, Bulgaria, Albania, Italy etc.).

Elena is a grant-holder from the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation, Russian Performing Art Fund, Vladimir Spivakov's Fund and Mstislav Rostropovich's Fund.

Repertoire

Solo

G. Bacevich, Sonata
J. S. Bach, Chaconne from Partita No. 2
J. S. Bach, Adagio and Fugue from Sonata No. 1
P. Ben-Haim, Sonata
A. Chugaev, Dialog
F. Kreisler, Recitativo and Scherzo
E. Ysaye, Sonata No. 2 and No. 3

With piano

L. van Beethoven, Sonata in D Major
L. van Beethoven, Sonata in D minor
E. Bloch, Nigun
J. Brahms, Scherzo
J. Brahms, Sonata No. 3
A. Dvorak, Sonata (Op. 57)
F. Kreisler, Pieces
W. A. Mozart, Sonata (K. 301)
W. A. Mozart, Sonata (K. 481)
F. Poulenc, Sonata
S. Prokofiev, Sonata No. 2
S. Rachmaninov, Romance
M. Ravel, Sonata in G Major
P. de Sarasate, Pieces
C. Saint-Saens, Etude in the form of a Waltz
C. Saint-Saens, Havanese
A. Schnittke, Suite in the old style
F. Schubert, Sonata in A Major (Op. 162)
R. Schumann, Sonata No. 1 in A minor
T. A. Vitali, Chaconne
C. M. von Weber, Sonatas
H. Wieniawski, Pieces
E. Ysaye, Elegiac poem

Chamber music

A. Arensky, Trio No. 1
L. van Beethoven, Trio in B flat Major
J. Brahms, Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor
J. Brahms, Trio in B Major
P. Hindemith, Quartet for piano, clarinet, violin and cello
F. Mendelssohn, String Quartet (Op. 44)
W. A. Mozart, Clarinet Quintet
S. Prokofiev, Overture on Hebrew Themes
S. Rachmaninov, Trio No. 1 and 2
M. Ravel, String Quartet
D. Shostakovich, Trio No. 1 and 2
F. Schubert, Trio in E flat Major (Op. 100)
I. Stravinsky, L'Histoire du Soldat

With orchestra

L. van Beethoven, Romance in F Major
M. Bruch, Concerto No. 1 for violin and orchestra
M. Bruch, Kol Nidrei
E. Chausson, Poème
A. Glazunov, Concerto for violin and orchestra
F. Mendelssohn, Concerto for violin and orchestra in E minor
W. A. Mozart, Concerto No. 3 for violin and orchestra
S. Prokofiev, Concerto No. 1 for violin and orchestra
M. Ravel, Gypsy Rhapsody
J. Sibelius, Concerto for violin and orchestra
H. Wieniawski, Fantasia on Themes from Gounod's 'Faust'


If you are interested in working with Elena, please get in touch with the EMCY Office.