Asya Sorshneva

Asya Sorshneva graduated from the Moscow Conservatory, where she studied under Maya Glezarova, an assistant lecturer under the patronage of the renowned Russian professor Yuri Yankelevich, who trained an entire plaid of world-standard violinists, whose name are as familiar to professional connoisseurs as to educated listeners. 

Possessing such a treasury of tradition in her background, while evaluating modern tendencies in the performing arts, Asya Sorshneva is trying to establish a golden mean between modern tendencies and the old masters’ precious inheritance in order to evaluate her own performing style. Asya began to play the violin from the age of 3. Already as a child she became a laureate of 11 competitions, including the National Tchaikovsky Awards (at the age of 8). At the age of 13 she was awarded a «New Names» grand, and at the age of 20, already a student, she received another grant and an opportunity to join the Russian Performing Arts Foundation. Asya acknowledges her role in the chamber ensemble as a priority in her musical occupation. 

Her participation at the Summer Academy in Kronberg, Germany in 2008 was a significant milestone in her professional career. She has cooperated with such musicians as G.Kremer, L.Harrell, G.Hoffman (in the project «Chamber music connects the world»), U.Jurgens (on his tour 2012), D.Grimal, J.Rachlin etc. And such orchestras as the UBS Verbier Festival Orchestra, directed by James Levine, the Miyazaki International Music Festival, directed by Charles Dutoit, Kremerata Baltica etc. 

Her collaboration and friendship with eminent musicians, sharing their original and independent artistic Weltanschauung, has proved a powerful influence for the young artist and on her personal outlook. 

“I retain the internal freedom which I adopted from these people”, — Asya says, “freedom from fear of condemnation if I do something wrong, and the ability to develop new fields of knowledge using the insight I was born with”. Freedom of mind, constant search, interest in details and striving for innovation are features of Asya Sorshneva’s style.