Contestants
III Competition

Yakusheva Inna

Graduated with honors from the Children’s Music School of#nbsp;the Academic Musical College at#nbsp;the Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory and the College itself in#nbsp;two specialties: violin (class of T. V. Balashova) and piano (class of O. E. Mechetina). Student of#nbsp;the Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory (classes of#nbsp;People’s Artist of#nbsp;Russia Professor A.E. Vinnitsky and Honored Artist of#nbsp;Russia Associate Professor E.V. Mechetina). Has participated in#nbsp;international competitions: the Music Competition for Young Performers "Dedication to#nbsp;Sergei Prokofiev" (2015, Moscow; 1st prize), the Leopold Auer International Violin Competition (2016, St. Petersburg; diploma winner), the International Tchaikovsky Competition (2023, Moscow; special prize "The best contestant of#nbsp;the 2nd round"). Has been a#nbsp;soloist with the Russian State Symphony Orchestra of#nbsp;Cinematography, symphony orchestras of#nbsp;such institutions as: the Academic Musical College at#nbsp;the Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory, the Primorsky Opera and Ballet Theatre, the Mariinsky Theatre etc. Soloist of#nbsp;the St. Petersburg Music House. Member of#nbsp;the Rebellion Quartet.

1st round
J. S. Bach. Adagio and Fuga from Sonata for Violin solo No. 1 G minor, BWV 1001
N. Paganini. Caprice No. 5 A minor, Op. 1
E. Ysaye. Sonata for Violin solo No. 6 E major, Op. 27/6

2nd round
S.S. Prokofiev. Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 1 F minor, Op. 80
S.V. Rachmaninoff. Romance Op. 6, No. 1
H. Wieniawski. Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 15

3rd round
S.V. Rachmaninoff. Trio élégiaque for Piano, Violin and Cello No. 1 G minor, TN 34
W. A. Mozart. Violin Concerto No. 5 A major, KV 219

4th round
D.D. Shostakovich. Violin concerto No. 1 A minor, Op. 77