Contestants
III Competition

Zharova Galiya

Started learning to#nbsp;play the violin at#nbsp;the age of#nbsp;5 at#nbsp;the Republican Music School named after Kulyash Baiseitova (class of#nbsp;Professor S.A. Adusadykova). Graduated with honours from the Central School of#nbsp;Music (2010) and the Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory (2015). Has attended the master classes of M. Fedotov, V. Tretyakov, V. Spivakov, U. Strelle, M. Temperi-Bezrodnaya. Prize winner of#nbsp;many international violin competitions named after D. Oistrakh (2008; 2nd prize), Beethoven (2009, St. Pölten; 1st prize), A. Postakkini (2010, Fermo, Italy; 1st prize), Violin Competition in#nbsp;Astana (2012; Grand Prix), L. Auer (2015, St. Petersburg; 2nd prize), Ysaye (2019, Liege, Belgium; 1st prize). She has performed with the Svetlanov State Academic Symphony Orchestra, the Kaliningrad Symphony Orchestra, the Symphonica ARTica symphony orchestra of#nbsp;the Yakutia Philharmonic, the Nikolaev Youth Symphony Orchestra, the State Academic Symphony Orchestra of#nbsp;the Republic of#nbsp;Kazakhstan, the State Academic Symphony Orchestra of#nbsp;the Republic of#nbsp;Belarus and many others.

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
F. Kreisler. Recitativo and Scherzo-Caprice for Violin solo, Op. 6

2nd round
S.S. Prokofiev. Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 1 F minor, Op. 80
S.V. Rachmaninoff. Women’s Dance from the Opera «Aleko» (arranged by S. Dushkin)
E. Ysaye. Sonata for Violin solo No. 4 E minor, Op. 27

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
P.I. Tchaikovsky. Violin Concerto D major, Op. 35