Elizaveta Shnayder began
her career as a soloist under the batons of her teacher
Mihail Gantvarg and Saulius Sondeckis. In 1995, she
joined the Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra, conducted by
Claudio Abbado. She became a pupil of Tibor Varga in
Sion, while continuing to study performance with Victor
Pikaïzen, Francesco de Angelis, Sherry Kloss, Ulf
Hoelscher, Zakar Bron and Vladimir Spivakov. In 2001,
she won second prize at the Tibor Varga International
Competition. In 2005, she was guest soloist with the
St-Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra and toured nine
German cities with the Klassische Philharmonie Bonn
conducted by Heribert Beissel.
Russia
Born october 18, 1978
SEMI-FINALS
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH Sonata No. 3 for solo violin, in C
major
BWV 1005
SERGUEÏ PROKOFIEV Sonata No. 2 in D major, Op. 94a
SCOTT GOOD And dreams rush forth to greet the distance
EUGÈNE YSAŸE Sonata in D minor Op. 27 No. 3 for solo
violin, “Ballade”
NICCOLÒ PAGANINI Caprice Op. 1 No. 21 in A major
