Galina Kokhanovskaya, 2nd Violin

Galina Kokhanovskaya, second violin, was born in Moscow and began to study the violin at the age of five years. After finishing the Gnessin Musical School for musically gifted children, she entered the Moscow Gnessin Musical and Pedagogical University into the class of Professor Leonid Polies, who was one of the founders of the Music Chamber Orchestra under the direction of Rudolf Barshai. This wonderful teacher, one of the top masters of the Russian violin and chamber ensemble school, molded the performance style of G. Kokhanovskaya.

Being one of the top students in the class of Professor Berlinski, the founder of the Borodin Quartet, G. Kokhanovskay

After graduation she gained a job as a violinist in the orchestra of the famous Bolshoi Theatre, and soon became the principal in the second violin section. Whine working at the Bolshoi Theatre, G. Kokhanovskaya also continued to play often with assorted chamber ensembles with great enjoyment.

The professional career of G. Kokhanovskaya was continued in the Moscow String Quartet, a member of which ensemble she is at present. Since joining the ensemble in 1997, she has participated in all the activities and tours of the Moscow String Quartet.

She has performed in several major cities of Europe, the U.S.A. and Asia, such as Amsterdam, London, Paris, New York, Detroit, Philadelphia, and many others.

G. Kokhanovskaya performs on a 1698 Stradivarius violin

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