Olga Ogranovitch, Cello

Olga Ogranovitch, cellist, was born in Moscow. From her earliest childhood, she dreamed to become a world-famous singer. However, when she was accepted into musical school, it was into the cello class. From that point on, the young Olga played many concerts, both in chamber ensembles and as a soloist. Her talent was recognized at ten years of age at a competition of young cello players in Moscow, where she became the laureate of the fist place prize.

She furthered her education in the Ippolitov-Ivanov Music College under the direction of the wonderful teacher Tatiana Dikhtiar, who had been a student of Mstislav Rostropovich.

Olga considers the years spent in the Musical Gnessin Institute under the tutelage of the renowned Professor Valentin Berlinski to be some of the most important and wonderful in the development of her musical career. This professor, besides being a brilliant teacher, is also a celebrated cellist and chamber musician, as well as one of the founders of the prominent Borodin Quartet. In the time spent in his class, Olga’s style formulated into that of a mature musician. While a student of the institute, Olga participated in the All-Russia competition of cellists and became a laureate of this competition as well.

In 1981, Olga joined the Moscow String Quartet, the ensemble that has become an intrinsic part of her life, and the one she performs with to this day. In 1988, she acquired a fantastic instrument, a Santus Seraphin cello of the year 1723. She has played on this beloved instrument since.

Olga, her husband Mikhail, and their daughter Maya have been living in Colorado since 1991. Olga’s favorite activities include travel, astrology, and hunting mushrooms in the mountains surrounding Denver.

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