VERA LOPATINA (RUSSIA)

Foundation Scholarship holder since 2005

Born in 1989 in Saint Petersburg. At the age of 5 years old entered musical school No.2 (class of Merited Companion of culture of Russia T.K. Liberova). At the age of 6 performed for the first time in concert with an orchestra in Germany. Her first solo concert took place in Turin, Italy, when she was 9 years old.

Prizewinner of the following competitions:

• 2004 — Ninth International Competition “Canetti”, Cremona, Italy (First Prize);
• 2003 — Fifth International Competition of pianists and chamber ensembles named after M.V.Yudina in Saint Petersburg (First Prize);
• 2001 — First International Competition “Gradus ad Parnassum”, Kaunas, Lithuania (First Prize);
• 1999 — Competition “Andrea Postakkini”, Fermo, Italy (Grand-Prix and First Prize);
• 1999 — International Competition of Young Violinists in Kloster-Schonthal, Germany (Second Prize).

Active participant in various international festivals, among which are “Les Enfants Prodiges” (Paris, France), musical festival in Kaunas (Lithuania), Moscow festival of young soloists, succession of the concerts devoted to 300th anniversary of Saint Petersburg foundation.

Successfully gave performances on tours abroad: in Finland, Sweden, Poland, Germany, Italy, France, Norway etc.

Holder of scholarships from the Ministry of Culture and Mass Communications of the Russian Federation, International Foundation of Vladimir Spivakov, “New names” Foundation of Russian Fund of Culture, Saint Petersburg philharmonic society.

In 2003 was awarded by “Hope of Russia” prize.