Tatjana Grindenko

Tatjana Grindenko was born in the Ukraine and began her musical career at the age of six. She studied at the Tchaikovsky Conservatory (Moscow) with Professor Yankelevich. She won first prizes at several international competitions. The scope of her musical interest is unusually broad. Although her reputation is that of a romantic violinist, she also champions modern music, including avantgarde, jazz, rock and experimental electronic music. In 1982, together with Alexei Lubimov, she founded the first Baroque ensemble in Eastern Europe, the Moscow Academy of Ancient Music. Tatjana Grindenko also devotes her energy to bringing back to life forgotten compositions of the 20th century such as Roslavetz´s Violin Concerto, the first public performance of which she gave in Moscow in 1989. Many composers have dedicated works to her, including Schnittke, Artiomov, Martinow, Pärt and Silvestrov. Luigi Nono´s last composition, “Hay gue camminar” for two violins, is dedicated to her and Gidon Kremer. In 1999, Tatjana Grindenko was the Mentor of the Hannover International Violin Competition´s “Musikalisches Collegium” for contemporary music.