Lydia Kovalenko

Russian violinist. Lidia Kovalenko was born in Novosibirsk. She graduated from the St. Petersburg Conservatory (professors E. Komarova, A. Yuryev, Michail Gantvarg). Laureate of the 9th All-Russian Violin Competition, Diploma Winner of the International Competition. Dmitri Shostakovich in Hannover (special prize for the best performance of a work by D. Shostakovich). Leads an active concert activity. Performs with solo and chamber programs in the cities of Russia, as well as in the halls of the St. Petersburg Philharmonic and other concert venues in St. Petersburg. Constantly tours as a soloist, as well as a member of "The St. Petersburg Chamber Soloists" in Europe, as well as in Japan, China and Brazil. Kovalenko - concertmaster of the Divertissement Chamber Orchestra. He teaches at the St. Petersburg Conservatory. Recently she has been giving concerts not only as a violinist, but also as a violist in various chamber ensembles with such musicians as Сергей Стадлер, Ilya Ioff, Alexey Massarsky and others.