Chamber Ensemble Department

ZHANNA VARLAMOVA

Position: Associate Professor of the Chamber Ensemble Department
Academic title: Associate Professor (2021)
Education: Belarusian State Academy of Music (1995, class of Z.Kacharskaya), Probation Assistantship (1996)
Courses taught: Chamber ensemble


She was born on November 13, 1970 in Pinsk (Brest region, Belarus).

Since 1997 was a teacher of the Chamber Ensemble Department of Belarusian State Academy of Music (part-time). Since 1996 was a piano accompanist at the Woodwind Instruments Department, since 2004 – at the String Bow Instruments Department. Since 2016 – as a main job at the Chamber Ensemble Department.

She is laureate of International competition of chamber ensembles named after I.Brams (Poland, Gdansk, 1997).

She was awarded diploma and title “Best piano accompanist of International competition” (International violinist competition named after K.Lipinsky and G.Veniavsky, Poland, Lublin, 2006, 2009; International vocal competition “Bellcanto” Poland, 2012; Ineternational competition of String Bow instruments performers named after M.Elsky, Minsk, 2007; International competition of woodwind instruments performers named after D.Beda, Ukraine, Lvov, 2010), diploma for high performing mastery at International competition of classic music “January musical evenings” (Brest, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2018).

She finished internship of the chamber ensemble in the class of Professor A.Menie in Higher National Conservatory of Music and Dance (France, Paris, 2004). Performed at sonata evening with the Professor in the Great Hall of Belarusian State Academy of Music (Minsk, 2004). As a duet performed with D.Varlamova in the Hall of Romanian State Philharmonic Society named after G.Enesku (Romania, Bucharest, 2009, 2013) and National Museum named after G.Enesku (Romania, Sinai, 2011) with chamber programmes. Concerts were recorded and translated at the channels Radio “Culture” and Romanian television. Participated in concerts, arranged by Forum of Cultural cooperation Solingen-Minsk (Germany 2008, 2010). Performed with students within the frames of interuniversity projects  in the Great Hall of Lithuanian Academy of Music and St.Petersburg Conservatory (2001-2002). As a piano accompanist performed at master-classes of leading professors: L.Isakadze, Z.Bron, B.Garlitsky, M.Gantvarg, participated in educational project “Belarusian Musical Homeland” (Minsk, 2014).

At the concert seasons of the Belarusian State Philharmonic Society 2015-2020 performed as a soloist in the projects of the State Academic Symphony Orchestra under the supervision of A.Anisimov. Toured in Romania, Germany, Austria, the UK, Poland, Russia, France, the Czech Republic, Ukraine, Moldova, Lithuania.

Performed in ensemble with the violinists Ya.Vonashkova-Novakova (the Czech Republic), Ray Chen (Australia), Xiang Yu, Chen Jiafeng (China), D.Garlitsky (France), R.Sarkisova, A.Shishkovy; flutist A.Ameduni (Italy); clarinetist A.Travaglini (Italy); vocalists V.Piavo (Russia), N.Katiliene (Lithuania), I.Misura (Lithuania), I.Yordanov (Bulgaria), T.Gavrilova, M.Aparta (Italy), S.Priimak (Ukraine), M.Nachkebia (Georgia); with cellists D.Bron, E.Feshchenko etc.

Among the students (more than 100) there are many laureates of international competitions:

  • Dedok, P.Kazak are laureates of international chamber ensembles competitions
  • Mu Yi, Song Pei are laureates of international chamber ensembles competitions
  • Zadreiko, D.Bobko are piano accompanists at the Chamber Ensemble Department of Belarusian State Academy of Music, are laureates of international chamber ensembles competitions
  • Timonin is a teacher of chamber ensemble at Minsk State College of Arts., M.Furs are laureates of international chamber ensembles competitions
  • Mariniak, V.Timofeev are laureates of international chamber ensembles competition, laureates of the Special Fund of the President of the Republic of Belarus for the support of talented youth;
  • Butel, O.Sidoruk, A.Yaroshuk are laureates of international chamber ensembles competitions
  • Marko, A.Sidorchik are laureates of international chamber ensembles competitions
  • Fokina, A.Trapiankova are laureates of international chamber ensembles competitions
  • Rybalko, A.Shelepen are laureates of international chamber ensembles competitions
  • Du Sishen, Huang Yiyuan are laureates of international chamber ensembles competitions

She was awarded diplomas for pedagogic mastery and professionalism:

Lithuania (2012, 2018); Italy (2014); Estonia (2018); Russia (2018, 2019, 2022); Republic of Belarus (2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021).

Publications:

  • Specific of work with foreign students in the chamber ensemble class // News of Belarusian State Academy of Music. / Music Pedagogy / Minsk, 2019
  • Music of P.Podkovyrov in chamber ensemble class: Piano quintet. // methodological work // Belarusian State Academy of Music. Minsk, 2019
  • Pedagogical and Psychological peculiarities of interpersonal interactions in chamber ensemble class // News of Belarusian State Academy of Music. / Musical Education / Minsk, 2020

Performing editions:

  • Guastavino K. Sonata for clarinet and piano
  • Dvorzhak A. Sonatina for violin and piano
  • Author of the range of arrangements, performing editions of compositions of Russian, foreign and Belarusian composers.
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