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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:

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).

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