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Calafat Festival 2026

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Liana Gourdjia is an internationally acclaimed violinist and professor trained at the Central Music School of the Moscow State Conservatory, the Cleveland Institute of Music, and Indiana University. She has performed as a soloist with major orchestras and at prestigious festivals, such as Marlboro Music, International Colmar Festival and Lucerne Festival, is a winner of Tibor Varga Sion-Valais Competition and has won numerous international competition 3 prizes. Liana teaches at Musikene – Centro Superior de Música del País Vasco and École Normale de Musique Alfred Cortot, sharing her extensive artistic and pedagogical experience. Liana is an active chamber musician and has been performing chamber music with Martha Argerich and Mischa Maisky at the prestigious festival Elba Isola Musicale, where Liana is a concertmaster in Residence.

Oksana Solovieva is a Russian-born violinist based in Barcelona and a permanent first violinist of the Gran Teatre del Liceu, where she has performed since 2003. Her international career includes appearances as principal violinist with leading orchestras such as the London Philharmonic Orchestra and the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, alongside solo and chamber performances. An experienced pedagogue, she has taught at major conservatories including the Conservatori del Liceu, ESMUC and the Conservatorio Superior de Música de Aragón, specializing in orchestral auditions, competitions, and advanced technique. She holds a Master of Music from Indiana University and a PhD from the Universitat Rovira i Virgili, with research focused on advanced violin pedagogy and interpretation.

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