XENIA GAMARIS
Xenia Gamaris was born in Budapest, and started her education at the age of 5 at the Gnessin Special Music School in Moscow attending the classes of Natalya Fikhtengoltz and later Tatyana Berkul. In 2002 she graduated from Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory and in 2004 completed a postgraduate course at the same institution led by the outstanding violinist Prof. Eduard Grach.
At the age of 14 Xenia Gamaris won 1st prize in the Dvarionas International Youth Competition (Lithuania). In 1996 she received an award at the Music Competition in Tunbridge Wells (UK) and in 1998 she won 1st prize and the Special Virtuoso Prize at the International Music Competition in Kloster Schonthal (Germany). In 2002 she received Silver Prize at the International Violin Competition Yampolsky (Russia). Xenia received scholarships from the International Charity Funds of Vladimir Spivakov (1994) and Nikolay Petrov (1998).
Xenia Gamaris has participated in some of the most prestigious European festivals and International Master Courses: Festival Semains Musicales de Tur France (2000), Switzerland Sion-Valais (2004), Keshet-Eilon Israel (2001-2002), Budva-Theatre, Kotor-Art Montenegro (2003, 2004, 2005), Planet Stars Russia (2002) and Russian Winter. Xenia also participated in “Days of Russian Culture” in Croatia, Macedonia, Serbia & Montenegro, Cyprus, China and Vietnam and represented the Russian Federation from UNESCO in Austria & Jordan.
Since 1993 Xenia has been successfully touring Austria, China, Croatia, Cyprus, France, Germany, Japan, Jordan, Macedonia, Mexico, Serbia & Montenegro, Switzerland, UK, Vietnam and Russia, performing on the most prestigious stages as a soloist as well as with outstanding musicians such as S. Mintz, V. Danchenko, R. Shnaider, F. Andreewski, Y. Kless, I. Hendel, V. Dudarova, E. Grach, V. Ponkin, A. Vedernikov, M. Gorenshtein, I. Golan, N. Petrov and V. Spivakov. Since 1997 Xenia has been a soloist of the Moscow State Philharmonic.
Xenia Gamaris has made some recordings on TV, Radio and CDs, including TV & Radio of Russia, Germany, Japan, Taiwan, Jordan and others. Directly translation from concerts in Moscow and Montenegro, live TV show in Japan “Dainei no nai Ongakukai”. Also she had presentation on Cartier show in Tokyo. She released CDs and had records on Mosfilm Records, RMG Records, Flamingo Impex, Great Hall Records (Russia), Mel Bush Organization Ltd., Abbey Road Studio (UK). Management: Mel Bush Organization Ltd. UK Samon Promotion Japan Moscow State Philharmonic Russia.
From 2012 to 2015 Xenia Gamaris was the first violin of the Rachmaninoff String Quartet.
Since 2015 Xenia Gamaris is the new leader of the Moscow String Quartet RUSQUARTET.
Xenia is prize-winner of International Competitions, Member of several International Charity Organizations.
“Xenia is a beautiful young artist of New Generation, her manner of performing combines technically brilliant freedom with brightness of interpretation.” Japan review, 2006. Graduated Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory and completed a post-graduate course at the same institution led by the outstanding violinist Prof. Eduard Grach. Participated in some of the most prestigious European festivals: Festival Semains Musicales de Tur France, Switzerland Sion-Valais, Keshet-Eilon Israel, Kotor-Art Montenegro, Planet Stars Russia and Russian Winter.
Xenia also participated in “Days of Russian Culture” and represented the Russian Federation from UNESCO in Austria & Jordan. Since 1993 Xenia has been successfully touring in Europe, Asia and Russia, performing on the most prestigious stages as a soloist as well as with outstanding musicians such as S. Mintz, V. Danchenko, R. Shnaider, F. Andreewski, Y. Kless, I. Hendel, V. Dudarova, E. Grach, V. Ponkin, A. Vedernikov, M. Gorenshtein, I. Golan, N. Petrov and V. Spivakov. Since 1997 Xenia has been a soloist of the Moscow State Philharmonic. She released CDs and had records on MOSFILM Records, RMG Records, Flamingo Impex, Great Hall Records (Russia), Mel Bush Organization Ltd., Abbey Road Studio (UK). The violinist’s diverse repertoire ranges from baroque and classical pieces to modern, crossover and jazz compositions.
Op zondag 25 november 2018 treedt Xenia op in de kerk van Mook met het RUSQUARTET.