Diana Tishchenko (; born 1990) is a Ukrainian born classical violinist and the winner of the International Long Thibaud Crespin Competition in Paris 2018. Named "Rising Star" by the

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(ECHO) in 2020, she has performed at the leading concert halls of Europe.

Career

Born in

Simferopol Simferopol ( ), also known as Aqmescit, is the second-largest city on the Crimea, Crimean Peninsula. The city, along with the rest of Crimea, is internationally recognised as part of Ukraine, but controlled by Russia. It is considered the cap ...

on the Crimean Peninsula, Tishchenko started playing the violin with her aunt at the age of 6, making her debut performance with the Crimean Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Alexey Gulianitzky at the age of 8, playing a violin concerto by Charles Beriot. She studied further at the Lysenko Specialized Music School in Kyiv with Tamara Mukhina. She played in the

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from age 18, later serving as the orchestra's youngest

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, until 2013, collaborating with conductors such as

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Herbert Blomstedt Herbert Thorson Blomstedt (; born 11 July 1927) is a Swedish conductor of classical music. At the age of 97 he continues to conduct concerts in Europe and the United States. Biography Herbert Blomstedt was born in Springfield, Massachusetts, t ...

Antonio Pappano Sir Antonio Pappano (born 30 December 1959) is an English-Italian conductor and pianist. He is currently music director of the Royal Opera House and chief conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra. Early life Pappano was born in Epping, Esse ...

and

Daniele Gatti Daniele Gatti (born 6 November 1961) is an Italian conductor. He is currently chief conductor of Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, artistic advisor of the Mahler Chamber Orchestra, music director of the Orchestra Mozart and chief conductor of the Staa ...

. She achieved her MA and concert diploma from the

Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler Berlin The in Berlin, Germany, is one of the leading universities of music in Europe. It was established in East Berlin in 1950 as the () because the older (now the Berlin University of the Arts) was in West Berlin. After the death in 1962 of one of ...

, where she studied with

Ulf Wallin Ulf Wallin is a Swedish classical violinist and professor at the Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler Berlin. Life Born in Växjö, Wallin studied at the Royal College of Music, Stockholm and at the Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst ...

. She also studied with

Boris Kuschnir Boris Kuschnir (born 1948) is a Soviet Austrian violinist Background and early life Born in Kiev in 1948, he studied violin with at the Moscow Conservatoire and chamber music with Valentin Berlinsky of the Borodin Quartet. Career His many encou ...

at the

University of Music and Performing Arts Graz The University of Music and Performing Arts Graz, also known as Kunstuniversität Graz (KUG) is an Austrian university. Its roots can be traced back to the music school of the '' Akademischer Musikverein'' founded in 1816, making it the oldest un ...

. Tishchenko was a laureate at the

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in Munich in 2013. She won the Lyon International Chamber Music Competition in the violin and piano duo category in 2014, and the Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy Music Academy Berlin Competition in 2017. She was awarded the Grand Prix Jacques Thibaud at the Long Thibaud Crespin Competition in Paris. In 2018, she participated in the festival of the

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, playing

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with

Gidon Kremer Gidon Kremer (; born 27 February 1947) is a Latvian classical violinist, artistic director, and founder of Kremerata Baltica. Life and career Gidon Kremer was born in Riga. His father was Jewish and had survived the Holocaust. His mother had ...

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and

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, among others. She released her first solo album in 2019, ''Strangers in PARadISe''. Tishchenko was a Rising Star of the

(ECHO) in 2020/21. She was soloist in a series of concerts given by the

Kyiv Symphony Orchestra The Kyiv Symphony Orchestra () is a Ukrainian symphony orchestra based in Kyiv, Ukraine. It has been conducted by Luigi Gaggero since 2018. The orchestra played music by Ukrainian composers on a tour to major concert halls in Poland and Germany, ...

touring Germany in April and May 2022, conducted by

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. She played Chausson's '' Poème'' and Skoryk's ''

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'' in A minor (1982) at the

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, the

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in Leipzig and the

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in Dresden. In the

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Tishchenko collaborated with Ukrainian-Dutch composer Maxim Shalygin on several notable works: * "KAYA" for Violin and Piano (2019): Tishchenko premiered this piece in 2022 with José Gallardo during their ECHO Rising Stars tour. * "DIANA" (2022): This composition was dedicated to Tishchenko by Shalygin, highlighting their artistic partnership. Tishchenko's performances of Shalygin's works have been praised for their expressive depth and technical proficiency. In a review of her performance alongside pianist José Gallardo at LSO St Luke's in

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on November 18, 2022, her rendition of "KAYA" was noted for its "extremes of expression," demonstrating her ability to navigate complex contemporary compositions with conviction. RMF Venetian Night

In 2023, she played Baroque violin concertos in a concert with the Berliner Barock Solisten at

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for the

Rheingau Musik Festival The (RMF) is an international summer music festival in Germany, founded in 1987. It is mostly for classical music, but includes other genres. Concerts take place at culturally important locations, such as Eberbach Abbey and Schloss Johannisberg, ...

. Tishchenko is based in Berlin.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tishchenko, Diana 1990 births Date of birth missing (living people) Living people Musicians from Simferopol Ukrainian classical violinists Ukrainian women violinists Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler Berlin alumni University of Music and Performing Arts Graz alumni Long-Thibaud-Crespin Competition prize-winners