Born in 1980 in Moscow, Ksenia graduated from the Gnessins' Special Music School (prof. Elena Efrussi, Tatiana Zelikman) and from the Moscow State Conservatory, where her teacher was professor Lev Naumov. Also she made two postgraduate courses there: "chamber music" with professor Tigran Alikhanov and "accompaniment" with professor Irina Kirillova.

She has won many prizes and awards, including a diploma at the International festival "Virtuosi 2000", 3rd prize in the "1st Taneev international chamber music competition" (Kaluga, 2002) and 2nd prize in the 18th international chamber music competition (Caltanissetta, 2003) and Premio Galileo-2000 "pentagramma d'oro " (Florence, 2005).

She has appeared at many international festivals, including Verbier (Switzerland), Tanglewood ( USA), Elba Island (Italy), "December Nights" (Moscow), "Homecoming" (Moscow), "Ars Longa"(Moscow), "Young Stars of 21 century" (Samara), "Chamber Music Connects the World" (Kronberg, Germany)

As a soloist she has appeared throughout Europe, the USA, Japan, Israel, at venues such as New Tokyo Opera City Hall, the Vienna Musikverein, Beethoven Halle and the Great Hall of Moscow Conservatory.

Courtesy of Verbier Festival

Ksenia Bashmet

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