Victoria Mushkatkol - J.S. Bach: Overture in the French Style, BWV 831; Chopin: Four Ballades (2000)

As an acclaimed soloist and chamber musician, Victoria Mushkatkol has been praised by critics for her "incendiary, flawless, outstanding" performances. She brings "warmth, color, and the intensity of the Russian piano school to every stage on which she performs...". Hailing from Odessa on the Black Sea, Ms. Mushkatkol made her concert debut with the Kiev Philharmonic at the age of ten. After graduating from the Kiev Music School for Gifted Children, she went on to study at the St. Petersburg Conservatory with professor Vladimir Nielsen, one of Russia's most eminent piano teachers, graduating from the Conservatory with honors. Since moving to the United States, Victoria has established herself as an international performer, appearing in recital and in chamber music concerts through out the US, Europe, and Asia Pacific. She has collaborated with such eminent musicians as Evgeny Bushkov, Karen Buranskas, Andre Emilianoff, and the Leontovich, Veronika and Amernet String Quartets. Currently Ms. Mushkatkol resides in New York and is on the faculty of The Juilliard School's Pre-College Division.