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Tatiana Chulochnikova

Tatiana Chulochnikova (Violin) Praised for her “thrilling technique” and “dark plush romantic violin sound”, Tatiana Chuochnikova has been enjoying a diverse international performing career as a soloist, recitalist, guest concertmaster, chamber musician and recording artist. Born in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Tatiana began playing violin at the age of seven and made her debut aas concerto solists at fourteen with the Kharkiv Philharmonic. Tatiana received her professional training at the Juilliard School, Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory and the Oberlin Conservatory.

The highlights of the 2024/25 season include appearances as a soloist with American Bach,  Folger Consort, Washington Bach Consort; Pratum Intergum and 21st Century Consort performing works spanning three centuries, including one world premiere. In the 2023/24 season the geography of Tatiana’s performances spanned from the West Coast of the United States of America to Yerevan, Armenia. Recent highlights also include solo appearances at the Weill Hall at Carnegie Hall,  the Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center; as well as solo and chamber music performances in various venues in Chicago, San Francisco, Innsbruck, Rome, Moscow and St. Petersburg. Tatiana collaborated with such conductors as Pierre Boulez, Christopher Hogwood, Philippe Herreweghe, Theodor Currentzis, Andrew Parrot, William Christie and Stefano Montanari.

A critically acclaimed international recording artist, Tatiana recorded her second solo CD album “Meditations and Reflections” in the Netherlands in November 2018. Released worldwide on Steinway & Sons Label (New York, USA) in the fall of 2019, the album received enthusiastic press reviews. For instance, The American Record Guide described Tatiana as a “talented and interesting artist to watch”.

Tatiana’s debut solo album (2016), released worldwide on Toccata Classics (London, UK) presented a world premiere of violin music by a Ukrainian composer Theodore Akimenko. Fanfare Magazine (USA) called it “a fascinating release”; Classica Magazine (France) described it as a performance with “a total commitment and a free lyricism that goes straight to the heart”.

Tatiana is a founder and artistic director of the BaRock Band and a co-founder of the District Coalition Music Festival in Washington, DC. Her live performances and interviews have been broadcast by classical radio stations nationwide in the USA, including WETA, KALV and WFMT.

 For details and performance calendar, please, visit tatiana.com