PROGRAMME

Arvo Pärt (*1935)
Spiegel im Spiegel

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)
Sonata No. 4, Op. 7
I. Allegro molto e con brio

Frédéric Chopin (1810–1849)
Waltz Op. 34 No. 1 in A-flat major

Olivier Messiaen (1908–1992)
La Colombe (“The Dove”) – from Préludes

Arvo Pärt
Partita, Op. 2: Toccatina, Fughetta, Larghetto, Ostinato

Karol Szymanowski (1882–1937)
Sonata for Violin and Piano in D minor, Op. 9
I. Allegro moderato patetico
II. Andantino tranquillo e dolce
III. Finale. Allegro molto, quasi presto

KARINA ROSTOVTSEVA (b. 11 August 2003) began her musical studies at the Tallinn Music High School in the violin class of Niina Murdvee, later continuing under Pille Tralla. From 2022–2024 she studied at the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre (EAMT) with Professor Mari Tampere-Bezrodny. She furthered her studies through the Erasmus+ programme in Poland at the Karol Szymanowski Academy of Music in Katowice with Professor Beata Warykiewicz-Siwy, where she continued her bachelor’s studies in parallel both in Katowice and at EAMT under Mari Poll-Novakovic. Karina regularly participates in masterclasses with Professor Erik Schumann (Frankfurt University of Music and Performing Arts) and Professor Anna Gutowska (University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna). She has received numerous awards at international competitions, including 1st prize at the Zagreb International Violin Competition (Croatia, 2022), multiple first prizes at the László Spezzaferri (Italy) and Danubia Talents (Hungary) competitions, as well as special prizes in chamber music categories.
In 2017 she performed with the Tallinn Chamber Orchestra, and in 2021 she was selected to perform Mozart’s Violin Concerto No. 5 with the Brescia Festival Orchestra. In 2023 and 2025 she was awarded the Rain Lõhmus scholarship, and in 2024 the Estonian scholarship for the advancement of higher music education. In September 2025, she performed Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto in D minor with the Ars Musicae chamber orchestra under conductor Sara Corriga in the concert series “Lunch Break with Music.” In 2026, she was selected for the Estonian Concert mentorship programme LIFT.

ALEKSANDRA GALUSHKINA (born May 2012) began playing the piano at the age of five. She is currently a 7th-grade student at the Tallinn School of Music and Ballet (MUBA) in the piano class of Jekaterina Rostovtseva. At just eight years old, she performed with the Tallinn Chamber Orchestra, playing Haydn’s Piano Concerto in C major.
Galushkina has won prizes at international piano competitions in more than 20 countries, including Austria, Estonia, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, Switzerland, Ukraine, the United Kingdom, and the USA. Her recent achievements include: Carles & Sofia International Piano Competition 2025 – 1st Prize and special prize for best Haydn performance, Tapiola International Piano Competition 2025 – laureate with two special prizes, National Pianists’ Competition “Eesti Kõla 2024” – 1st Prize with two special prizes, Takács Piano Competition 2024 – 3rd Prize, MozArte International Piano Competition 2024 – 3rd Prize.

She has received recognition from the Estonian Ministry of Education and Research four times (2022–2025) for outstanding international achievements. In 2023, she won the MUBA Talent Award presented by Music Trust PLMF and the Kelam family. Galushkina has participated in the Chetham’s International Piano Summer School (UK) and taken part in masterclasses with renowned professors.