Dina Volkova

Dina Volkova, a Russian pianist was born in the North of Russia. At the age of 8 Dina was accepted in a primary music school and soon became a laureate of different piano competitions in the North Region of Russia. At the age of 13 she has received a prestigious mayor`s scholarship.
After the primary music school Dina continued her education in a music college in Murmansk, where she was preparing the numerous solo programs and leading intensive concert life. Also, during the study in the music college, Dina won several international piano competitions and took part in various competitions in Russia and abroad. She made her debut with the Murmansk Philharmonic at the age of 17. Besides, she participated in different master classes and studied with famous Russian and European pianists, such as – Elena Murina and Tatiana Zagorovskaya (St. Petersburg Conservatory), Natalia Trull and Maxim Diev (Moscow Conservatory), Vladimir Tropp and Vladimir Nikonovich (Russian Gnessins` Academy of Music), Boris Lvov (Germany). In 2003 Dina has finished the music college with honor and received a governor`s prime. At the same year she was accepted in Russian Gnessins` Academy of Music in Moscow at a class of Professor Mikhail Sayamov.
During the years spent in Moscow, Dina led a very active concert life and took part in the international piano competitions in Russia and abroad. In 2006 she won the international piano competitions in Italy and Ukraine. At the same year she was hired at the Music School in Moscow as a piano teacher. In 2007 Dina has received a diploma on the international piano competition in Moscow.
In 2008 she has finished Gnessins` Academy of Music with honor and at the same time entered at Eastman School of Music in Rochester, NY (class of Professor Natalya Antonova). In 2010 Dina has graduated from Eastman School of Music (Master of Music).