YEREVAN, MARCH 18, ARMENPRESS. During “Petersburg Spring-2017” International Art Contest, which was held on March 9-13 in St. Petersburg, Armenia was represented by student of Yerevan’s Tchaikovsky Music School, 17-year-old violinist Alexandra Kuzmina. She became the winner in the category “Instrumental Art”.

ARMENPRESS correspondent talked to Alexandra Kuzmina.

“The jury consisted of famous artists, cultural figures of St. Petersburg. The President was Alexander Shustin, a professor at the St. Petersburg Conservatory. I have performed “В стране лотоса” and a part of Aram Khachatryan’s “Gayane” ballet designed specifically for violin”, Kuzmina said, adding that the contests help her to develop, to assess really her capacities, to have goals and strive for perfection. Several years before she took part in this contest, however, took the second position.

“I came to Armenia from St. Petersburg. In St. Petersburg I have studied at N. A. Rimsky-Korsakov Music School. My favorite teacher was retired due to health problems. Many in St. Petersburg knew the pedagogical activity of Gagik Smbatyan who teaches in Armenia and I decided to come here to continue my education under his leadership”, she said.

“I was 4 years old when I started to play violin. My mother saw in her dream that her child becomes a violinist, however, there are no musicians in our family. She thinks her dream was a divine phenomenon”, Kuzmina tells.

Talking about her favorite composers, Alexandra said she is familiar with the works of Aram Khachatryan. “Since I live in Yerevan, I more deeply feel the beauty of that music. I like the works of Johannes Brahms, Frédéric Chopin, Astor Piazzolla and others”, she said.

As for the future plans, Alexandra said after successfully graduating the school she has a great desire to study at the Yerevan State Conservatory after Komitas.