Elena Makhnev
Elena Makhnev is a young violinist from the state of Guanajuato, who has been described as a “virtuoso”.[1][2]
Her repertoire includes works by Pablo de Sarasate, Niccolò Paganini, Astor Piazzolla and Camille Saint-Saëns such as Capricho No. 13 by Paganini and Aires Gitanos by Sarasate, which are noted for their technical difficulty.[2] Most of the rest of the works are from Italy, Spain, France and Argentina.[1]
She has performed with pianist Carlos Salmerón and her father Stanislav Makhnev, at the Festival Internacional Cervantino.[1][3]
She is currently[when?] a student at the prestigious Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Moscow. She has appeared in various concerts in the state of Guanajuato and won various awards at musical competitions.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Carlos Salinas Rivera (17 October 2011). "Llega virtuosa a Cervantino". Periódico AM (in Spanish). Guanajuato, Mexico. Archived from the original on 6 April 2012. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
- ^ a b Ruth Elizarraraz; Alina Pompa Bernal (12 October 2011). "Engalanan 'Fiesta del Espíritu'". Periódico AM (in Spanish). Guanajuato, Mexico. Archived from the original on 6 April 2012. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
- ^ a b Festival Internacional Cervantino:Los Dones de la Naturaleza (in Spanish). Mexico City: Festival Internacionl Cervantino. 2011. p. 23.