Anastasia Vedyakova

She began to study violin from 4 years old. At the age of 6 she was awarded the Diploma “The youngest participant” at the III Moscow competition of young musicians.
In 1998 she entered the Central Music School under the Moscow State Conservatory named after PI. Tchaikovsky in the class of People's Artist of the USSR, Prof. E. Grach.
Since 2003 - student of the People's Artist of Russia Prof. V.Pikizen. 
Since 2007 - student of the People's Artist of the USSR Prof. E. Grach.
In 2009 she graduated with honors from the Central Music School at the Tchaikovsky Moscow Conservatory.
In 2009, having passed the entrance exams, the 1st number (by the number of points) was enrolled in the Tchaikovsky State Conservancy Group, the class of Prof. E. Grach.
Since 2009, a student in the class of the dean of the composition department, Professor A. Koblyakov (composition).
In 2014, she successfully graduated with honors from the Tchaikovsky Moscow Conservatory, the class of Prof. E. Grach.
Since 2014 - Assistant Trainee Tchaikovsky Moscow Conservatory (The Contemporary Music, director - Professor V. Tarnopolsky).
Scholarship holder of the "New Names" Foundation, the M. Rostropovich Foundation.
Winner of the nominal scholarship named D.Oistrakh.
In 2012, she was awarded the “Certificate of Merit” by Elgar Society (UK).
She was awarded the diploma of the Minister of Culture of the Russian Federation "For high professional achievements of the arts" (2013).
From 2017 - Soloist of the Lipetsk Philharmonic.
From 2018 - Soloist of the Smolensk Philharmonic.
During the period of study she took part in master classes, received creative consultations and took lessons from prominent violinist musicians:
I.Rysin (Germany), Z.Bron (Germany-Switzerland), G. Zhislin (Great Britain), J. Poullet (France), I. Kaler (Russia-USA), B. Kushnir (Russia-Austria), S. Stadler, Rio Terrakado - baroque violin (Japan), received recommendations from
the composition S. Gubaidulina, in the class of jazz improvisation was taught by G. Fine, the master class with jazz organist Rhoda Scott (USA).
The first solo concert took place in 2000 in Moscow in the central House of Scientists. 
In January 2000 - Diploma of the I All-Russian competition "New Names".
In June 2000, for the first time, she won the I Prize of the international competition (Greece, Athens).
The first foreign tour - 2001: Germany, France and Luxembourg.
Performs in the halls of the Moscow Conservatory, the Moscow International House of Music,
Mosconcert, Zaryadye, the St. Petersburg Philharmonic and other Philharmonic halls of the Russian Federation.
She has performed (until 2014) in different cities of Belarus, Kazakhstan, Germany, Italy, France, Austria, Serbia, the Serbian Republic, the Czech Republic as a solo violinist.
She performed as a soloist with orchestras of the Voronezh, Chernihiv Philharmonic, Moscow State Symphony Orchestra, chamber orchestras "Moscovia", "The Seasons", State Lundstrem Jazz Orchestra (Conductor Honored Artist of Russia B.Frumkin), the orchestra of SSUA and other teams.
Her concert repertoire includes more than 700 pieces from the Baroque to the 21st century.
Anastasia Vedyakova conducts master classes in violin art, jazz improvisation, chamber ensemble, composition.
A. Vedyakova performed with world famous jazz musicians such as Igor Butman, Randy Brecker (winner of several Grammy), Kelvin X-Jones, Simon Smith and others.
Since 2004, he has been playing the violin Sc.Amati from the collections of the State Collection of Unique Musical Instruments (VLRMK named after M.Glinka, now the Russian National Museum of Music). Participant of prestigious projects:
• In 2013, the only one from Russia (and the CIS) was selected to the international composer forum “ORIENT / OCCIDENT 2013” for the master classes of V.Silvestrov and other prominent composers, where the world premiere of the author’s Mirage for the string quartet (in within the framework of “KievMusicFest”), performers: “Rikoshet” ensemble of the Kiev branch of the Union of Composers;
• On January 25, 2017, the release of the disc of music by contemporary young composers took place in the United States (the project “String Quartet Smackdown by Golden Hornet”), which included Anastasia Vedyakova's play Mirage.
• In April 2018 - the world premiere of the work by A. Vedyakova “Affection Saga” at the "Musica Aperta" contemporary music festival in Switzerland;
• Finalist of the international project for composers “Future Blend Project” (UK), world premiere of the work in January 2019.
Laureate and diploma winner of international competitions in the nomination “Chamber ensemble” (artistic director and 1 violin):
• International Competition “Composer of the 21st Century” (Russia, nomination “Chamber ensemble”);
• IV International Competition. T. Gaidamovich (Magnitogorsk, 2015);
• VII International Joachim Competition (Weimar, Germany, 2016).
Laureate and diploma winner of international competitions in nominations "Composition" and "Improvisation":
• Competition of piano improvisation of Tchaikovsky Moscow Conservatory Group (2010 - II Prize, 2012–III Prize).
• III International Competition for Young Composers N.Myaskovsky (Moscow, Tchaikovsky Moscow Conservatory, 2014).
• International composers' competition in Boulogne-Billancourt (France, 2014).
• Winner of the International Composers' Competition for the Composition of Mandatory Works for the VI International Competition of Performers on Wind Instruments in the nomination “trombone-tenor” (Moscow, September 2014). The premiere of the competitive play - in the Great Hall of the Moscow State Conservatory. Tchaikovsky.
• II International Competition "Composer of the XXI Century" (October 2014) in the nomination "Composition (in-person)".
• As part of the XV International Organ Festival - World premiere of the work “3D” for organ solo (Small Hall of the Tchaikovsky Moscow Conservatory)
• VI International Composers Competition for the best composition for organ.
• International composer contest “Tchaikovsky-Heritage” (2015).Participant of international festivals:
• From 2009 to 2013 participated in the annual festival “Moscow - City of the World” (gala concerts in the Svetlanov Hall of the International House of Music).
• Participant of the “Studio of New Music” ensemble festivals (2014-2017);
• Festival to the 85th anniversary of the birth of George Crumb - Russian premiere of the String Quartet Jay Reese (USA), performer - “Ryabushinsky Ensemble” (A.Vedyakova - artistic director and 1 violin). Publications about Anastasia Vedyakova in foreign editions:
• “Classical Music”;
• Elgar Society Magazine;
• “Der Landbote”;
• “New Music Weekly”
Radio performances and interviews:
• "Orpheus"
• “Culture”
• “Radio 1 Moscow Region”
• Radio "Hope" (USA)
• BBC Radio 3 (UK)