Zorina Valeria

About

Valeria Zorina, a remarkable violinist from the Republic of Moldova, has established herself on the international stage through exceptional solo and chamber music performances, capturing the attention of audiences and critics with her virtuosity and intense expressiveness. She has won numerous awards at international competitions, such as Primo Premio Assoluto at Città di Padova (Italy), first place at Concorso Marco Fiorindo (Turin), Karlsruher Kammermusikwettbewerb, and Kulturfonds Baden (Germany), securing contracts with prestigious classical radio stations like WDR, Radio Berlin Brandenburg, Bayerischer Rundfunk, and SWR 2. Her albums, including "Present" (OEHMS CLASSICS) and the recent "SOUNDMAPS: EXTENDED REALITIES" (NAXOS/OEHMS), have received enthusiastic praise from Klassik Heute and FANFARE ARCHIVE magazines, and composers from France, Italy, and Denmark have dedicated innovative works to her, exploring the scordatura technique of the violin. He has collaborated with legendary masters such as Sir Yehudi Menuhin, David Takeno, Sir Colin Davis, Mstislav Rostropovich, Günter Pichler, and Peter Eötvös, sharing the stage with elite musicians like Mark Lubotsky, Nicolás Chumachenco, and Valentin Berlinsky. He has performed in iconic venues such as Queen Elizabeth Hall and Barbican Hall (London), Tempelliaukion Hall (Helsinki), Liederhalle (Stuttgart), Auditorio Nacional (Madrid), and Moscow International House of Music, participating in renowned festivals: Cardiff Festival (UK), Schwetzinger Festspiele, Hambacher Musikfest (Germany), Rostropovich Evian, and Royaumont (France), ANTIDOGMA Torino (Italy). An honorary member of Rotary International, she is frequently invited to the juries of international classical music competitions. Based in Spain, where she has been a tenured professor since 2015 for Bachelor's, Postgraduate, and Master's degrees in Solo Performance at the Centro Superior de Enseñanza Musical Katarina Gurska in Madrid, Valeria Zorina is shaping generations of young musicians, with her students winning international awards. She is a guest professor at the Talent Summer Music Academy in Brescia (Italy) and the Euroarts Academy in Poland, contributing to the promotion of contemporary and traditional classical music. Although details about her personal life remain private, her dedication to art and teaching reflects a career devoted to excellence, inspiring through her passion for the violin and innovation.