Marina Vasilieva Starostenkova Osman (; born 1965 in
Polotsk
Polotsk (russian: По́лоцк; be, По́лацк, translit=Polatsk (BGN/PCGN), Polack (official transliteration); lt, Polockas; pl, Połock) is a historical city in Belarus, situated on the Dvina River. It is the center of the Polotsk Distr ...
,
Belarus
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), is a Belarusian classical and jazz concert pianist.
Biography
Early life and studies
Marina Vasilieva was born in 1965 in
Polotsk
Polotsk (russian: По́лоцк; be, По́лацк, translit=Polatsk (BGN/PCGN), Polack (official transliteration); lt, Polockas; pl, Połock) is a historical city in Belarus, situated on the Dvina River. It is the center of the Polotsk Distr ...
,
Belorussian Soviet Socialist Republic
The Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic (BSSR, or Byelorussian SSR; be, Беларуская Савецкая Сацыялістычная Рэспубліка, Bielaruskaja Savieckaja Sacyjalistyčnaja Respublika; russian: Белор ...
,
in a family of musicians.
After moving to
Murmansk
Murmansk (Russian: ''Мурманск'' lit. "Norwegian coast"; Finnish: ''Murmansk'', sometimes ''Muurmanski'', previously ''Muurmanni''; Norwegian: ''Norskekysten;'' Northern Sámi: ''Murmánska;'' Kildin Sámi: ''Мурман ланнҍ'') i ...
in the
Kola Peninsula
sjd, Куэлнэгк нёа̄ррк
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, Starostenkova started her music studies in 1980 at
Murmansk College of Arts
The Murmansk College of Arts located in Murmansk, Russia, trains professional musicians in the region. The college was founded in 1958. The institute specializes in the field of culture and art of the Kola Peninsula.
Courses offered
* Instrumen ...
(former Murmank Music School), entering a piano class. In 1984, she graduated with distinction after completing the full academic course in the speciality ''
fortepiano
A fortepiano , sometimes referred to as a pianoforte, is an early piano. In principle, the word "fortepiano" can designate any piano dating from the invention of the instrument by Bartolomeo Cristofori in 1698 up to the early 19th century. Mo ...
'' and was given the qualification of teacher of a music school and concertmaster. She entered the
Belarusian State Academy of Music
The Belarusian State Academy of Music (''Беларуская дзяржаўная акадэмія музыкі'') is the primary music and higher education institution and research center of musicology, folklore, aesthetics, music pedagogy in Be ...
in
Minsk
Minsk ( be, Мінск ; russian: Минск) is the capital and the largest city of Belarus, located on the Svislach and the now subterranean Niamiha rivers. As the capital, Minsk has a special administrative status in Belarus and is the admi ...
in the speciality ''fortepiano'' in the class of professor
Leonid Petrovich Yushkevich in which she stayed until 1990.
Career
Whilst she studied in
Minsk
Minsk ( be, Мінск ; russian: Минск) is the capital and the largest city of Belarus, located on the Svislach and the now subterranean Niamiha rivers. As the capital, Minsk has a special administrative status in Belarus and is the admi ...
, from 1989, she became a piano teacher and concertmaster in
Novopolotsk State Musical College
Novopolotsk State Musical College is an undergraduate Belarusian music college established in 1968. Several of its graduates have gone on to have national and/or international musical careers.,
In 1997, the college opened a special department for ...
in
Novopolotsk
Novopolotsk ( be, Наваполацк (Cyrillic), Navapołack (Łacinka), translit=Navapolatsk, ; russian: Новополоцк, translit=Novopolotsk, ) is a city in Vitebsk Oblast, Belarus, with a population (2008 estimate) of 107,458. Founded ...
.
She was granted the higher pedagogical and concertmaster categories in 1993. She worked from 1989 to 2010 at Novopolotsk State Musical College and prepared 40 students including her daughter, Yulia Starostenkova,
to enter the
Belarusian State Academy of Music
The Belarusian State Academy of Music (''Беларуская дзяржаўная акадэмія музыкі'') is the primary music and higher education institution and research center of musicology, folklore, aesthetics, music pedagogy in Be ...
, and at other musical superior institutions and colleges in Russia and
Belarus
Belarus,, , ; alternatively and formerly known as Byelorussia (from Russian ). officially the Republic of Belarus,; rus, Республика Беларусь, Respublika Belarus. is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by R ...
. Yulia Starostenova won 2nd prize at Chopin republican contest in 2005.
Some of her students entered the German universities of
Hochschule für Musik Karlsruhe
Karlsruhe's University of Music (Hochschule für Musik Karlsruhe in German) is a college of music in Karlsruhe, Germany. Originally the Baden Conservatory of Music, it was elevated to a Hochschule under the direction of Franz Philipp, who led ...
and
Internationales Musikinstitut Darmstadt. Most of her students were laureates of the music contest for young interpreters of music for the piano, interregional piano contest (Vitebsk), regional contest in
Vitebsk
Vitebsk or Viciebsk (russian: Витебск, ; be, Ві́цебск, ; , ''Vitebsk'', lt, Vitebskas, pl, Witebsk), is a city in Belarus. The capital of the Vitebsk Region, it has 366,299 inhabitants, making it the country's fourth-largest ci ...
(1997),
Grodno
Grodno (russian: Гродно, pl, Grodno; lt, Gardinas) or Hrodna ( be, Гродна ), is a city in western Belarus. The city is located on the Neman River, 300 km (186 mi) from Minsk, about 15 km (9 mi) from the Polish b ...
(2005, 2006),
Minsk
Minsk ( be, Мінск ; russian: Минск) is the capital and the largest city of Belarus, located on the Svislach and the now subterranean Niamiha rivers. As the capital, Minsk has a special administrative status in Belarus and is the admi ...
(2007),
Mogilev
Mogilev (russian: Могилёв, Mogilyov, ; yi, מאָלעוו, Molev, ) or Mahilyow ( be, Магілёў, Mahilioŭ, ) is a city in eastern Belarus, on the Dnieper River, about from the border with Russia's Smolensk Oblast and from the bor ...
(2009) and made "a huge historical and creative contribution to development of the college".
N. Kushnarova and Marina Starostenkova were laureate of the republican contest of creative works forming a duet.
She was a member of the jury of the third International Chamber ensemble competition "Nova Musica" in
Daugavpils
Daugavpils (; russian: Двинск; ltg, Daugpiļs ; german: Dünaburg, ; pl, Dyneburg; see other names) is a state city in south-eastern Latvia, located on the banks of the Daugava River, from which the city gets its name. The parts of the c ...
.
Starostenkova took part in concerts both in
Belarus
Belarus,, , ; alternatively and formerly known as Byelorussia (from Russian ). officially the Republic of Belarus,; rus, Республика Беларусь, Respublika Belarus. is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by R ...
and Russia, and also in jazz festivals in Germany, Poland, Lithuania and Russia in 2009.
In September of the same year, she was invited to Moscow to participate in radio recordings of Swedish violinist 's radio programs at radio Orpheus
a Russian classical music station, before continuing to give concerts in December 2009 in Moscow with him and Andreï Chistyakov.
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Now in England, Marina Osman frequently gives concerts at the
Pushkin House
The Pushkin House (russian: Пушкинский дом, Pushkinsky Dom), formally the Institute of Russian Literature (), is a research institute in St. Petersburg. It is part of a network of institutions affiliated with the Russian Academy of ...
in London and has given
piano
The piano is a stringed keyboard instrument in which the strings are struck by wooden hammers that are coated with a softer material (modern hammers are covered with dense wool felt; some early pianos used leather). It is played using a keyboa ...
and
theory
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lessons
since 2011. Marina Osman participates in the music band
Kara
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and gives concerts with the band as a pianist.
In 2019, Marina Osman has won the 2019 Folking awards in the "Best musician" category.
Awards and diplomas
Starostenkova has been awarded:
* The lapel badge of the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Belarus for the contribution to the cultural evolution of Belarus
(Certificate n° 648 by the order of the ministry of Culture of the republic of Belarus n° 91 from 12 November 2008)
* The diploma of the Republic of Belarus Ministry of Culture for exquisite concertmaster skills at an international contest for string instruments in
Gomel
Gomel (russian: Гомель, ) or Homiel ( be, Гомель, ) is the administrative centre of Gomel Region and the second-largest city in Belarus with 526,872 inhabitants (2015 census).
Etymology
There are at least six narratives of the ori ...
in 2006
* Diploma for exquisite concertmaster skills at the Republic's open contest of folk instruments in Grodno (2009)
Films
In 2008, Starostenkova was invited to
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...
to shoot the film ''Ad Libitum'' with musicologist and violinist Andreï Chistyakov.
References
External links
Official site of Orpheus radio*
Videos
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Living people
Belarusian classical pianists
Belarusian jazz pianists
Women classical pianists
1965 births
21st-century classical pianists