Artist
IRINA KULIKOVA
Russia
Friday, October 14th, 18.00 BUY TICKET
Hall B
A new star
"A fabulous technique. A splendid tone. The ability to create such an atmosphere with colours... If she is the representative of a new generation of guitarists,the coming years of guitar culture are looking immensely good." - Roland Kieft
Irina Kulikova was born in Chelyabinsk, the capital of South-Ural, Russia. Under the guidance of her mother – cellist Vinera Kulikova – she started developing her musicianship from the earliest age. At twelve, she was already travelling around Russia and abroad for gala-concerts and festivals. At fourteen, she was included in the book “The Classical Guitar, its evolution, players and personalities since 1800” by Maurice Summerfield.
Ever since this early recognition, Irina Kulikova has caught the attention of leading guitarists, critics and audiences around the world.
She has given concerts all over Europe, Russia and North-America, performing as a soloist, in a variety of ensembles and with a number of orchestra’s. She played in beautiful halls like the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, the Tchaikovsky Hall in Moscow, the Academic Capella in St. Petersburg and the Schloss Mirabel in Salzburg. She performed for various members of the royal and aristocratic families of Germany and Denmark.
The experts’ appreciation has been underlined with numerous awards on prestigious international guitar competitions, culminating with five 1st prizes in 2008:
In the same year, she was awarded the ‘Young talent, Culture and Podia’ award in The Netherlands.
Irina Kulikova graduated with distinction at the Mozarteum University in Salzburg (Austria), the Gnessins Academy in Moscow (Russia) and the Conservatoire of Maastricht (the Netherlands). She recorded three solo CD's, two of which were released in the Laureate Series of Naxos.
