YASA POLETAEVA

Hi, I'm Yasa! So good to have you here!

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I've been described by Manhattan International Artists as a violinist who’s “performances reflect a great musicality, depth of interpretation, and technical expertise needed to distinguish oneself in the world of professional performance.” And I've been described by my friends as "spending too much money on coffee." I graduated from the Saint Petersburg Conservatory in Russia and have performed extensively in the United States, Europe, and the Philippines, as well as here on the web!


Here is the part where I brag about all the competitions and awards I've won. I am a winner of the Liszt-Garrison International Competition, John Oliveira String Competition, Lynn University Concerto Competition, Moscow Chamber Music Competition, Saint Petersburg Chamber Music Competition, and a scholarship recipient of the National Society of Arts and Letters and Boca West Country Club. I received the Academia Music Award and the Global Music Award for my recordings of modern American music. I was also a finalist of the Coleman, Fischoff, and Arriaga chamber music competitions; Doublestop Foundation String Competition; Violin of the North Music Competition; and a Carnegie Hall Fellowship. I was a special guest in a nationally televised broadcast of a Christmas concert in the Philippines and I have also appeared in the theater and television circuits in Saint Petersburg, Russia. I'm pretty good with a violin!


I'm also a published author! I have published a book of poetry, as well as a fiction novel and a fantasy novel!