⚡️ March 9, from 10:00 to 17:30 – VERE MUSIC HUB (Kyiv, 21/8 Malopidvalna str.).
The master class is open to violinist and chamber ensembles that include a violin.
Classes are held without an audience, but students, teachers, and professional musicians are welcome to come and listen to their colleagues.
The list of participants will be made public, and the schedule of classes will be sent by e-mail to all registered participants 2-3 days before the master class.
The master class is part of the VERE MUSIC ACADEMY program.
Selection of active participants based on videos. The video must be recorded after March 1, 2025. Applications can be sent by March 5 to academy@vere.fund.
What should be in the application:
* Name.
* Last name.
* Date of birth (day, month, year).
* Where you are studying (educational institution, city, country).
* Class/course.
* Teacher(s).
* Mobile phone.
* E-mail.
* Facebook page / Plus professional Facebook page (if available).
* YouTube channel.
* The repertoire you would like to work on during the master class.
* Please add a few of your videos (YouTube links only) made after January 1, 2025. The videos do not necessarily have to illustrate the repertoire to be worked on at the master class – they can be any other piece.
* Please add your creative bio.
The musicians who will take an active part in the master class, as well as the schedule of classes, will be chosen by the teacher. We will announce this information 2-3 days before the master class.
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Varvara is a Ukrainian violinist born in Kyiv and currently based in Switzerland.
Since September 2022, she has studied at the Hochschule für Musik Basel (FHNW) in the classes of Prof. Barbara Doll and Claudio Martínez Mehner. From April 2026, she will continue her studies at the Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler Berlin in the class of Prof. Antje Weithaas.
Varvara is a laureate of numerous competitions, including the Max Rostal International Competition (2024, Germany), the Oleksii Gorokhov International Competition-Festival (2022, Ukraine), the Odesa International Violin Competition (2018, Ukraine), and the Ysaÿe International Music Competition (2019, Belgium).
She has actively participated in numerous festivals and academies such as Geneva International String Academy (2024), Beethovenfest Bonn (2022), Riehener Serenaden (2023), Im Spiegel in St. Gallen (2023), Fiskars Summer Festival, Wolfegg Wintermusik, and Zwischentöne Engelberg.
Varvara has taken part in masterclasses with Leonidas Kavakos, Boris Garlitsky, Miriam Fried, Boris Kuschnir, and Robert Levin. She has also performed in chamber music formations with musicians such as Valentin Erben, Rafael Rosenfeld, Claudio Martínez Mehner, Winfried Rademacher, Silvia Simionescu, among others.
She regularly appears as a soloist both in Ukraine and abroad, including performances with the Sinfonieorchester Basel at Stadtcasino Basel, as well as in a series of charity concerts with the Mriya Orchestra at Berlin Philharmonie, Die Glocke, and Laeiszhalle. She also regularly collaborates with the Kyiv Philharmonic Orchestra.
Since 2023, she has been a co-founder of the Arda String Quartet (Basel, Switzerland).
Varvara plays a J. B. Vuillaume violin (1866), generously on loan from Wilhelm Geigenbau.
Since 2019, she has been supported by the VERE MUSIC FUND.
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VERE MUSIC ACADEMY is a permanent master class program from VERE MUSIC FUND. It helps open Ukrainian performers’ access to best educational practices that used to cost them a lot of time, effort and money. But now it is possible to get to master classes of world-famous teachers and musicians without leaving Ukraine.
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VERE MUSIC HUB is an artistic ecosystem and creative space designed for young musicians and listeners, established by the VERE MUSIC FUND. The hub features an upper hall with 100 seats, ideal for concerts, recordings, masterclasses, lectures, and more, as well as a lower rehearsal hall. It is located at 21/8 Malopidvalna Street, Kyiv.
VERE MUSIC FUND
Founded in 2017 by Tetiana Verevska, the VERE MUSIC FUND is a charitable organization that provides grants to Ukrainian musicians, enabling them to participate in international competitions and masterclasses. The Fund also organizes festival projects, educational initiatives, and supports international music competitions held in Ukraine.