Maria Viksnina
She was born in Zaporozhye, Ukraine 04.10. 1998. Since 1999 lives in the Kiev. Studies at the music school № 3 named V. Kosenko, gymnasium number 33 in Kiev. The main directions in creativity - music (torban, lute, hurdy-gurdy, vocals), visual arts - graphic arts, poetry. Takes a proactive stance, participates in volunteer ecological projects, concerts. Member of perpetual shares "Maidan", "Taras Shevchenko - Spiritual Hetman Maidan". Participates in charity concerts to raise funds for soldiers ATO and for refugees from the Crimea Eastern Ukraine. Awarded diplomas:
Competition for young poets "Poetic Spring", a diploma for the II place.
Contest "Kiev creative" - the best author's work, painting.
Diploma for I place Ukrainian festival - contest "Clean dew"
Nomination instrumental music.
Diploma of the winner of All-Ukrainian competition - festival "Talents large family" I place, vocals.
Diploma of Ukrainian Culture Fund, winner of the All-Ukrainian - competition "New Names of Ukraine" - torban.
Maria participates in concerts of classical music ensemble named
B. Liatoshynsky National House of Organ and Chamber Music of Ukraine. The project Honored Artist of Ukraine
Igor Andrievskiy "Magic of Vivaldi." Played in a concert of American harp-guitar, chairman of the World Society for the harp-guitarist John Doan in Kiev. Ancient Music Ensemble "House of Scientists." In Concert by students of the National Music Academy of Ukraine named P.I. Tchaikovsky. In concert- lecturer at museums and libraries of Ukraine.
Maria is the only in the world who torban player.
The repertoire includes instrumental (J.S. Bach, G.F. Handel, Spatter the Dew, O'Karalan,), vocal (E. Grieg, F. Schubert, Bach - Gounod, T. Padorra, M. Lysenko , D. Bonkovskiy), folk music and songs.