Talented young classical guitarist and composer, Arina Burcéva has given concerts in the United States, Europe and South America, appeared on public radio and television in the U.S. and performed for the Governor of California and former U.S. President. All while pursuing performance degrees at some of the top music programs in Europe and the U.S.
Born in the Ukraine, Arina began her musical journey with the piano and violin. The talented young musician soon switched her focus after being introduced to the classical guitar by Marina Azar at eight years of age. An accomplished performer, even at a young age, at fourteen she became a two-time laureate of the national Zhinovic Guitar Competition, and was the youngest student ever to be accepted into the Glinka College of Music. A multi-faceted student, she also majored in English and Art History. After immigrating to the U.S. in 2002, Arina studied with famed classical guitarist and pedagogue Christopher Kachian. One year later she took first prize at the Schubert Club Scholarship Competition which led to a successful performance at Sundin Hall in Saint Paul, MN. The same year she was awarded a scholarship to study at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. Arina has earned her BM degree in classical guitar performance under David Tanenbaum and her MM degree in 2009 under Dusan Bogdanovic and the Grammy-award winning guitarist and composer Sergio Assad.
As a composer, Arina draws inspiration from nature, visual arts, literature, poetry, mythology and personal experiences. Her unique compositional style reflects elements of such musical genres as Classical, Contemporary, Ethnic and Jazz. She is currently putting the finishing touches on her debut recording, which will feature all original compositions for solo guitar.
Web: http://www.arinaburceva.com/ (2010)