Ekaterina Okovitskaya

She graduated from the Belarusian State Academy of Art in the cello class of Senior Lecturer A.V. Afanasyev.  During her studies, as part of the trio she performed in as part of the Republican Chamber Ensembles Competition named after Korsak (2nd place).  Also, as part of the trio, she participated in the International Chamber Ensembles Competitions in Smorgn, Belarus, and Gdansk, Poland.  She took part in masterclasses by K. Rodina, N. Rubinstein, and D. Draganova.  For several years, she has been working in the ensemble of soloists “Classic-Avant-Garde” directed by V.A. Baidov, as well as in the stage string quartet in the Drama Theater Orchestra of Belarus.  As part of the trio, she participated in concerts in the hall of L.P. Alexandrovskaya, in the Upper City and at several other locations.