Biography

Maryia Bazhkova was born on November 23, 1992, in Mogilev (Belarus). She began her musical education at the Rimsky-Korsakov Music College in St. Petersburg. She then completed her Bachelor’s degree at the University of Music and Theatre Rostock (Violin, class of Dr. Holger Wangerin). She continued her studies at the Lucerne School of Music: Master in Classical Performance with Ina Dimitrova and Brian Dean, followed by a Master in Pedagogy with Prof. Brian Dean.

Teaching Activity
🎻 Music School Steinhausen (2024–2025)
🎼 Internship at the Music School Binningen-Bottmingen (2024, with Ola Sendecki)
🎶 Music School Diehn (Rostock, Germany, 2019–2021)
🎶 Music School Schöne Töne (Rostock, Germany, 2019–2021)
🎶 Music School No. 2 (Mogilev, Belarus, 2014–2016)

Orchestral Experience

• Neues Orchester Basel (2024)
• Collegium Musicum Lucerne (2024)
• Fribourg Film Orchestra & Chorus (2024)
• Trinational Orchestra (2023)
• Junge Philharmonie Berlin (2020)
• CASCO Phil – The Chamber Orchestra of Belgium (2018)
• Neue Philharmonie Hamburg (2017/2018)
• Pre-College Orchestra Zurich (2021–2022, substitute)
• Numerous festivals such as Lucerne Festival, Schaffhausen Jazz Festival, Szenenwechsel Festival, Dark Days Festival, among others

Academies and Masterclasses
Participation in international academies and masterclasses with A. Conunova (Paris), D. Austrich (Cologne), D. Strabawa (Berlin), Prof. E. Feltz (Berlin), Prof. B. Niziol (Bern), Prof. C. Yates (Manchester).

Languages
Belarusian, Russian — native
German, English — fluent

Teaching Approach
Maryia combines her academic training and experience from European orchestras with modern teaching methods. In her lessons, students discover the beauty of classical sound while developing technique, musicality, and self-confidence.

Quote

“Music gives the freedom to speak without words. It is important to teach children to feel it with their hearts.”