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Sunday Concerts at SEB

Harpist - Ksenia Sushkevich

Enjoy captivating harp music from the Baroque, Romantic and contemporary music eras at our newly renovated South Elgin Branch. Performed by the very talented Ksenia Sushkevich. Please Register

Ksenia was born in a small town in Belarus and began playing the piano at the age of 4. At 13, she took up the harp, and by 16, she won an international competition in St. Petersburg, Russia. Shortly thereafter, she was accepted into college, studying under Professor Andres Izmailov (2012). In 2015, she continued her studies at the Saint-Petersburg Conservatory, joining the studio of Honored Artist of Russia, Anna Makarova. She worked with great musicians such as Temirkanov, Matsuev, Dutoit, Netrebko and others. Ksenia worked as a substitute harpist at the Mariinsky Theater and at the St. Petersburg Philharmonic and as a principal harp at the St.Petersburg Youth Orchestra, Taurida Orchestra, Children’s Philharmonic Orchestra, Symphony Orchestra of the Rimsky-Korsakov Conservatory. Two years ago Ksenia won a scholarship at Roosevelt University and moved to Chicago to complete Masters of Music from Roosevelt University's Chicago College of Performing Arts (2021) studying with the principal harpist of The Lyric Opera of Chicago, Lynn Williams. In Chicago Ksenia is working with orchestras such as Civic orchestra of Chicago, Joffrey Ballet, Opera of Chicago and others.

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