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Biography

Tatiana Berman is a Russian born violinist, artist, and producer. She is the founder and artistic director of Constella Arts which is widely hailed as one of the most prestigious classical music and art festivals in the United States. Constella has featured numerous Grammy award-winning musicians and over 70 world premiere interdisciplinary works. Additionally also brings music to schools where arts funding has been cut. In 2012, Tatiana was named Arts Ambassador for the City of Cincinnati, Ohio and became a Ted Talk speaker.

She studied violin at the St. Petersburg Specialized Music School and then at the Yehudi Menuhin School and the Royal College of Music in London, earning full scholarships and international awards along the way. Throughout her international career as a concert violinist, Tatiana has collaborated with countless renowned musicians, including Joshua Bell, Jeremy Denk, Bryce Dessner, Ivry Gitlis, Steven Isserlis, Elisabeth Leonskaja, Anthony McGill, Liang Wang, Nico Muhly, Simon Trpceski and Ted Nash. As a soloist, she has worked with conductors Paavo Jarvi, Sarah Ioannides, and the late Yehudi Menuhin, appearing with both European and U.S. orchestras. London’s The Strad described Tatiana as “a violinist with a mature, compelling musical personality.”

Tatiana is an ardent performer of new music commissioning and collaborating on artistic projects with dancers and digital artists. Notable performances include a world premiere of a violin concerto by Charles Coleman, and a violin concerto "Revisions of the Earth" by Michael Csányi-Wills. Recently, Tatiana performed a recital with pianist Ksenia Bashmet at the prestigious Bashmet Center in Moscow.

In partnership with Constella and Culture Monster, Tatiana produces a variety of music videos which aim to connect classical music with a broader audience. Vitali Variations aired in over 26 countries has been featured in Huffington Post and is available on YouTube, Google Play and iTunes. Berman is a producer on the documentary Maestro www.maestromovie.com and is currently involved in several music documentary productions.

Tatiana is featured in the documentary Forte www.fortefilm.com/ scheduled for release in early 2019.

She is the original star of the groundbreaking production Not So Classical. Locations for the Inspire Tour 2018-19 season include New York, Baltimore, Cincinnati, Tucson, Atlanta and Florida with venues such as Le Poisson Rouge in New York and the new Rodney R. Lafon Performing Arts center in New Orleans. Most of the presentations on tour include interactive and educational opportunities such as a Q & A, movie screening, or workshops.

To see some of Tatiana's art, visit her Art Gallery at www.tatianaberman.com/art