Anna Kolotylina
Anna Kolotylina is Ukrainian violist. She began to play violin at the age of 5. While at school, she performed as a soloist with a Lutsk Philharmonic Orchestra and was a part of famous Ukrainian ensemble “Volyniany” which has been concertizing throughout Slovak Republic, Poland, Austria, Luxemburg, Germany, Italy, Spain and Portugal. In 1999 and 2001 Ms. Kolotylina won a First Prize and Grand Prix at the Regional Competition in Lutsk and participated in Kiev National Competition getting the diploma “New Name in Ukraine”.
In 2003 she studied at the special music school in Lviv, Ukraine, where she was the soloist with the Lviv Symphony Orchestra. In 2006 Anna entered National Lviv Music Academy and after one year was accepted to study at the International Menuhin Music Academy, Switzerland. While studying there, Ms. Kolotylina participated at the International Brahms Competition (Pörtschach, Austria) and was awarded a scholarship. Anna was a part of the IMMA Quartet which in 2011 won the First Prize and the Audience Prize at the “Chamonix Mont Blanc” International Competition in France.
Anna received her Master’s Degree at the National Lviv Music Academy in 2011 and performed in Switzerland, Italy and Portugal with string ensemble “Camerata Menuhin ”. Her teachers were Alberto Lysy, Jeremy Menuhin, Franz Helmerson, Gàbor Takàcs, Mihaela Martin, Liviu Prunaru, Martin Beaver, Nobuko Imai and Ettore Causa. She performed in Victoria Hall (Geneva), Tonhalle (Zurich), Casino (Bern), Tonhalle (Sant-Galen), Casino (Basel), Walt Disney Concert Hall, and Zipper Hall (Los Angeles) with Ebene String Quartet, Tokyo String Quartet, and with a member of Guarneri String Quartet Arnold Steinhardt. Anna played in the orchestra conducted by Yehuda Gilad, Bramwell Tovey, Neville Merriner, James Conlon, Gustavo Dudamel. In summer 2014 Ms. Kolotylina was invited to teach at the International Idyllwild Summer Festival, USA. She was a teaching assistant at The Menuhin Academy. Anna received an Artist Diploma at The Colburn School, (Los Angeles) in 2016 where she studied with Paul Coletti.
In 2016 Ms. Kolotylina was an Assistant Principal Viola at the Baton Rouge Symphony, and a Principal Viola at the Acadiana Symphony Orchestra.
Currently, Anna is a Principal Viola with the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra.
In 2003 she studied at the special music school in Lviv, Ukraine, where she was the soloist with the Lviv Symphony Orchestra. In 2006 Anna entered National Lviv Music Academy and after one year was accepted to study at the International Menuhin Music Academy, Switzerland. While studying there, Ms. Kolotylina participated at the International Brahms Competition (Pörtschach, Austria) and was awarded a scholarship. Anna was a part of the IMMA Quartet which in 2011 won the First Prize and the Audience Prize at the “Chamonix Mont Blanc” International Competition in France.
Anna received her Master’s Degree at the National Lviv Music Academy in 2011 and performed in Switzerland, Italy and Portugal with string ensemble “Camerata Menuhin ”. Her teachers were Alberto Lysy, Jeremy Menuhin, Franz Helmerson, Gàbor Takàcs, Mihaela Martin, Liviu Prunaru, Martin Beaver, Nobuko Imai and Ettore Causa. She performed in Victoria Hall (Geneva), Tonhalle (Zurich), Casino (Bern), Tonhalle (Sant-Galen), Casino (Basel), Walt Disney Concert Hall, and Zipper Hall (Los Angeles) with Ebene String Quartet, Tokyo String Quartet, and with a member of Guarneri String Quartet Arnold Steinhardt. Anna played in the orchestra conducted by Yehuda Gilad, Bramwell Tovey, Neville Merriner, James Conlon, Gustavo Dudamel. In summer 2014 Ms. Kolotylina was invited to teach at the International Idyllwild Summer Festival, USA. She was a teaching assistant at The Menuhin Academy. Anna received an Artist Diploma at The Colburn School, (Los Angeles) in 2016 where she studied with Paul Coletti.
In 2016 Ms. Kolotylina was an Assistant Principal Viola at the Baton Rouge Symphony, and a Principal Viola at the Acadiana Symphony Orchestra.
Currently, Anna is a Principal Viola with the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra.