简介：艾瑞娜·库里珂娃在国际一系列大的音乐盛事上都获得过著名奖项和高度赞誉，因此被古典吉他界认为是最有天赋异禀的音乐家之一。她有能力打开音乐殿堂之门，吸引全球观众与她一起体验音乐世界的神奇与美妙。 艾瑞娜·库里珂娃出生于1982年4月30日，是俄罗斯的古典吉他音乐家。她出生在车里雅宾斯克，俄罗斯乌拉尔的省会城市。在作为大提琴演奏家的母亲地指导下，她的音乐才能很早就开始培养。12岁时，她已经周游俄罗斯，并到国外演出。14岁时，她的故事已被写入古典吉他教材。 由于很早就被公知，艾瑞娜·库里珂娃引起了全世界主要吉他音乐家、评论家和观众的关注。英国的古典吉他杂志写到:“她有潜力成为一个优秀的吉他演奏家。” 美国的音乐杂志也评论她的CD说:“她的演奏艳丽而精巧。” 艾瑞娜·库里珂娃以一个独奏家的身份在欧洲、俄罗斯、北美的音乐会上都演奏过。在各种各样的合奏和乐队表演中，她都扮演主要吉他手的角色。她还在诸如阿姆斯特丹音乐厅、莫斯科柴可夫斯基音乐厅、圣彼得堡音乐厅这样的大型音乐厅演出，她也为德国和丹麦的很多皇家贵族表演过。 专家的欣赏让她赢得了众多国际知名吉他比赛奖项，在2008年就获得了五个一等奖。同年，她也被荷兰授予青年人才奖。 艾瑞娜·库里珂娃以优异的成绩毕业于奥地利萨尔茨Mozarteum大学， 俄罗斯莫斯科的 Gnessins学院和荷兰马斯特里赫特的艺术学校。她向该领域著名的音乐家马尔科Tamayo、卡罗、西蒙尼Fontanelli（现代音乐）、霍华德便士（巴洛克音乐）和汉斯Bruderl（巴洛克琴）都学习过。 自2007年以来， 艾瑞娜·库里珂娃一直在荷兰生活和教学。 Irina Kulikova was born in Chelyabinsk, the capital of South-Ural, Russia. Under the guidance of her mother – cellist Vinera Kulikova – she started developing her musicianship from the earliest age. At twelve, she was already travelling around Russia and abroad for gala-concerts and festivals. At fourteen, she was included in the book 'The Classical Guitar, its evolution, players and personalities since 1800' by Maurice Summerfield, director of the Ashley Mark Publishing Company. Ever since this early recognition, Irina Kulikova has caught the attention of leading guitarists, critics and audiences around the world. Classical Guitar Magazine (UK) wrote about her: ‘She has the potential to become a powerful presence on the guitar.’ And Soundboard Magazine (USA) in a CD review: ‘The opening sections of the Tansman Variations on a Theme of Scriabin include some of the most sheerly beautiful playing I have ever heard, with gorgeous sounds and exquisitely balanced sonorities. Kulikova has given concerts all over Europe, Russia, and in North-America, performing as a soloist, in a variety of ensembles and with a number of orchestra’s. She played at leading guitar festivals all over the world and in beautiful halls like the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, the Tchaikovsky Hall in Moscow, the Academic Capella in St. Petersburg and the Schloss Mirabel in Salzburg. She performed for various members of the royal and aristocratic families of Germany and Denmark. The experts’ appreciation of her interpretations is underlined by numerous awards on prestigious international guitar competitions, culminating with five 1st prizes in 2008: Michele Pittaluga in Italy, Guitarra Alhambra in Spain, Forum Gitarre Wien in Austria, the International Guitar competition Iserlohn in Germany and the 'Twents Gitaarfestival' in the Netherlands, 2008. In the same year, she was awarded the Young talent, Culture and Podium prize in the Netherlands. Irina Kulikova graduated with distinction at the Mozarteum University in Salzburg (Austria), the Gnessins Academy in Moscow (Russia) and the Conservatoire of Maastricht (The Netherlands). She studied with outstanding musicians like Marco Tamayo, Carlo Marchione, Simone Fontanelli (modern music), Howard Penny (baroque music) and Hans Brüderl (baroque lute). Since 2007, Irina Kulikova lives and teaches in the Netherlands.