The Trinity Evensong Concert Series presents an evening of Sacred Chamber Music with Violinist Anastasia Petrunina and Chamber Orchestra.  This will be a beautiful instrumental program featuring classic hymns of the faith.  Doors will open at 3:00. No tickets or reservations are required- invite your family & friends!

About Anastasia Petrunina:
Ukranian-born violinist Anastasia Petrunina has been recognized on stages worldwide,
performing in such prestigious venues as Carnegie Hall and the Great Hall of the Moscow
Conservatory as well as touring in Russia, France, United States, Brazil, Croatia, Hungary,
Italy, Spain, Sweden, and China. A passionate educator, Anastasia has given masterclasses on
five continents, teaching at various music institutions ranging from regional music schools to
the prestigious Curtis Institute of Music. Her most recent concert appearances include a
world premiere of ‘American Caprice’ written for her by an American composer Sheridan
Seyfried, performed with the North Charleston Pops Symphony for over 10,000 people
during the July 4th celebration.
Anastasia was a featured soloist with the Saint-Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra,
Augusta Symphony, North Charleston Pops, Novaya Rossiya Symphony Orchestra, Yale
Chamber Orchestra, Aiken Civic, North Georgia Chamber Symphony and ARCO Chamber
Orchestras. She also took part in the recording of music for the Opening Ceremony for the
Sochi Olympic Games in 2014. As a chamber and orchestral musician Anastasia collaborated
with Anna Netrebko, Emmanuel Ax, Yo- Yo Ma, Maksim Vengerov, Gil Shaham, Efim
Bronfman, Denis Matsuev and Gilles Apap.
Dr. Petrunina served as a guest concertmaster for the Grand Opening of the Xian Opera
House in China and has led the Guiyang, Charleston, Asheville, Savannah and Hilton Head
Symphony Orchestras to name a few. She collaborated with conductors such as Valeriy
Gergiev, John Williams, Osmo Vanska, Yoel Levi, Reinbert de Leeuw, Robert Spano, Yuri
Bashmet and Peter Oundjian among others.
As a passionate proponent of contemporary music, Anastasia is a co-founder of ViMaDeAn
Duo with her husband, percussionist Denis Petrunin. Together they commissioned over 20
new works for violin and percussion from internationally acclaimed composers and are
currently working on releasing their debut CD which will be dedicated to the topic of
environmental issues.
Ms. Petrunina began her violin studies at the age of six after her family has moved to
Kamchatka, Russia. Anastasia received her Bachelor’s degree at the Moscow Conservatory
College and Master’s degree from the Yale School of Music. She also holds a Doctor of
Musical Arts degree from the University of Georgia. Her teachers included Tatiana
Kolchanova, Elena Demidenko, Syoko Aki and Levon Ambartsumian.
Anastasia is currently the Concertmaster of the Augusta Symphony. In addition to her
passion for teaching, making desserts and cross-stitching, Anastasia’s heart melts around cats,
charming gardens and classical literature.