About
Biography
Sofia Devutskaya (violin) graduated from Central Music School at the Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory, studying under Honored Artist of Russia, Professor Mikhail Gotsdiner.
She graduated from the Moscow Conservatory in 2021, and in 2023 completed her postgraduate studies under Honored Artist of Russia, Professor Alexey Koshvanets.
Prizes and Awards
2025
I Prize
International Competition for String Instrument Performers named after N. Shkolnikova
France, Flocellière
2022
III Prize
IV All-Russian Music Competition, Violin
Kazan
2020
III Prize
International Violin Competition dedicated to the 90th anniversary of E. D. Grach
Moscow
2019
I Prize
III All-Russian Violin Competition named after N. Goldenberg
Saratov
2019
IV Prize
II International Violin Competition named after G. Bacewicz
Poland, Łódź
2017
II Prize
I International Competition for Young Performers named after R. Gumpert
Kazan
2016
III Prize
X International Youth Competition named after E. A. Mravinsky
Saint Petersburg
2015
III Prize
VII Demidov International Violin Competition
Yekaterinburg
Competitions
- 2026 — International W. A. Mozart Competition (Salzburg, Austria)
- 2024 — Tokyo International Minato City Competition (Tokyo, Japan)
- 2023 — XVII International Tchaikovsky Competition (Moscow)
- 2021 — 56th Premio Paganini International Violin Competition (Genoa, Italy)
Orchestras
Soloist performances with the State Academic Symphony Orchestra of Tatarstan, Voronezh Philharmonic Orchestra, Saratov Symphony Orchestra, the festival orchestra of the Shkolnikova Summer Academy (France), and others.
Masterclasses
Sofia participated in the masterclasses of Dmitry Sitkovetsky, Roman Kim, Liana Gourdjia, Vladimir Ivanov, Alexander Vinnitsky, Maxim Fedotov, and others.