Summary: Asya Fateyeva, a classical saxophonist born on the Crimean peninsula in 1990, has a wide repertoire which includes original works written for her instrument, as well as Baroque, Classical and Romantic pieces which she often arranges herself. In 2014 she became the first woman to reach the final of the prestigious Adolphe Sax International Competition in Belgium. As a winner of the first prize at the German Music Competition in 2012, Asya Fateyeva recorded her debut album of works by Mishat, Ibert, Albright and Decruck. For this project, she was awarded the Best Newcomer ECHO Klassik in 2016. The daughter of a professional footballer, Asya Fateyeva began taking piano lessons at the age of six and saxophone at age 10. Later, she was taught by Professor Margarita Shaposhnikova in Moscow and took masterclasses in Gap, France. Asya moved to Germany in 2004 where she was taught by Daniel Gauthier. Study trips to France, where she was taught by Claude Delangle in Paris and Jean-Denis Michat in Lyon, provided crucial creative inspiration. Fateyeva has performed with the Vienna Symphony Orchestra, with the Tchaikovsky Radio Symphony Orchestra, the Ukrainian National Philharmonic, the Istanbul State Symphony Orchestra, the Giuseppe Verdi Symphony Orchestra of Milan and many German orchestras.<br> <br> Show Notes: Concerto soloist after 6 months of lessons. Falling in love with the classical saxophone. Adopting a family to study saxophone. The Russian way of putting the music first. Music and technique are not separate things. Adapting your sound for chamber music. Listening to yourself from an outside perspective. Zooming in on problems. Having confidence to perform from memory. The importance of improvisation to know music more deeply. Inside the laboratory of saxophone events. Giving music everything. The imperfection of beauty. Performing in the state of concentrated calm. Developing a wide range of skills, other than playing. Curiosity, discovery and development.
