Maria Fedotova (flute): on music in her family, early music and avant-garde and the ability to hear

#Mariinsky_interview #Виртуозы_флейты #Virtuosi_of_the_Flute presents an interview with flautist Maria Fedotova — soloist of the Mariinsky Symphonic orchestra, member of a musical dynasty. Her grandfather, Pyotr Yakovlevich Fedotov, and then her father, Vladimir Petrovich, performed on the stage of the Mariinsky, doing a lot for the development of Russian flute music in general. Maria’s mother, Lia Grigorievna Melik-Muradyan, also played the violin in the theater orchestra. ---------------------- Maria Fedotova began her music studies at the age of five, and three years after she performed with the Mariinsky Chamber Orchestra and appeared in duet with her father Vladimir Fedotov, himself notable flutist. In 1996 she graduated from the St. Petersburg Conservatoire where she studied under Prof. Alexandra Vavilina, former Flute Solo with the legendary Mravinsky Orchestra. In 1991 Maria was appointed solo flute with the Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra of Moscow under Vladimir Fedoseyev. She success