Hunter Rostrum, 10:30pm Sunday.
In Australia Katie’s reputation as a fine performing musician is firmly established. She has performed numerous concertos with professional and amateur orchestras, and presented many solo and chamber music recitals, partnering with some of Australia’s finest string players in Sydney and Canberra, and the Brisbane Winds.
Katie Zhukov began her music studies at the Special Music School for Gifted Children in Kharkov, Ukraine. After migrating to Australia she completed her undergraduate studies at the Elder Conservatorium, University of Adelaide (BMusHon, 1st class), followed by a Masters degree in Performance at the renowned Juilliard School of Music, New York, as a recipient of an ITT International Fellowship. Her PhD from the University of New South Wales in the area of music psychology was focused on instrumental teaching. Her doctoral research identified patterns of behaviour exhibited by teachers and students during one-to-one instrumental music lessons in Australian higher education, and the resulting unique teaching and learning styles.