Julia Goudimova

Julia Goudimova was born in Moscow. She began studying piano at the age of five and cello at the age of seven. She studied cello with Professor German Balykbaev inTiraspol College of Music and with Professors Oleg Studnitsky and Eugene Ksaveriev in Belarus Academy of Music. During her student’s years Julia played with several International Student summer orchestras and chamber music workshops in Germany and France, participated in International Cello competition in Minsk. After graduating from Belarus Academy of Music Julia performed with various groups in Belarus, Moldova, South Korea, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia.

Since moving to the United States, Julia has been actively participating in the musical life of Western Virginia. She is involved in symphony orchestras and chamber music performances in Southwestern Virginia, as well as in Washington D. C. and West Virginia. Currently Julia is a cello instructor at Washington and Lee, Southern Virginia, and Hollins Universities. She is a founding member of Marlbrook chamber players, duo “Anima e Grazia,” member of Saturn piano quartet, member of a project “Collective Euphonia."