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NinaKotovandherlifeContentsThemainideaoftext2Hercompositions1234Complimentsonher

StructureandanalysisofthetextPart1(1-----6):asimpleintroductionofNinaandherfatherwhobotharemusicians.Part2(7---35)：thedetailsofNina′slifeexperienceandachievements.Part3(36-39):herlifeatpresent.

SimpleintroductionofNinaBornin1970,Russia.Acellistrepresentsthethirdgenerationofmusiciansinherfamily.

SimpleintroductionofNinaHerreverenceforherinstrumentisclearnotonlyinherperformancewithsomeoftheworld’sgreatorchestrasbutalsoinherowncompositionsforcello.Shewasn’ttheonlyonewithmusictalentinherfamily:herfatheristhefameddouble-bassistIvanKotov.

AboutIvanKotovaIvanKotova(1950--1985),Nina’sfatherwasoneoftheoutstandingmusiciansofhiserawhoplayedandecisivefactorinchoosinginstrumentinNina’slife.Hedidn’tfitinto“thebox”ofbeingpoliticallycorrectinthecultural-politicalsettingoftheSovietUnion.

AboutIvanKotovaHepremierednumerousworksbycomposersofhisgenerationandwasaleadingsoloistofthetime.

NinaKotovaandherlifeIn1977,she(attheage7)wasinvitedtostudycelloattheMoscowConservatory.In1985(attheageof15),shewonthePrague(布拉格,捷克城市)InternationalCompetition,duringwhichtimeherfatherdied.

NinaKotovaandherlifeIn1989(attheageof19),shewenttoGermanyandstudyatCologneConservatory(克隆音乐学校)until1990.In1992,sheteachesatYaleUniversityandthenleaveforNewYorkbecauseoffundshortage.

NinaKotovaandherlifeDuring1992to1995,sheactedherselfasamodelandgetsucceedinmodelingwhilenotenjoyit.In1995,shequittedmodelingandmovedtoLondon.

NinaKotovaandherlifeIn1996,sheholdamusicalpartywiththehelpofhismotherandstepfather,whichmarkedNina’sre-emergenceintheworldofmusic.OnJuly22,1996,shedebutonthestageatWigmoreHalland