Viktoria Grynenko is an emerging performer born in Kyiv, Ukraine. In 2011 she received a scholarship from Desautels Faculty of Music and came to Canada to study with Oleg Pokhanovski. Viktoria holds a Bachelor of Music (Violin Performance) from the University of Manitoba and Master of Music (Violin Performance) from the University of Ottawa. In Ottawa her studies under the tutelage of Yehonatan Berick were funded by the prestigious KUN scholarship. Grynenko is currently pursuing DMus degree at the University of Alberta, studying with Guillaume Tardif. Her research explores the idea of ‘metaphoric intersectionality’ between violin and dance gestures. She organizes numerous concerts in collaboration with ballet dancers and explores rare violin repertoire related to ballet music. Viktoria has performed as a soloist, chamber and orchestra musician throughout Canada, Germany, Austria and Ukraine.