Oleksandra Totkalova

She gave her first concert as a soloist at just seven years old. A native of Kherson, Ukraine, she began her piano studies with Professor Galina Solgutovskaya at the age of five, soon excelling in numerous national and international youth competitions (XII Neuhaus Memorial Competition, Richter Memorial International Competition, IX Karamov International Competition). She completed her studies in pedagogy and instrumental and vocal accompaniment at the Kherson Conservatory, with scholarships from municipal and regional governments, and in 2015 she moved to Spain to continue her studies with the renowned pedagogue Alexander Gold. Her success in international competitions has continued since then: Special Prize “Universidad Popular de Albacete” in the XXXV National Competition for Young Pianists Ciudad de Albacete (2015), Second Prize in the II Livorno Piano Competition (Italy, 2018), First Prize in the XVIII Young Performers Competition “CIUTAT DE XÀTIVA” (Xativa, Valencia, 2018), Third Prize in the VI International Competition “Gran Klavier” (Alcala de Henares, Madrid, 2019). In 2020, Sasha graduated with top marks from the Royal Conservatory of Music in Madrid in the professorship of Elena Orobio, undoubtedly one of the most outstanding pianists of her promotion. She has subsequently pursued a master’s degree in performance at the Cologne University of Music (Germany) under the tutelage of Claudio Martínez Mehner.
She has offered concerts and recitals, among others, at the National Music Auditorium of Madrid, at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando of Madrid, in the cycle “Novos intérpretes” in Santiago de Compostela as well as in the SonCello festivals of Galicia and CelloLeón sharing the stage with musicians such as Fernando Arias, Johannes Krebs, Ángel G. Jermann, Michal Dmochowski and Rafael Rosenfeld.
She has received master classes with pianists such as Milana Cherniavska, Kennedy Moretti, Roberto Prosseda, Nina Tichman, Arkadi Volodos and Mikhail Voskresensky. She is currently pursuing a master’s degree in musical research at the International University
of Valencia.
Since the 2024-2025 academic year, she has been a pianist accompanist professor in the Telefónica Violin Chair of the Reina Sofía School of Music, directed by Professor Zakhar Bron.