Marina Baranova, born on August 5, 1981, in Kharkiv, Ukraine, is a
German-Ukrainian pianist and composer. She began her musical journey at age
five, passing an entrance exam for the music high school for gifted children in
Kharkiv. At 11, she won first prize at the International Piano Competition in
Ukraine, leading to her first concert tour in Finland. Baranova moved to
Hannover, Germany, in the late 1990s to study under Vladimir Krainev at the
Hochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien Hannover. Her career took off with
numerous international awards and performances across Europe...