Tatiana Grindenko

Tatyana Grindenko (born March 29, 1946, Kharkov) is a Soviet and Russian violinist. People's Artist of the Russian Federation (2002).
She began studying music at the age of six at the Kharkov Secondary Specialized Music School at the Conservatory (class of A. Kozlovicher), then studied in Leningrad and Moscow.
Her first public performance was at the age of 8, when she performed Bach's works with a symphony orchestra.
She graduated from the Moscow Conservatory. In 1970, she won the Tchaikovsky Competition, taking 4th place.
In 1972, she won the Wieniawski International Violin Competition. Since 1974, she has been a soloist at Mosconcert.
In 1976, she joined the rock group "Boomerang" = Бумеранг (2), and then the rock group "Forpost". She served as a choirmaster in the church. In 1978-1988, she was banned from public performances and traveling abroad. Nevertheless, in 1982 she created the ensemble "Academy of Ancient Music", which quickly gained fame.
Since 1989, she has been giving concerts widely in Russia and abroad. In 1999, she created the chamber ensemble "Opus Posth".
Brother - Anatoly Grindenko (born 1950) - gamboist and choirmaster, head of the group "Old Russian Chant" (1983), whose main goal is to promote the ancient traditions of Russian church singing on the concert stage.
Husband - composer Vladimir Martynov.
She was married to violinist Gidon Kremer.