Tatjana Ostrovska

Tatjana Ostrovska is a Latvian violinist and researcher. Tatjana has studied at the Latvian Music Academy (prof. J. Svolkovskis, BMus, Mg. Art), the Cologne Music Academy (prof. G. Peters), and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama (prof. K. Smietana and prof. J. Ross, MMus).

One of Tatjana's biggest passions is chamber music. She has performed in various chamber music groups and founded NYX TRIO, a chamber music ensemble of violin, flute, and piano, in 2011 together with flautist Anete Toca and pianist Ieva Sarja. One of the artistic goals of the trio is to promote Latvian music and encourage Latvian composers to create new pieces for this unusual combination of instruments. Many Latvian composers have dedicated their compositions to the trio over the last ten years, and recently, the record label 'PRIMA Classic' released the album 'NYX.DEDICATIONS', which is now available in music stores and on all major streaming platforms.

Tatjana is also a member of the Latvian National Symphony Orchestra since 2006.

Practice-based research has been at the center of Tatjana's attention since 2011, when she began her studies in the Masters of Humanities program at the J. Vitols Latvian Music Academy, which she graduated from with distinction in 2013. She has also studied at Birmingham Conservatoire as part of an Erasmus academic placement in 2014. Since 2020, Tatjana is a doctoral researcher at Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London. Her supervisors are Dr. C. Newark (Head of Research, Guildhall School of Music and Drama), Dr. S. Fuchs (Syracuse University, NY), and Prof. J. Ross (Violin Professor, Guildhall School of Music and Drama).

Tatjana focuses her research on various practice-based aspects, such as live-streamed performances and the invisible audience phenomenon in classical music, among others. So far, Tatjana has presented her work at various conferences and symposiums—the most recent being the ResearchWorks symposium at Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, the 'Towards 2040. Creating the Classical Music Future' conference at the Maastricht Centre of Innovation for Classical Music, and the Festival-Conference "Doctors in Performance" at the Royal Academy of Music, London.

Tatjana is a recipient of the Funds for Women Graduates Foundation Award 2022.