Victoria Kapralova        cellist
was born in Volgograd, Russia where she started music instruction at the age of six. She finished her primary and secondary music schools, where she studied Cello and piano, with distinction. After she joined the Volgograd Conservatory where she studied for Five years, she became Concertmaster of the Lyric Theater in Volgograd and afterwards member of the Academic Symphony Orchestra (under Eduard Sirov) of her native city. Mrs. Kapralova was the Associate Concertmaster of the Cairo Symphony Orchestra 1997- 2000. She is also the Concertmaster of the Cello group of the Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra since 2003. Manifold activity as a chamber music performer at the Cairo Opera House, the Alexandria International Conference Centre, the Sekem Academy, AUC and the Russian Cultural Centre in Cairo. She has appeared as a soloist with the Volgograd Academic Symphony Orchestra where she played Haydn’s C major Cello concerto with great success. In 2006 Mrs. Kapralova gave a series of chamber music concerts at different venues in Cairo. Her performance of F. Danzi’s variations on a theme by Mozart at the Ewart Memorial Hall of the AUC was met with standing ovations. Mrs. Kapralova appears regularly as soloist with the Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra. In 2008 she performed as soloist with the Vronesh Symphony Orchestra on their tour in Austria . Future appearances include solo recitals and concertos with orchestra in both Vienna and Cairo.