A Heritage of Culture and Creativity Elena Gantchikova was born to a family with generations of ancestors to whom art, in all its manifestations, was central. The people in her family, including those from different countries, were united by their love for theatre, music, painting, and for travelling throughout the world. Elena’s mother was Victoria Mathiessen–Gantchikova, the solo violoncellist, musicologist and journalist, a pupil of the famed Mstislav Rostropovich. Elena’s profound interests in music, painting , literature, poetry, aesthetics, history and philosophy were awakened…
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