Tatjana Ostrovska is Latvian violinist and researcher. She began playing violin at the age of seven. Tatjana has studied in Latvian Music Academy (prof. J. Svolkovskis, BMus, Mg.Art), Cologne Music Academy (prof. G. Peters) and 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 has founded NYX TRIO - chamber music ensemble of violin, flute and piano in 2011 together with flutist 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. During the last ten years many Latvian composers have dedicated their compositions to the trio and recently the album 'NYX.DEDICATIONS' has been released under the record label 'PRIMA Classic' and is available now in music stores and on all major streaming platforms. https://primaclassic.com/nyx-trio-dedications/
Tatjana is also a member of Latvian National Symphony orchestra since 2006.
Practice based research has been in the centre of attention for Tatjana since 2011, when she begun her studies on the Master of Humanities program at J. Vitols Latvian Music Academy, which she graduated from with distinction in 2013. She has also studied in Birmingham Conservatoire as part of 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 at Guildhall School of Music and Drama).
Tatjana's research interests are focused on various practice based aspects - live-streamed performances, the invisible audience phenomenon in classical music and many others. So far, Tatjana has presented her work at various conferences and symposiums - most recent being ResearchWorks symposium at Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, 'Towards 2040. Creating the Classical Music Future' conference at the Maastricht Centre of Innovation for Classical Music and Festival-Conference "Doctors in Performance" at Royal Academy of Music, London.
Tatjana is a recipient of Funds for Women Graduates Foundation Award 2022.