Anna Kouchnerov

Anna Kouchnerov is a violinist, composer, dancer, music educator, and arts administrator. She received her Bachelor of Arts from the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music in Violin Performance. As a musician, she explores an eclectic path in merging global traditions through improvisation and performance.

Anna pursues ethnomusicological studies in music and dance through the lens of a classically trained violinist in a wide variety of traditions including Balkan, Anatolian, Middle Eastern, Persian, Ukrainian, West & North African, North Indian, Chinese, Japanese, Indonesian, Irish, and experimental & contemporary western jazz.

She has also performed as a soloist and chamber musician with ensembles across Los Angeles, including the UCLA Camarades & Philharmonia and Los Angeles Philharmonic for the Green Umbrella Series. Furthermore, Anna participated in orchestral festivals, chamber programs, and masterclasses across the United States and Western Europe including the Incontri in Terra Di Siena Festival (Tuscany), Rencontres Musicales Internationales (Switzerland), Montecito International Music Festival, The Next Festival for Emerging Artists, and the SommerMusikakademie Schloss Hundisburg (Germany).

In past years, Anna has worked with several local nonprofit arts organizations, including development & fundraising with the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, assisting with Monday Evening Concerts, serving as violinist, composer, and project coordinator for the Los Angeles-based ensemble Bridge to Everywhere, and providing special event & programs support for the Kronos Performing Arts Association and members of the Kronos Quartet.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Anna continues her pursuits in the arts and multicultural engagement as a composer and performer with Bridge to Everywhere. She also works full-time as orchestra manager for the Los Angeles Youth Orchestra.

In addition, she is active in dance studies, primarily in Embodiology with S. Ama Wray and flamenco with Cihtli Ocampo.