Unlike other stringed instruments, the viola repertoire hasn't been as thoroughly explored, but this colourful anthology of music for solo viola contains some of the most challenging works. Famous for her soulful dedication to the viola, Dana Zemtsov takes the listener to a world of warm, deeply touching sounds.

Winner of numerous competitions and developing an outstanding career, Dana Zemtsov is one of the most promising international viola soloists of her generation.

Dana was born in 1992 in Mexico City. She comes from a family of musicians. At the age of 5 she received her first music lessons from her grandmother and from her parents - both viola players - Mikhail Zemtsov and Julia Dinerstein. Since 2012 she has studied with the famous viola virtuoso Michael Kugel.

Dana is First Prize laureate of several competitions in Luxemburg, Italy, Austria, Germany, Portugal and the Netherlands. In 2010 she won the Dutch Television competition ‘Evening of the Young Musician’ becoming the ‘Young Musician of the Year’ and representing The Netherlands at the Eurovision Young Musicians Competition in Vienna. Dana regularly appears on the most important international stages and festivals.