Livyka Shtirbu-Sokolov, born on 6 January 1998, she currently is in the ninth grade student of Lyceum of Music "C.Porumbescu" in Chisinau, specialty piano class of Professor Tatiana Sviridov.
Her debut on stage was in 2006 at Organ Hall (Chisinau), where she took the prize "Brilliant Debut"
Followed:
2007:
Award "Best Debut of the Year" by company "Teleradio-Moldova"
2008:
First exceptional prize at the international competition "Pro-Piano" (Bucuresti.Romania)
First prize at the competition of young musicians "A.Lucinschi" (Chisinau, Moldova)
Performance at the festival “Moscow meets friends” organized by Vladimir Spivakov (Moscow, Russia)
2009:
First Prize at the international contest "Eugen Coca" (Chisinau, Moldova)
Special Prize of Patricia Kopatchinskaja, the ambassador of the International Foundation "Terre des Hommes" (Switzerland)
First Prize at the international chamber ensembles competition "Golden Wings" (Moldova, Chisinau)
2010:
First Prize at the international chamber ensembles competition "Gnesin" (Novomoskovsk, Russia)
Recital at the international festival "Menuhin Festival" (Gstaad, Switzerland)
Performance at the international festival "Rising stars in Kremlin"(Moscow, Russia)
Golden Medal at “Delphic Games”(Chisinau, Moldova)
2011:
First Prize in the international competition of Russian classical and contemporary music (Kharkov, Ukraine)
Performance at the international festival "Moscow meets friends” organized by Vladimir Spivakov (Moscow, Russia)
2012:
Recital at the international festival “Festspiele Mecklenburg-Vorpommern”(Germany)
Recital at the international festival “Menuhin Festival”(Switzerland)
2013:
Silver Medal at "Delphic Games"- (Novosibirsk, Russia)
First prize at the international festival of Arts “Plai Natal” – (Chisinau, Moldova)
Performance at the international festival “ Contemporary music”- (Chisinau, Moldova)
Performance with the violonist Ilian Garnetz and Chisinau Youth Orchestra at the festival "Vara Magica" at the Romanian Athenaeum (Bucharest, Romania)
2014:
Finalist at Eurovision Young Musicians 2014 (First representer of Republic of Moldova) – Cologne,Germany
Performance with the pianist Gintaras Janusevicius at the international festival “New music days”- (Chisinau, Moldova)
Performance with the cellist Konstantin Manaev at the international festival “ Berliner Klassiksommer”- (Berlin, Germany)
2015:
Performance at the international music festival “Martisor”- (Chisinau, Moldova)
Performance at the international music festival “Contemporary music”- (Chisinau, Moldova)
Performance at the international music festival “Noptile Pianistice”-(Chisinau, Moldova)
Performance at the international music festival "George Enescu" - (Romania)
Performance at Radio Hall from Bucharest- (Romania)
Performance at Philarmonic from Pitesti- (Romania)
She played with WDR Orchestra, National Philarmonic Orchestra of Moldova, National Chamber Orchestra of Moldova, Opera and Ballet Orchestra, Pitesti Symphony Orchestra, Chisinau Youth Orchestra. She performed with the conductors Kristiina Poska, Mihail Agafita,Mihail Secichin, Cristian Florea,Valentin Doni, Charles Ansbacher, Crispin Ward, Dumitru Carciumaru, Octav Calleya.