Yulia Musayelyan was born in Moscow, Russia. She began her music studies at the age of 4 with Valeri Brainin, and later continued at the prestigious Gnessin School of Music. She is a 2001 recipient of the National Foundation for the Advancement in the Arts Award. A versatile flutist in both classical and jazz idioms, Yulia has extensive experience playing Brazilian music, Argentinean folklore, and other South American folkloric styles as well as improvisation in all genres. Read more on Last.fm