Violetta Zharkova was born and raised in the Siberian region of Russia. She graduated from the Novosibirsk State Conservatory in 1996 where she received a Bachelor's degree, and Master's Degree in piano performance with honors, and has been teaching since 1997.     

Violetta has studied with one of Russia's leading piano professors, Mary Lebenzon (the pupil of famous pianist Goldenveiser), one of Russia's leading piano professors.  In her early years, Ms. Vita performed throughout Russia and was a prize winner of several regional competitions.  After graduating from the conservatory, she was invited to join the piano faculty of Novosibirsk Special Music School for Gifted Children.  A number of her students were prize-winners in different regional and international competitions such as Young Pianists International Competitions in Rome (Italy), Ukraine, Andorra and Germany.  Many of Ms. Vita's students are currently studying at Conservatories and Universities in Moscow and Germany.

On top of her successful career as a piano pedagogue, Violetta also kept a performance career with concerts in Novosibirsk and other cities of the Siberia region. In 2002-2003 she was invited to perform a series of concerts in Moscow and St. Petersburg.

Violetta is currently on the faculty of Music Institute of North Texas at Frisco, she is a member of Dallas Music Teachers Association ( DMTA), Frisco Music Teachers Association (FMTA), and Texas Music Teachers Association (TMTA). In recent years her piano students won numerous awards at Dallas Piano Solo Competition, Plano and Frisco Piano competitions, as well as Dallas Concerto Festivals/Competitions.

In 2014 and 2017 Violetta's students were winners of American Protégé International Music Talent Competition. In 2016 three of Violetta's students were awarded the first prizes at the XII Sonatina and Sonata International Youth Piano Competition. All of the winners performed at Weill Recital Hall at New York's Carnegie Hall.

Violetta (Vita) Zharkova