In 2019, flutist Anastasiya Squires (Ganzenko) was named winner of the Aeolian Classics Emerging Artists Competition. As part of her award, she performed recitals across Illinois and released her debut CD on the Aeolian Classics label.
Squires began flute studies at the age of four and won her first international competition at the age of seven. Since then, she has continued to build an international performance career, appearing in major festivals, competitions, and concert venues throughout Europe and the United States.
A native of Ukraine, Squires received both her bachelor’s and master’s degrees (cum laude) from the National Music Academy of Ukraine named after Tchaikovsky. She later earned a post-master’s Solo Performance Diploma at the Chicago College of Performing Arts of Roosevelt University, studying with Richard Graef (former Associate Principal Flute, Chicago Symphony Orchestra), Mimi Tachouet (Lyric Opera of Chicago), and Eugenia Moliner (Cavatina Duo).
Squires has appeared as concerto soloist and recording artist with numerous orchestras, including the Lviv Symphony Orchestra, the Symphony Orchestra of the National Philharmonic of Ukraine, the Symphony Orchestra of the National Music Academy of Ukraine, the Lviv Chamber Orchestra, and several ensembles in Illinois. Her performances have been presented for distinguished audiences including the President of Austria, the Ukrainian Minister of Culture, the Prime Minister of the State of Kuwait, and at the Palace of Wilanów in Poland.
Her competition successes include the Luminarts Cultural Foundation Classical Music Fellowship, the CCPA Concerto Competition, and the Evanston Music Club Scholarship Competition, in addition to Grand Prizes at international competitions in Europe and numerous national awards in Ukraine. In January 2021, Squires had the honor of performing for Chicago’s Dame Myra Hess Concert Series.
