A former child prodigy talks about his dreams for the future and his journey from Russia to Canada as a international award-winning violinist.

 

Born to large family outside of St. Petersburg Russia, Artem Kolesov never believed he would be given the opportunity to follow his dreams of being a world renown violinist. But when footage of his playing was brought to the attention of Dalhousie music professor and award-winning violinist Philippe Djokic, Artem’s life would soon be  changed forever.