Born in the Ukraine in 1977, Inesa studied under Victor Makarov and Natalia Melinova at the Kharkov Special Music School for gifted students, and later at the Kharkov Institute of Arts, where she graduated in 2000, earning diplomas in composition and piano performance. From 2000-2002 she studied at the Rubin Music Academy of Tel-Aviv University with Prof. Alexander Volkov; currently she studies under scholarship at the Chicago College of Performing Arts, in Dr. Solomon Mikowsky’s studio. Inesa has performed in the Ukraine as well as Russia, Austria, Spain, Portugal, France, Israel, Panama, and the United States. She has appeared as a soloist with the Tenerife Philharmonic, Gran Canary Symphony, Minnesota Symphony, Porto Symphonic, and Kharkov Youth Orchestras, as well as with the Orchestra of Tel-Aviv Music Academy. She has also performed at Chicago’s WFMT Fine Arts Station. She was a stipendiary of the America-Israel Cultural Foundation, and the Winnetka Music Club Foundation. In summer 2003 she gave numerous performances at Festivals in Spain, Canary Islands, and France. Her many awards in piano include the Grand Prize at Ben-Haim Israeli Competition (2001), First Prize at Maria Canals de Barcelona International Piano Competition (2003), 6th prize at Piano-E-Competition(2004), 2nd prize at Porto International Piano Competition (2004) and 4th prize at Panama Piano Competition (2004).