While most girls her age like
contemporary genres such as electronic music or reggaeton, Juliana Barrientos Gaidrikh loves classical music.
With this he grew up, first listening to it and then letting it flow in the piano keys.
His passion and talent have made the popularity of the Cochabamba pianist on social networks, where he uploads videos interpreting pieces by great masters and, at the request of the public, also modern melodies.
In recent weeks, Juliana’s networks are not just music, they have been painted blue and yellowthe colors of the flag of Ukraine, the land of his maternal family and where today your Grandma he prays to survive the bombardments of the Russian army with no escape.
With his beloved grandmother, Raisa Gaidrikh, 82, whom he hopes to hug again very soon
The music
He started playing the piano at the age of eight, under the guide of his mother, Natalia Gaidrikhwho was born in the former Soviet Union. “In their country they had to play a sport or play an instrument, and my mother chose the piano,” she says.
In addition to music, Juliana learned languages motivated by
his parent; today speaks Spanish, English, Russian and Ukrainian.
He traded his best days at school and university for the
piano lessons and rehearsals, but today he begins to reap the rewards of his efforts. On a trip to Mexico, her destiny crossed her path with Juan Pablo Manzanero, son of the ‘King of Bolero’the great teacher Armando Manzanero.
Together with Juan Pablo they are in talks to organize a
concert touralthough for now it can not reveal more details.
Family in Ukraine
Her family lives moments of anguish because her grandmother
find in Kharkov, one of the first places that was invaded by russian army and where you can not get out.
“Every war is a setback to the advancement of humanity. Children and innocent people are dying for the ambition of
someone. Ukraine deserves peace, it has been a country that has suffered
much in its historyJulian laments.
Their grandmother tells them daily that there is nothing left of his citythat family buildings and other constructions have been reduced to rubble.
It also reveals that the worst part comes at night, when
the survivors they meet in the anti-bomb section of what was once a subway station. The cold of winter sharpens despair.
Juliana’s family has not given up on efforts to
bring her grandmother to Bolivia, but crossing the border is the most complicated part, since they bomb those who try to escape.
Motivated by this situation, the young pianist is campaigning
to find a fixed home for Ukrainian couple who arrived in Bolivia a few weeks ago and help them rebuild their lives.
He has also offered support for other refugees, his house
is open to receive them and hopes that many people know
sympathize with them.
