Annastasia began her musical training in Calgary, Canada where she went to Mount Royal Conservatory from the age of 7 to learn from the best musicians in the province. She attended the  Junior program participating in orchestra, individual lessons and group classes. Annastasia family were expatriots and as such moved countries every few years. This allow her to receive tution from exceptional musicians from around the world including the world renowned Venezuelan virtuosos Frank Di Polo, Concert Master of the Caior Opera Orchestra,  Osman El Mahdy, Dragan Markovic (Kuwait), Susan Thompson (UK), and Sue Jane Bryant (Canada).

Annastasia was the youngest player to join the National Youth Orchestra of Trinidad & Tobago in 1998 and toured with them for the two years she lived in Trinidad.. She continued her musical adventure in Vienna in the National Youth International Honours Orchestra. She was selected to be in this orchestra for two years. Annastasia later moved to Kuwait where she was involved in many musicals and orchestral concerts. When she finally moved to England she received a music scholarship in Leighton Park school where she completed her A levels. Annastasia had top marks in her Maths, Physics, Chemistry and Music A levels. It was Music and her heart that she chose to followed.

Annastasia is now in her final year at RWCMD where she is studying under John Stein's.

As well as being a violinist  Annastasia is a soprano singer who is in her second year of being a member of the BBC National Chorus of Wales. She also is a keen composer who writes classical and contemporary music.

Annastasia has ABRSM Grade 8 Violin and Grade 7 Voice.

Annastasia lives in Cardiff for the most part of the year where she is available to teach violin. She is also a freelance musician for both violin and voice. She preforms with many groups through out the year and loves collaboration with new musicians. She has a valid CRB check. 

President of Poland Prize
(H. E. Aleksander Kwasniewski ) -- Chopin Music Competition - 2004

1st Place Best Instrumentalist 
Chopin Music Competition -- 2004

1st Place Under 14 Violin Solo 
Trinidad and Tobago Music Festival -- 1999

First Solo Violin Recital 
Calgary 1992