• 1997 – 2002

    musicology study at Philosophical Faculty of Comenius Univerzity in Bratislava 2004 – 2008 Academy of Arts in Banská Bystrica (saxophone – Alexander Stepanov) 2009 concert Saxophone soirée within the festival Humenné Music Fall (with Štefan Tkáč, cl, sxt and Xénia Ljubimová, pf) 2011 recital within the cycle Sunday Matinée in Mirbach Palace Bratislava since 2012 with her husband Adam Gaines, well known American trumpet player, lives and performs in USA

  • 2012

    participant in project A Celebration of 100 Years of Cage. University Theatre, UW Green Bay, USA (John Cage: 0'00''and Sonatafortwovoices.LadislavaGaines – sxs,CherylGrosso – perc)

  • 2013

    Saxophone Recital in Concert Hall of Oľga Trebitschová, Music School of Miloš Ruppeldt, Bratislava (with Mgr. art. Jana Tomanová, ArtD. – clarinet, Bc. Monika Nagyová – piano)

  • 2013

    completion of doctoral studies at the Academy of Arts in Banská Bystrica (Prof. Alexander Stepanov)

  • 2011 – 2014

    member of Civic Symphony of Green Bay, USA

  • since 2012

    member of a very small consortium which specializes in the performance of miniature masterpieces usually composed for this ensemble. With this ensemble she performed also at Composer's Voice Concert featuring a very small consortium in Jan Hus Church, New York, USA (2014).

  • 2012

    founder of Green Bay Saxophone Quartet (with Steve Johnson, sxs, Michael Lund Ziegler, Sam Stranz, sxt and Jennifer Johnson, sxb)

During her studies she was a member of the Conservatory Žilina big band The Young Swing Generation. As a teacher she has taught the saxophone at the Music School of Miloš Ruppeldt in Bratislava. She holds a masters degree in musicology and a doctoral degree in saxophone performance.

Since 2011 she lives and performs in USA as a member of Civic Symphony Green Bay (2011 – 2014), a very small consortium (since 2012) and as founder and member of Green Bay Saxophone Quartet (since 2012).

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