She studied piano at the Moscow Central Music School and then at the Moscow State Conservatory under famous professors Sergei Dorensky and Larissa Dedova.

 At 1993 she is already the winner of the first prize at the International young pianist Competition in Poland. Then in 1997 she again gets the first prize at the Rachmaninov Piano Competition in Moscow.

 This event brings up her musical carrier. Since that time Valenyina has won several prizes in a several competitions. In 2002: II prize of Atlanta international competition, I prize of “Guliano Pecar”, in 2003: Laureat of “Queen Elisabeth Competition” in Brussel.Valentina is a well-known member of lots of musical festivals: Ohrid Summer, Dushniki Zdori, Bath Festival, Ravello music and many others

Valentina has played as a soloist with many famous orchestras: London Philharmonic Orchestra, Halle Orchestra, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Sophia Philharmonic orchestra, BBC Scottish Symphony orchestra.

 She has recorded many CD's and other music on BBC Radio 3, Classical FM, Scottish BBC and sound tracks to Tony Palmer’s movies “The Harvest of Sorrow” and “The Starnge Case of Delphina Potocka”.