Moldovan-Spanish violinist Xenia Gogu specializes in historical performance, combining solo, chamber music, and orchestra projects as part of her artistic life. She is currently based in the Netherlands, where she holds a violin position at the Noord Nederlands Orkest. She is a prizewinner at the International York Young Artist Competition in 2024, the Göttingen Händel Competition and the Biagio Marini Early Music Competition as a member of Ayres Extemporae and Duo Auxesis. She is a core member of Parnassus, having performed with the ensemble at the Festival Laus Polyphoniae in Belgium and at international festivals in the UK, Spain and The Netherlands. 

Her interest in historically informed performance practice brought her into studying a Master’s degree in Early Music in Bremen with Veronika Skuplik. She had previously obtained her Master’s degree at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg and her Bachelor’s degree at the Hanns Eisler Hochschule für Musik Berlin. She also attended the Escuela Superior de Musica Reina Sofia in Madrid with Prof. Zakhar Bron. She participated in masterclasses with Amandine Beyer, Sirkka-Liisa Kaakinen-Pilch, Mauricio Fucks, Natalia Boyarski, amongst others.

Xenia has taken part in the Apprentices Programme of Monteverdi Choir and Orchestras under the baton of Sir John Eliot Gardiner and in the Collegium Vocale Gent Academy under the baton of Philippe Herreweghe. Further frequent orchestral engagements include Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Millennium Orchestra and Utopia Orchestra.