Polina Tarasenko is a principal trombone at the Gewandhaus Orchestra Leipzig and an international soloist. She has received numerous awards at international trombone competitions in Italy, France, Germany, and the United States. In 2023, she was a prize winner at the International Aeolus Wind Competition, and in 2022, she received three special prizes at the prestigious ARD International Music Competition. As a soloist, she has performed with orchestras such as the NDR Radiophilharmonie and the Düsseldorfer Symphoniker, and has appeared in major venues including the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg and Tonhalle Zürich.