Svetlana Makarova began her studies at the age of five in the class of Ludmila Egorova, Honored Artist of Russia. At the age of 10 she wins the First Prize at the International Youth Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow. Subsequently she was awarded in numerous other national and international competitions, in Russia and Europe.

She regularly play as a soloist and as a member of various chamber ensembles with artists such as Pavel Vernikov, Natalia Gutman and others. Since 2003 have been a member of the Verbier Festival Orchestra and since 2006 of the Verbier Chamber Orchestra, with which you have collaborated with great musicians such as J.Levine, V.Gergiev, M.T. Thomas, Y.Bashmet, D. Sitkovetsky, M.Vengerov, Y.Temirkanov etc.

Makarova has been invited to participate in many International Festivals, in Italy, Georgia and among others Verbier Music Festival (Switzerland), Miyazaki Music Festival (Japan). She graduated in 2005 from the Tchaikovsky State Conservatory in Moscow and in 2008 she finished postgraduated with Prof. Glezarova at the same Conservatory. In addition to an intense concert activity, she was Professor of Violin at the Gnessin's College of Music in Moscow from 2005 to 2008.