Born 1959
in Khabarovsk. Studied music in the Far East (Russia) under the guidance of
Viktor Nikitochkin and Peter Gerter (“bayan” – Russian name for button
accordion). The subsequent step of her study was internship at the Moskow
Gnesins Academy for Music (professor V.Belyakov). She began her teacher's
career working as the assistant of her husband Josef Puritz. At that time she accumulated
intensively knowledge and experience in pedagogy and children psychology. She
found out that bayan is an instrument of many concerts and musical
competitions. To learn about the world of music is the main trend of all her
teaching and intellectual strive.