A native of Zheleznovodsk, Russia, she debuted at the age of eight with the Moldavian Symphony Orchestra.
[4] She attended Oberlin College, graduating in 2003 with a major in violin performance; she studied under Milan Vitek while there.
[5][6] That same year, she competed in the Concours International de Montréal des Jeunesses Musicales,[7] and won sixth prize.
Since 2012 Sakharova is the newest member of the Arianna String Quartet which is on Residence at the University of Missouri St.
Graduated from Oberlin College in 2003, studying with Taras Gabora, Almita Vamos and Milan Vitek.