She graduated from the Music College of the Moscow Conservatory (1990, class of L. N. Gushchina), the Tchaikovsky Moscow State Conservatory (1995, class of Professor F. S. Druzhinin) and the Conservatory’s assistantship-internship in solo performance (1997).
In 1995–2001 she was assistant to Professor F. S. Druzhinin at the Moscow Conservatory; in 1997–2007 she was a teaching consultant in the teaching practice section of the Moscow Conservatory; since 1995 she has taught viola at the Academic Music College of the Conservatory.
Ekaterina Markova is a member of the Prokofiev State String Quartet (since 1998).
With these ensembles she takes part in various music festivals in Russia and abroad.
Laureate of the 1st All-Russian Open Taneyev Competition as a member of the Anima Quartet (1996, 1st prize and special prizes). She has made radio and CD recordings.
Author of transcriptions and editions of works for viola and piano; compiler of a viola curriculum for children’s music schools.
Soloist of the Studio for New Music ensemble since 2006.