Yakob Katsnelson (piano, chamber ensemble)

Born 1976 in Moscow, Jacob Katsnelson displayed exceptional musical talent at a very early age, entering the Gnessin Moscow Special School of Music at five in 1981. Choosing to specialize in flute and piano he obtained diplomas with “highest distinction” in both instruments in 1993; and thereafter continued studies in the master class of the renowned […]

Anton Prischepa (clarinet, chamber ensemble, composition)

Anton graduated from the Russian Gnessin Academy of Music in 2006 having two specialities – clarinet (with Nikolay Volkov) and composition (with Kirill Volkov) and did a postgraduate course finishing in 2009. As a performer on piano and clarinet he works mostly in the aspect of chamber music. He is a constant member of a […]

Alexandr Nyankin (trombone, brass band)

He gratuated from the Moscow Conservatoire in 1997 and did a postgraduate course in 1998. He is a deputy concertmaster in the Russian National Orchestra. He is also a soloist Kaohsiung City Symphony Orchestra (Taiwan), Academic Concert Orchestra of Radio and Television of Russia, Orquestra Sinfonica Del Balles (Barcelona, Spain) Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Music Theatre […]

Milda Agazarian (harp)

Honoured Arts Worker of Russia the Professor of Harp at the Russian Music Academy and the Moscow Special Gnessin School Milda Agazarian is a founding member and President of the Association of Russian Harp Teachers International and the Founder and the Artistic Director of annual Moscow International Harp Festival. She has served on the juries […]

Alexey Lundin (violin, chamber ensemble)

Honoured Artist of the Russian Federation. The prize-winner of a number of international competitions. In 1990 he entered the Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatoire studying with N.Beshkina. In 1995 he continued with a fellowship course as a solo violinist with professor M.Yashvili and as a chamber ensemble performer with professor A.Bonduryansky. In 2000 A.Lundin received a […]

Boris Lifanovsky (cello, chamber ensemble)

Was born in Moscow in 1976. He graduated from the Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatoire having studied with K.Rodin (cello), T.Gaydamovich, A.Bonduryansky (chamber ensemble). 1996-2005 – a member of the Academ Trio (together with Yakov Katznelson and Irina Petukhova). Within the ensemble he became a 2nd prize winner of the Russian Taneev Competition and XX International […]