Clarinet
Sergey Eletskiy was born in 1989 in Moscow. He commenced his musical education at Central Music School in Moscow studying with V.Ferapontov. Since 2007 till 2012 he has been studying with prof. E. Petrov in Moscow State Conservatory. In 2009-2013 he has also been studying in the Music Highschool in Luebeck (Germany) with prof. R.Wehle.
He played as soloist with many orchestras (the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, the Munich Chamber Orchestra, Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra, Odense Symphony Orchestra, Duesseldorf Symphony Orchestra, and another.)
He is a prize-winner of several international music competitions, such as 3rd International Clarinet competition in Gent (2015, Gent, Belgium) ,Carl Nielsen International Competition (2013, Odense, Denmark), International music competition – ARD (2012, Munich, Germany).
At the moment Sergey is a principal clarinet in the Russian National Orchestra and in the Perm Opera and Ballet Theatre.
Violin
After bright successes at the most precious violin competitions Sergei Dogadin acquired international fame as one of the best violinists of his generation.
In 2019 Sergei was awarded First Prize and Golden Medal at the XVI International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow. Among his other significant victories were such major contents as IX Joseph Joachim International Violin Competition Hannover and Singapore International Violin Competition.
Sergei is the grant-holder of the Russian Ministry of Culture, Prize-winner of the Mozart Society in Dortmund (Germany), winner of the award established by Maestro Yuri Temirkanov and winner of the Prize of the President of Russia.
Cello
“A mesmerizing, heroic soloist” (The Strad), Alexander Ramm is one of the most sought-after cellists of his generation. Having emerged on the international stage as the silver medalist of the 2015 Tchaikovsky Competition, he has recently attracted much attention and critical praise with his recording of Benjamin Britten’s Cello Suites, which was made with titanium pins in his left elbow following a freak accident. Enthusiastic comparisons to Rostropovich (The Strad, Pizzicato.lu) and the Listeners’ Choice award of The Violoncello Foundation have placed this album among the most acclaimed recordings of cello repertoire.
Alexander’s regular collaborations with Vladimir Jurowski, Valery Gergiev, Vladimir Spivakov, Mikhail Jurowski, Antoni Wit, Alexander Sladkovsky and other prominent artistic partners have taken him to Philharmonie de Paris, London’s Cadogan Hall as well as to Linz’s Brucknerhaus, Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw, Birmingham’s Symphony Hall, Tokyo’s Nikkei Hall and to many of the most prestigious stages in the UK, Germany, Lithuania, Sweden, Austria, Finland, South Africa, Japan, France and Russia, including Mariinsky Theatre and Tchaikovsky Concert Hall.
Flute
"The goddess of flute"- Korea Times
“Jasmine Choi is a revisionist"- Philadelphia Inquirer
"Anyone who hears Jasmine Choi's performance will encounter a totally new level of flute playing” - Nikkei Daily Newspaper, Japan
"One of best flutists in the history of music"- Sinfini Magazine, UK
Austrian-based Korean flutist Jasmine Choi has performed across the globe in a variety of genres from classical solo, chamber, and orchestral to experimental, jazz, and pop. Her infinite curiosity has also led her to make her own arrangements of major works, including the Mendelssohn and Tchaikovsky violin concertos, as well as performing world premieres of works composed by Daniel Dorff, Detlev Glanert, Texu Kim, Mark Laycock, Gary Schocker, Clint Needham, Uriel Vanchestein and Patrick Zimmerli, to name a few.
Selected as one of the best flutists in the history of music by Sinfini Magazine UK in 2015, along with Marcel Moyse, Jean-Pierre Rampal, Julius Baker, James Galway and Emmanuel Pahud, Ms. Choi is a full-time soloist giving almost 90 concerts each season. Before her full-time career as a soloist has begun, Ms.Choi has served a post in Vienna Symphony Orchestra as principal flute under Fabio Luisi, after serving as associate principal flute at the Cincinnati Symphony under Paavo Jarvi.
Piano
Born in Chieti, he studied under the guidance of Lucia Passaglia at the Conservatory “L. Cherubini” in Florence graduating with highest honours. He participated as a student performer on a three-year piano perfection course at the “Accademia Musicale Umbra” where he achieved a “Diploma of Excellence”.
Later, he participated in the “International Master Classes” in Klaipeda (Lithuania), held by Lazar Berman. With him, his concert repertoire deepened and improved with particular attention to the music of F. Liszt, at the European Academy of Music, Erba (CO). He perfected Chamber Music at the International School of Chamber Music in Duino under the guidance of “Trio of Trieste” achieving a “Diploma with Merit”. He has won national and international competitions, including “M. Clementi” in Florence, “Agorà 80″ in Rome, “F. Liszt” in Lucca, and “Città di Stresa”. In 1997 he won second prize at the ‘T. I. M. ” – International Music Tournament; in 1998, he was awarded the prestigious “Prix Venice”; in 1999 he won second prize at the international competition “Ecomusic” of Monopoli (BA); in 2002 was the winner of the 40th International Piano Competition “Arcangelo Speranza” in Taranto. In October 2009 he was awarded in the “4th International Tbilisi Piano Competition” in Georgia (WFIMC).
Violin
Nurie Chung is the second prize winner with age 16, in 2021 56th Premio Paganini competition in Genoa, Italy. He was also awarded two more special prizes, one for best performance for commissioning piece and the other for the youngest finalist.
He is now studying with Prof. Boris Kuschnir in Vienna. Until March, 2023, He had been taught by late NamYun Kim at the Korea National Institute for the Gifted in Arts.
For 2023 session, he performed a number of concerts in Europe, mainly in Italy, including Stradivari festival (Cremona, which was broadcasted by Cremona1 TV/Radio), Piran (Slovenia, broadcasted by RTV- Radio Television Slovenia), Palermo, Sicily in October followed by Padova and Carpi in November. In last year(2022) he played in Dubai, Malta, Seoul, Genova, Mantova, Koper (Slovenia, which was broadcasted by RTV- Radio Television Slovenia).
He won many international and national competitions. In 2019, he won 1 st prize of concerto competition at Morningside Music Bridge in Boston. He won 1st Prize of Il Piccolo Violin Magico in Italy in 2016, and won the grand prize across all categories of the 2016 Euroasia Young Violin competition in Japan.
Violin
Nikita Boriso-Glebsky’s career was launched in 2007 when he won the II prize and five special prizes in the XIII International Tchaikovsky Competition.
His victory at the Sibelius Competition in Helsinki in 2010 became significant for the violinist. Since then, he has become a welcome guest in Finland – he regularly performs with all the major orchestras: Finnish Radio Orchestra, Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Lahti Symphony Orchestra, Turku Philharmonic Orchestra and Kuopio City Orchestra.
In 2010, Nikita became the I prize laureate of the Fritz Kreisler International Competition in Vienna. In recent years he has performed at Wiener Konzerthaus with Nikolai Lugansky, Narek Hakhnazaryan and Maxim Rysanov that was highly acclaimed and since the season 22/23 he has become a resident of the Wiener Konzerthaus presenting a chamber music subscription in a trio with Narek Hakhnazaryan and Georgy Tchaidze. He performs regularly in Graz and Linz as well.
The victories in the international competitions in Monaco, Brussels and Montreal opened additional opportunities for Nikita such as invitations to the best concert halls of the world and performances with the leading orchestras. The violinist collaborates with Sakari Oramo, Vasily Sinaisky, Dima Slobodeniouk, Stanislav Kochanovsky, Klaus Mäkelä, Mao Fujita and others.
Nikita’s 2023/2024 season is rich in debuts – for the first time he will go on stage of the Carnegie Hall and Fisher Center, perform with the Barcelona Symphony Orchestra, Wiener Kammerorchester, Istanbul State Symphony Orchestra, and Orquestra Sinfonica de Tenerife. In September 2023, Nikita and Georgy Tchaidze embarked on a tour in China, which includes 9 concerts, with a recital at the Shanghai Oriental Arts Center as a final.
Viola
Andrey Usov was born in 1979 in Sverdlovsk, USSR. In 1996 he graduated from the Special Music School at the Ural Conservatory (studying with Professor Valery Averin) and the following year began his soloist career. In 2002 he graduated from the Moscow Conservatory (Professor Yuri Bashmet and Professor Roman Balashov).
Since 2002, he has been a member of the "Romantic Quartet", one of the best chamber groups in Russia, frequently performing in cultural centres of Russia and Europe. The ensemble takes part in many international festivals, cooperates with famous musicians of our time. As a member of this ensemble, Andrey Usov became a prizewinner of the International Shostakovich String Quartet Competition in Moscow (2004).
As a soloist, he was twice prizewinner of the Yuri Bashmet International Viola Competition "Viola Masters" (1997, 2006), winner of the Lionel Tertis International Viola Competition (Great Britain, 2000). Laureate of the "Triumph" Youth Award (2010).
Since 2007, he is an artist of the "Moscow Soloists” chamber ensemble (Artistic director, conductor and soloist - Yuri Bashmet). Currently, Andrey Usov is also a member of the string quartet formed within this group.
He took part in festivals in Montreux, Verbier (Switzerland), Sydney (Australia), Bath (UK), BBC Proms at the Albert Hall in London, "Prestige de la Music" in the Salle Pleyel and "Sony Classical" at the Theatre Champs-Elysées in Paris, in Evian, Tours (France), "December Nights of Sviatoslav Richter" in Moscow.
Andrey Usov is also a permanent participant of the Moscow Chamber Music Festival "Vozvrashchenie".
Among his chamber music partners are names such as: Yuri Bashmet, Natalia Gutman, Misha Maysky, Julian Rakhlin and many other famous musicians.
Violin
Aiman Mussakhajayeva is the Rector of the Kazakh National University of Arts and the famous violinist. Professor Ayman Kozhabekovna Mussakhajayeva is the winner of many international competitions. Among them are international competitions in Belgrade (1976); the N. Paganini in Genoa (1981), Tokyo (1983), behalf of Sibelius in Helsinki (1985), V111 International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow (1986).
Since 1993, A. Mussakhajayeva is a member of the jury of the International Violin Competition. P. I. Chaykovskiy (Moscow, Russia) and various International Violin Competitions.
Professor of Moscow, Almaty, Bishkek conservatories A. Mussakhajayeva has been active and fruitful teaching career. Among her students are many winners of international and national competitions. She gives master classes in Europe, Asia and America.
For the great achievements in music Aiman Mussakhajayeva was awarded the title "People's Artist of the Republic of Kazakhstan" (1986), "International Academy of creativity" (1998), UNESCO's honorary title "Artist for Peace" (1998). In 2000 she was awarded the State Prize in literature, art and architecture. In 2002, the Club of patrons of Kazakhstan has awarded her with "Platinum Tarlan". In 2002, Aiman Mussakhajayeva’s name appeared on the list of the World Honored IBC "2000 outstanding musicians of the twentieth century", published annually by the International Biographical Centre of Cambridge University. Center awarded the singer with a medal for her achievements and contribution to the development of world music.
Piano
Miroslav Kultyshev was born in 1985 in Leningrad. He graduated from the Specialised Secondary School of Music at the Saint-Petersburg Rimsky-Korsakov Conservatory in the class of tutor Zora Tsuker. He graduated from the Saint-Petersburg Rimsky-Korsakov Conservatory, where he also took his post-graduate course in the class of Honored Artist of the Russian Federation, Professor Alexander Sandler. Since 2012, he is teaching at the Special Piano Department of the St. Petersburg Conservatory, and is an associate professor since 2020.
Laureate of the international competitions
1998
The laureate at the Heinrich Neuhaus Moscow International Festival of Young Pianists
1999
The laureate at the International Music Festival “Virtuosos 2000".
2005
The winner (Gold medal) in the International Youth Delphic Games in Kiev, Ukraine.
2007
The winner in the 13. International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow.
2012
The winner in the Monte Carlo International Piano Competition in Monaco.
2021
The winner in the 2nd International Piano Competition ClassicPiano in Dubai, UAE.
He improved his skills by attending master classes by Andrzej Yasinsky, Dmitry Bashkirov.
He is a laureate of the All-Russian Public Program "Hope of Russia" (1999, Grand Prix in 2000), a holder of the youth grant from the prestigious and distinguished "Russian National Independent Award Triumph" (2001).
He is a fellow of the Yuri Bashmet Charitable Foundation (1999) and the St Petersburg Philharmonic Society (1995-2004), the St Petersburg Music House and the AB Rossiya (2007, 2008).
He appears in top halls in St. Petersburg and Moscow, as well as at such world-famous venues as the Musikverein in Vienna, the Mozarteum in Salzburg, Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center in New York, Suntory Hall in Tokyo, the Soncertgebow in Amsterdam, Wigmore Hall in London, Salle Gaveau in Paris. He is currently touring in many countries around the world.
Saxophone
Nikita Zimin is one of the most remarkable representatives of the Russian academic saxophone school. He is a winner of Adolphe Sax competition (Belgium) which is the most prestigious competition for saxophonists. Nikita is also a President of Eurasian Saxophone Association and Russian Musical Union (Association of young performers). Nikita Zimin is an artist of Selmer company. Nikita teaches at Moscow State College of Frederic Chopin and at Lomonosov Moscow State University.
Nikita Zimin is a grand prix winner of the most prestigious international competitions, such as:
- 4th Aeolus International Competition for wind instruments (Düsseldorf, Germany, 2009)
- 6th Adolphe Sax International Saxophone Competition (Dinant, Belgium, 2014). In addition to winning the competition Nikita also won all 3 special prizes of the Competition and was awarded with unique collectible instrument made by Selmer company (France).
Since 2007 till 2013 Nikita was a scholarship holder of Mstislav Rostropovich Foundation (Sergey Prokofiev scholarship). Nikita is a scholar of President of the Russian Federation, French Government and French Foundation Mayer.
His other awards are:
Violin
Gyehee Kim is an internationally acclaimed violinist, known for her extraordinary talent and numerous prestigious awards. She made history as the first Korean to win the instrumental category at the 17th Tchaikovsky International Competition. She has also earned the distinction of being the first Asian to win the violin category at the George Enescu Competition. Additionally, she has won the Andrea Postacchini International Violin Competition and the Munetsugu Angel International Violin Competition, receiving both the Audience Prize and Orchestra Special Prize. Notably, she was awarded a three-year loan of the 1697 Antonio Stradivarius “Rainville” by Nippon Violin of Japan. Kim's accolades include prizes at the Stuttgart, Isang Yun, Torún and Tchaikovsky International Competitions for Young Musicians, marking her as a prominent figure on the international stage.
In 2023, she performed at the Gala Concert of the International Tchaikovsky Competition under the baton of Valery Gergiev. She was subsequently invited by him to perform with the Mariinsky Orchestra at the Mariinsky Theater in St. Petersburg. Invitations from esteemed musicians such as Yuri Bashmet and Denis Matsuev have led to scheduled performances with the St. Petersburg Philharmonic under maestro Francesco Ommasini at the Rostropovich Festival in November 2024 and with the Moscow Philharmonic unde Yuri Bashmet in March 2025.
Kim has also recently performed with leading French conductor Marc Minkowski and the Chamber Orchestra of Les Musiciens du Louvre, as well as George Enescu Philharmonic, Stuttgart Philharmonic, Russian National Orchestra, Russian Symphony, Torun Symphony, and Orchestra Filarmonica Marchigiana, Central Aichi Symphony, Pleven Philharmonic, iPalpiti Orchestra, and the Novosibirsk State Academic Theater Chamber Orchestra and many others.
Cello
Polina Tkhai was born in 2008 in Kemerovo. She received her primary professional education at the Novosibirsk Secondary School of Music (class of Evgeny Nilov). Currently she is studying at the Central Music School - Academy of Performing Arts (Moscow; class of Maria Zhuravleva). She has taken part in master classes given by David Geringas, Alexander Ramm, Sergei Roldugin, Pablo Ferrandez, Alexander Buzlov, Alexei Seleznyov, Boris Andrianov, Alexander Knyazev, Antonio Menezes and others.
Laureate of the Nutcracker International Television Competition for Young Musicians (Moscow: 2018 - special prize; 2019 - 3rd prize), the D. B. Kabalevsky All-Russian Music Competition (Novosibirsk, 2019; 1st prize), the International Young Musicians Competition named after Oskar Reading (Moscow: 2018 - special prize; 2019 - 3rd prize). Tchaikovsky International Youth Competition (St. Petersburg, 2023; 2nd prize, silver medal and special jury prize), All-Russian Competition "Young Talents of Russia" (Moscow, 2024, 1st prize) Scholarship winner of the New Names Foundation, the Vladimir Spivakov Foundation, the Yuri Rozum Foundation, the Victor Kallabis Foundation and the Zuzanna Ruzhechkova Foundation in the Czech Republic.
She has participated in the festivals Moscow Meets Friends, Vladimir Spivakov Presents, Musical Olympus, Crescendo, Dialogue of Generations, Alma Mater, Vivacello, Gergiev's Stars of the White Nights Music Festival, the Trans-Siberian Art Festival, Yuri Bashmet's International Music Festival in the Krasnoyarsk region, and has been a participant in the programs of the St Petersburg House of Music since 2024. 2022 saw the artist's first solo concert - accompanied by the Krasnoyarsk Chamber Orchestra conducted by Mikhail Benyumov. Polina has performed at the Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory, the Tchaikovsky Concert Hall, Moscow's Zaryadye Concert Hall, the Great Hall of the St Petersburg Philharmonic, the State Academic Chapel of St Petersburg, as well as in Belgorod, Voronezh, Sochi, Pskov, Orenburg, Tyumen and other cities.
She has collaborated with such conductors as Vladimir Spivakov, Mikhail Shekhtman, Anatoly Levin, Christian Knapp, Ivan Nikiforchin, Yuri Tkachenko, Mikhail Golikov, Andres Mustonen, Timur Zangiev and others.
Violin
Leonid Zhelezny was born March 16, 1994.
He began playing the violin at the age of five years.
In 2001 Leonid enrolled in the Gnesin Music School , class of Elena Malkina.
He graduated from the Central Music School at the Moscow state Conservatory in 2012. Class of Professor Alexander Vinnitsky
Since 2012 studies at Moscow state Conservatory. (Class of Professor Alexander Vinnitsky)
Prizewinner of the International Violin Competitions:
Awarded a prize of Gazprom company and Statoil company.
Violinist was awarded the Yury Bashmet prize "For the beautiful sound".
Leonid Zhelezny play a Bow made by French Master, which he was awarded the great violinist Viktor Tretyakov.
Leonid repertoire includes works by composers from the Baroque to works of the 21st century.
Violinist gives concerts in Europe and Russia .He took part in the master classes of the great teachers. Leonid is a laureate of international competitions, and participated in many music festivals in Europe.
Viola
Máté Szűcs is a Hungarian violist. He was born to a musical family and started his education at the age of five, playing the violin. He studied with Ferenc Szecsődi in Szeged, then switched to the viola and worked with Erwin Schiffer. Szűcs attended the Royal Conservatory in Brussels, the Chapelle Musicale Reine Elisabeth in Waterloo, and the Royal Conservatory in Antwerp, where he studied with Leo de Neve. In 1998, he was a finalist in the Jean Françaix Competition in Paris, and a laureate in the International Tenuto Competition in Brussels. Szűcs became an orchestral musician, and performed as a solo violist with the Bamberg Symphony Orchestra, the Dresden Staatskapelle, the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra, the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, and the Royal Flemish Orchestra, eventually becoming the principal violist of the Berlin Philharmonic. Szűcs performs mostly in Europe as a soloist and chamber musician, and has recorded for TYX Art, Profil, and Phaedra.
Piano
Sayyora Gafurova - Honored Artist of the Republic of Uzbekistan, professor, vice-rector for science and innovation of the State Conservatory of Uzbekistan, laureate of international competitions. She graduated with honours from the specialized music school named after V. Uspensky in the classes of the Honoured Teacher of Uzbekistan T. Popovich and Professor G. Kalmykova. As a schoolgirl, she became a laureate of the Republican competition among secondary school students. During her years of study at the Tashkent Conservatory (in the class of Professor A. Geckelman, in graduate school - in the class of Professor O. Yusupova), S. Gafurova took an active part and became a laureate of various international competitions and competitions in Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan), Leeds (England), Marsala (Italy), Cantu (Italy), Enne (Italy), Paris (France).
Having first appeared on stage at the age of ten, she has been a soloist at the piano for more than forty years and is one of the leading concert pianists in Uzbekistan. Her extensive repertoire includes over twenty works for piano and orchestra by such composers as J. S. Bach, J. Haydn, W. Mozart, L. Beethoven, F. Chopin, J. Brahms, P. Tchaikovsky, S. Rachmaninov.
Gafurova is the first performer in Uzbekistan of a number of masterpieces of the world piano repertoire, including Concerto No. 2 for keyboard and orchestra (E major) BWV 1053 and Concerto No. 4 for keyboard and orchestra (A major) BWV 1055 by J. S. Bach, Concerto Concerto for keyboard by F.E. Bach, Rondo in G major op.129 “Rage over a lost penny” by L. Beethoven (arranged by F. Yanov-Yanovsky for piano and orchestra), Andante spianato and great brilliant polonaise by F. Chopin (author’s version for piano and orchestra), Concerto for piano and orchestra No. 2 in G major op. 44 P. Tchaikovsky.
