Leonid Gorokhov, a cellist and composer on this album, is the only Russian cellist to be awarded the Grand Prix and First Prize of the Geneva Concours.
Album & Artwork
This album is an homage to the composer scene of Saint Petersburg, a city described as a creative artistic hotbed.
Performer Biography
Marie Rosa Günter, the pianist on this album, has won first prizes at the Steinway Competition Hamburg and the International Grotrian Piano Competition.
Recording & Production
The recording of Boris Tishchenko's solo sonata took place on February 24, 2022, the day hostilities began in Ukraine, and the work's tone reflects the mood of that day.
Composition History
Leonid Gorokhov, a cellist and composer on this album, composed his Serenade for Two Cellos in 2021 as a tribute to his mother.
Performer Biography
Stanislas Emanuel Kim, a cellist on this album, was awarded the First Prize and special prizes at the International Klaipėda David Geringas Competition in 2023.
Instruments
Stanislas Kim plays a cello from the Vuillaume school, which is on loan from the Deutsche Stiftung Musikleben.
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