GREAT BRITAIN conductor, cellist and harpsichordist, a member of Les Arts Florissants Baroque ensemble. He was a founder member of the London Haydn Quartet, with whom he recorded two sets of Haydn quartets for Hyperion. Jonathan Cohen plays a cello made by Giuseppe Guarneri (filius Andrea) in Cremona, 1712.

(1977), GERMANY - USA The conductor – assistant of Boston symphony orchestra, the main guest conductor of Munich symphony orchestra, the conductor – assistant of San- Diego symphony orchestra, since 2007 - the conductor – resident of San – Antonio symphony orchestra (Texas, USA). The conductor – assistant of Boston symphony orchestra, the main guest conductor of Munich symphony orchestra, the conductor – assistant of San- Diego symphony orchestra, since 2007 - the conductor – resident of San – Antonio symphony orchestra (Texas, USA).

Soviet and Russian conductor. Peoples’ Artist of the USSR (1980). The Glinka State Prize of the RSFSR winner (1978).

(1907 - 1993) Soviet and Russian conductor. The I All Russia Conductors Competition winner (1938). Honoured Man of Arts of RSFSR, People’s Artist of RSFSR. In 1934, he founded the Sverdlovsk Philharmonic, becoming its Principal Conductor in 1936. He chief-conducted the symphony orchestra in Rostov-on-Don between 1938 to 1941, and the Sverdlovsk Symphony Orchestra until 1970.

USA the UNO Artist Voice Award for charity. Grammy and NAACP Awards nominees (2011), Gramophone Award in classical music nominee (Great Britain).

(BORN 1957) a renowned Soviet and Russian pianist, composer and conductor. People’s Artist of the RSFSR. Four times winner of the State Prize of Russia in 1982, 1993, 1996 and 2006. Golden Medal at the Tchaikovsky International Competition in 1978, Grammy Award winner in 2008. Founder and Artistic Director of the Russian National Orchestra.

(1927-2007) an outstanding violin player, a conductor and a pianist. People’s Artist of the USSR. The Lenin Prize winner (1964), the 2nd Degree Stalin Prize winner (1951), twice winner of the State Prize of Russia (1991, 1995). In 2002, The Times (London newspaper) called him «the best musician ever». Lloyd Webber, a Daily Telegraph musical columnist, called him «probably the greatest violin player ever».

(1905-1979), Russia People’s Artist of the USSR, Ukraine and Tatarstan. The I All Russia Conductors Competition 2nd prize (1938), State Prize of the USSR (1952). The Order of Lenin, the Order of the October Revolution. Artistic Director and Principal Conductor of the State Symphony Orchestra of the Tatar SSR (1967 – 1979).

(BORN 1956) Soviet and Russian conductor. People’s Artist of Russia (2007). Herbert von Karajan Conducting Competition 1st prize (1982).

(BORN 1963) Russian conductor. Honoured Man of Art of the Republic of Karelia (2003). The Russian Government Award for Achievements in Culture (2005).