{"id":6132,"date":"2025-05-14T18:30:58","date_gmt":"2025-05-14T16:30:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/opmc.mc\/alexandre-kniazev-violoncelle\/"},"modified":"2025-05-14T18:30:58","modified_gmt":"2025-05-14T16:30:58","slug":"alexandre-kniazev-cello","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/opmc.mc\/en\/alexandre-kniazev-cello\/","title":{"rendered":"Alexandre Kniazev, cello"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Real successor of Mstilav Rostropovitch, Alexander Kniazev studied the cello at the Moscow Conservatory under Alexander Fedorchenko and learnt to play the organ under the famous Miss G. Kozlova. He won the International Cello contest of G. Cassado, the International contest of chamber music of Trapani and the International contest of Pretoria (UNISA) in South Africa.<\/p>\n

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Alexander Kniazev has played under legendary conductors such as Evgeny Svetlanov, Kurt Masur and Mstislav Rostropovitch, but also, Yuri Temirkanov, Vladimir Fedoseyev, Neeme J\u00e4rvi, Paavo Jarvi, Alexander Vedernikov, Mikhail Pletnev, Charles Dutoit, Kazuki Yamada, St\u00e9phane Den\u00e8ve, Jean-Claude Casadesus, Maxim Chostakovich\u2026 with orchestras such as : USSR State Symphony Orchestra, St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra, Wiener Symphoniker, Royal Philharmonic of London, Bayerischer Rundfunk Orchestra, Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestre National de France, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo, G\u00f6teborg Symphonic, Den Haag Residentie Orchestra, Orchestre National de France, Pragua Philharmonic, NHK Symphony Orchestra\u2026<\/p>\n

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He was also invited at the Moscow festival \u201cDecember Nights\u201d, which was organised by S. Richter, who has influenced him a lot.<\/p>\n

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His partners in chamber music are Evgeny Kissin, Vadim Repin, Boris Berezovsky, Plamena Mangova, Nikola\u00ef Lugansky and Andrei Korobeinikov. In 2012, Martha Argerich invited him to play at her Lugano Festival. Alexander Kniazev also performed as a trio with Boris Berezovsky and Dmitri Makhtin on the prestigious scenes of the Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Brussels Palace of Fine Arts, London Wigmore Hall, Salzburg Festival\u2026<\/p>\n

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His Ernest Bloch CD, \u00ab Schelomo \u00bb, which was recorded with the Russian State Symphonic Orchestra \/Maestro Svetlanov, was highly acclaimed by the International musical press. Furthermore, his \u00ab Max Reger \u00bb CD was chosen amongst the best by the French music magazine \u00ab R\u00e9pertoire \u00bb.<\/p>\n

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Recordings with Warner Classics International include a CD of the Bach cello suites, the Shostakovitch Trio n\u00b02 and the Rachmaninov Trio El\u00e9giaque with Boris Berezovsky and Dmitri Makhtin, which was awarded \u00ab Gramophone prize \u00bb, \u00ab Diapason d\u2019Or \u00bb and \u00ab Echo Award\u00bb, and the two Mendelssohn trios with Dmitri Makhtin and Boris Berezovsky which were awarded \u00abEcho Award\u00bb.<\/p>\n

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In 2015, he recorded for Mirare at Bayerischer Rundfunk a Brahms CD acclaimed by the international press with his partner Andrei Korobeinikov.<\/p>\n

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His forthcoming projects include, among other, tours in Japan with NHK Symphony Orchestra\/Alexander Vedernikov, concerts with Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse\/Andris Poga, Russian National Orchestra\/Mikhail Pletnev, Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte Carlo\/Alexander Sladkovsky, St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra\/Yuri Temirkanov, chamber music at London Wigmore Hall, Verbier Festival, Folle Journ\u00e9e de Nantes and Tokyo, Aix-en-Provence Grand Th\u00e9\u00e2tre, Moscow Pushkin Museum, Paris Louvre Museum\u2026.<\/p>\n

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Also recognized as a marvellous organist, Alexander Kniazev will give many recitals in Europe Russia. He lately record Bach\u2019s Variations Goldberg (transcripted by the famous french organist Jean Guillou).<\/p>\n

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