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2021
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New concert tour of legendary cellist Alexander Knyazev and pianist Kasparas Uinskas

New Musical Generation is presenting the concert of two virtuosos legendary cellist Alexander Knyazev and pianist Kasparas Uinskas on the 15th of March at Kaunas Philharmonic and on 16th of March at Lithuanian National Philharmonic Hall in Vilnius.

March 15th 18:00, 2022

Kaunas Philharmonic Hall

https://www.tiketa.lt/LT/alexander_knyazev_ir_kasparas_uinskas_iejimas_tik_su_galimybiu_pasu_523212

March 16th 19:00, 2022

Lithianian National Philharmonic Hall

https://kakava.lt/renginys/violoncelininkas-alexander-knyazev-ir-pianistas-kasparas-uinskas/2085/5092

 

Program:

Johannes Brahms

Sonata for viola and piano No. 1, Op.120 No. 1

Sonata for cello and piano No. 2, Op. 99

Sonata for viola and piano No. 2, Op.120 No. 2

Sonata for violin and piano No. 3, Op. 108

One of the most powerful and enigmatic cellists, Alexander Knyazev  was  born  in  1961  in  Moscow. He started to study cello at the age off six with Alexander Fedorchenko and graduated from the Moscow Conservatoire in 1986. He was prize-winner of the National Competition (Vilnius), Cassado International Competition (Florence), Chamber Music International Competition in Trapani (Italy, in the ensemble with E. Voskressenskaya), Tchaikovsky International Competition in Moscow, UNISA International Competition in Pretoria (South Afrika).

He played with such world-famous conductors as E.Svetlanov, Y.Temirkanov, K.Mazur, M.Rostropovich, V.Fedoseev, M.Pletnev, N.Jarvi, Y.Bashmet, A.Vedernikov, P.Steinberg, M.Gorenstein, S.Denev, Charles Dutoit. He performed with orchestras as London Royal Philharmonic and BBC orchestra (London), Bavarian Radio Simphony orchestra, Gothenburg Simphony orchestra, Baltimore  Simphony orchestra, NHK Simphony orchestra and Tokyo Symphony (Japan), Wiener Symphoniker, Resident-orchestra (the Hague), ”Orchestral de Paris” and Orchestra National de France, Theatre Venice orchestra (Venice), Budapest Festival Orchestra (Hungary), State Academic Simphony orchestra of Russia, St.Petersburg  Philharmonic orchestra, Tchaikovsky Simphony orchestra, Irish Simphony orchestra, Praque  Simphony and Praque Philharmonic orchestra, Luxembourg  Simphony orchestra, ”Moscow Soloists” orchestra and many others. His partners are great pianists – E.Kissin, N.Lugansky, B.Berezovsky, E.Leonskaya, D.Matsuev, B.Engerer, M.Voskressensky, K. Uinskas, V.Afanassiev, P.Mangova, K. Skanavi; violinists – V.Tretyakov, V.Repin, S.Krylov, V.Spivakov, A.Dumay, D.Makhtin; violist – Y.Bashmet; organists – G.Guillou/France, E.Oganessian/,Prazak Quartet, and many others. Three times, in 1998, 2002 and 2015 he was member of the Jury at the Tchaikovsky International Competition in Moscow. Alexander Knyazev performed in such world-famous halls as Royal Festival Hall and Wigmore Hall in London, Theatre des Champs-Elysees in Paris, Louver auditorium and Salle Pleyel (Paris), ”Music Verrain” and “Konzerthaus” (Vienna), ”Concertgebouw” (Amsterdam), ”Mozarteum” in Salzburg, ”Rudolfinum” (Praque), ”Suntory Hall” (Tokyo), ”Auditorium di Milano” (Italy), ”Palais des Beaux Arts” in Brussels. Last great event was triumph debut in Musikverein (Vienna) with Russian Tchaikovsky Orchestra conducted by V.Fedoseev.  In 2010 Alexander Knyazev performed in Salle Pleyel with Radio-Philarmonic orchestra and played his debut in Great Hall of Concertgebow.