ABOUT THE ARTIST
- Dmitry Smirnov (violin)
Violinist Dmitry Smirnov is appreciated for his versatile sound and "exuberant artistic personality". He studied at the Rimsky-Korsakov State Conservatory in Saint Petersburg, the Institute of Advanced Musical Studies in Lausanne and the Academy of Music in Basel. Dmitry is a graduate of the Classeek Ambassador program. He has played as a soloist with prestigious orchestras, including the Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra and the Moscow Philharmonic. Its prizes include 2nd place at the ARD Musikwettbewerb 2021 and 1st place at the Concours Tibor Varga 2015. He is the winner of numerous scholarships and his work is supported by generous donors such as the Pierino Ambrosoli Foundation. His latest album, featuring French romantic works, showcases his unique interpretations.
- Sergei Redkin (piano)
Born in 1991, Sergei Redkin comes from Krasnoyarsk, Siberia. He started studying piano at the age of six at the State Music Academy. In 2004 he moved to Saint Petersburg where he continued his studies at the Rimsky Korsakov Conservatory. He specialized in composition studies studying under Alexander Mnatsakanyan, one of the last pupils of Shostakovich. In 2012, he won the Maj Lind International Piano Competition in Helsinki, in 2013, the International Prokofiev Competition in Saint Petersburg, and in 2015, the Bronze Medal at the International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow. Valery Gergiev subsequently engaged him to perform with the Mariinsky Orchestra in Paris, New York, and Mexico. He has appeared in recitals and as a chamber musician in Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Germany, Austria, France, Poland, Finland, Sweden and Switzerland. Since 2017, he has been an Artist in Residence at the Music Chapel under the guidance of Louis Lortie. In 2021, Sergei won the Second Prize at the Queen Elisabeth Piano Competition. He released two albums on Fuga Libera, “Vagabund” and last year “Invasion”.