Kirill (Kyril or Kyrill) Rodin is a Russian cellist and professor of
cello
The cello ( ; plural ''celli'' or ''cellos'') or violoncello ( ; ) is a Bow (music), bowed (sometimes pizzicato, plucked and occasionally col legno, hit) string instrument of the violin family. Its four strings are usually intonation (music), t ...
. Rodin performs as a soloist in the Moscow State Philharmonic and is the cellist of the Tchaikovsky String Quartet (commonly referred to as the Tchaikovsky Quartet or Tchaikovsky Quartette.) He has also performed as a member of the Brahms Trio with the pianist Natalia Rubinstein and violinist Nikolai Sachenko.
Early life and education
Born in
Moscow
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in 1963, Rodin began his cello studies at the age of seven, as he participated in classes held by Vera Birina at the Gnessin Special Music School in Moscow. He then continued his studies with
Natalia Shakhovskaya
Natalia Shakhovskaya (September 27, 1935 – May 20, 2017), PAU, was a Soviet and Russian cellist.Moscow Conservatory. During his studies, he successfully participated in a number of music competitions. He won the first prize at the XIV Int. Jeunesses musicales competition (Belgrade, 1984, 1 prize and special prize
Golden Harp
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, chairman of the jury was a great
André Navarra
André-Nicolas Navarra (Biarritz, 13 October 1911 – Siena, 31 July 1988) was a French cellist and cello teacher.
Early life
He was born into a musical family in Biarritz, his father being a bassist of Italian descent."'Play From The Stomach, ...
). VIII International Tchaikovsky competition in Moscow, 1986 bring him First prize and Gold medal.
Career
Rodin has performed in 50 different countries on all five continents, including the United States, Japan, South Korea, Australia, Singapore, and New Zealand. While he travels to various countries to perform on stage, Rodin is a professor at the Moscow Tchaikovsky conservatory, teaches cello in China and held master classes in Germany, Australia, Spain, Argentina, Japan, South Korea, China and Australia. Some of his students include Aleksandr Neustroyev, Svetlana Vladimirova, Artem Konstantinov, and Ruslan Biryukov. Rodi n has served as a jury member in many international cello competitions.
Rodin's recordings include music of Bach,
Beethoven
Ludwig van Beethoven (baptised 17 December 177026 March 1827) was a German composer and pianist. Beethoven remains one of the most admired composers in the history of Western music; his works rank amongst the most performed of the classical ...
Rachmaninov
Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff; in Russian pre-revolutionary script. (28 March 1943) was a Russian composer, virtuoso pianist, and conductor. Rachmaninoff is widely considered one of the finest pianists of his day and, as a composer, one of ...
Khrennikov Khrennikov is a surname which may refer to:
* Tikhon Khrennikov (19132007), Russian composer and pianist
* Aleksandr Khrennikov
Alexander Pavlovich Hrennikoff (russian: Александр Павлович Хренников; 11 November 1896 — ...
,
Myaskovsky
Nikolai Yakovlevich Myaskovsky or Miaskovsky or Miaskowsky (russian: Никола́й Я́ковлевич Мяско́вский; pl, Mikołaj Miąskowski, syn Jakóbowy; 20 April 18818 August 1950), was a Russian and Soviet composer. He is so ...
and Piazolla. He has also recorded modern Chinese music.
In 2016 Rodin participated in the Schwingungen Trio with
violin
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pianist
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Sang-Eil Shin with whom he played Glinka's Trio Pathetique in D minor, Beethoven's Piano Trio in D major, and Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor by
Anton Arensky
Anton Stepanovich Arensky (russian: Анто́н Степа́нович Аре́нский; – ) was a Russian composer of Romantic classical music, a pianist and a professor of music.
Biography
Arensky was born into an affluent, music-loving ...