Sergei Istomin has performed solo and chamber music recitals throughout Europe and North America. He regularly works with Anima Eterna Symphony Orchestra (principal cellist). He has also performed at a wide range of festivals such as Aix-en-Provence, Beaune, Brugge, Nantes, Leipzig Bach Festival, Lockenhaus, Schleswig-Holstein, Sopron, Vlaanderen and Wallonie. His repertoire includes baroque, classical, romantic and contemporary music.

Sergei Istomin completed his Master Degree at the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory where he studied with Valentin Feighin. He continued his postgraduate studies in viola da gamba with Catharina Meints Caldwell at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music USA, where he also had the rare privilege to work with August Wenzinger. Sergei Istomin has recorded for: Analekta, Canada (Virtuoso Solos for Viola da Gamba, proclaimed Best Instrumental CD for the year 2003 by the Globe and Mail, Canada; J. S. Bach Cello Suites, Best Instrumental CD for the year 1997, the Globe and Mail, Canada); Music and Arts Programs of America (C.P.E. Bach with Colin Tilney, harpsichord); Zig-Zag Territoires, France (Franz Liszt, Pieces Tardivers with Jos van Immerseel, pianoforte Erard). He has also recorded for CBC and Sony Classical. His performances have been broadcast in Europe and America.

Instrument : violoncello by Antonius Laske, Prague, 1803
Site : www.sergei-istomin.com
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