Our Artists

Misha Quint's artistry arises from a synthesis of the Russian instrumental tradition and the interpretive openness of contemporary musical culture. Celebrated by Harris Goldsmith as a "brilliantly accomplished virtuoso—an embodiment of interpretive and executive music-making at its rarefied best," Quint brings to the cello repertoire a command in which technical mastery and musical insight are inseparable.

At the heart of his repertoire stands the Austro-German tradition—above all Brahms, Beethoven, and Schumann—music that calls for both architectural strength and inward lyricism. Quint's interpretations are shaped by long-breathed phrasing, finely graded dynamic contours, and a singing cantabile that allows formal processes to unfold with natural inevitability. His virtuosity functions not as display, but as a vehicle for clarity of line, elasticity of rhythm, and expressive intensity. This same sensibility informs his engagement with Russian modernism and with composers such as Alfred Schnittke, Sofia Gubaidulina, and Krzysztof Penderecki, whose works demand acute timbral imagination and fearless technical range.

Born in Leningrad, Quint received his formative training under Daniil Shafran, Boris Pergamenschikow, and Natalia Gutman, a lineage that shaped his approach to tone production, bow articulation, and expressive rhetoric. Following his relocation to the United States, he established an international career as both soloist and chamber musician, appearing at major venues like Carnegie Hall and Avery Fisher Hall in New York, Queen Elizabeth Hall in London, and Leningrad Philharmonic Halls in Russia and festivals throughout Europe and the Americas.

The performances presented here reflect an artistry of tonal depth, dynamic freedom, and virtuosic assurance—qualities that place Quint among the leading cellists on the international stage today.

Acclaimed for his highly sensitive touch and technical brilliance, Alexei Volodin is one of today's most distinguished pianists, admired for an exceptionally broad repertoire spanning Beethoven and Brahms through Rachmaninov, Prokofiev, Scriabin, Shchedrin and Medtner.

Highlights of the 2025/26 season include concerto and recital appearances across Europe, Asia and North America, with performances in Canada, Israel, Greece, Japan, Spain, the Czech Republic and Taiwan. His recital engagements include Vilnius, Winnipeg, Beijing's NCPA and Shanghai Concert Hall.

Volodin has appeared with leading orchestras such as the Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal, BBC Symphony Orchestra, NHK Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, Antwerp Symphony Orchestra, Mariinsky Orchestra and St Petersburg Philharmonic, collaborating with conductors including Valery Gergiev, Semyon Bychkov and Stanislav Kochanovsky. He regularly performs in major venues including Carnegie Hall, Wigmore Hall, Wiener Konzerthaus, Amsterdam's Concertgebouw, Paris' Philharmonie and the Mariinsky Theatre.

A dedicated chamber musician, Volodin collaborates with artists including Igor Levit, Claire Huangci and Sol Gabetta, and has worked with Janine Jansen, Julian Rachlin, Mischa Maisky and leading string quartets. Recent and current partners include Ilya Gringolts, Alban Gerhardt and Eldbjørg Hemsing.

His recordings include Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No.4 with Valery Gergiev for the Mariinsky label and award-winning solo albums featuring Chopin, Rachmaninov, Schumann, Ravel and Scriabin.

Born in Leningrad, Volodin studied at the Gnessin Academy, Moscow Conservatoire and the International Piano Academy Lake Como. He won the Géza Anda Competition in 2003 and is an exclusive Steinway Artist.