Sergei Istomin

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Sergei Istomin
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Born
Germany
NationalityRussia, Canada, France
Occupationcellist

Sergei Istomin (Russian: Сергей Хохлов, or Истомин, Сергей Николаевич) is a cellist and a viola da gamba player. He began his violoncello studies at the age of six at the Gnessin School for gifted children in Moscow, Russia, where he obtained his bachelor's degree (violoncello class of Mrs. V. Birina).[1] He completed his master's degree at the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory in the class of Valentin Feigin and then later his post-graduate studies with Catharina Meints Caldwell at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music (Oberlin, Ohio, USA)[2] and August Wenzinger at the Oberlin Baroque Performance Institute (BPI).[3] In 2018 he received his Doctor of Arts (Music) degree at HoGent / Ghent University, Belgium. His doctoral thesis title was "Variations on a Rococo theme, Op.33: Pyotr Tchaikovsky and Karl Friedrich Wilhelm Fitzenhagen: a creative collaboration: Moscow and Saint Petersburg violoncello schools in the light of European traditions: a historical and textological clarification.[4]

Sergei Istomin has performed solo and chamber music recitals in many European and North American Festivals. His repertoire includes baroque, classical, romantic and contemporary music on both period and modern instruments. He teaches viola da gamba and baroque violoncello practice at the Royal Conservatory in Ghent, Belgium.[5]

Sergei Istomin has recorded for Analekta (Virtuoso Solos for Viola da Gamba, Bach Cello Suites), CBC, Centaur Records, Music and Arts Programs of America, Passacaille Records, Sony Classical and Zig-Zag Territoires.

Today Sergei Istomin lives in Belgium from where he continues his international career.

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  1. ^ Sergei Istomin's biography on his official website https://www.sergei-istomin.com/biography/
  2. ^ Laird, Paul R. (2004). The Baroque Cello Revival: An Oral History. Scarecrow Press. p. 190. ISBN 978-0-8108-5153-5.
  3. ^ "Sergei Istomin, Claire Chevallier & Martin Reiman". HIGHRESAUDIO. Retrieved 2021-02-24.
  4. ^ Istomin, Sergei (2019). "The history of Tchaikovsky's variations on a Rococo theme and the collaboration with Fitzenhagen". Music + Practice. 4 (4). doi:10.32063/0402. hdl:1854/LU-8608791. ISSN 1893-9562.
  5. ^ "KASK Conservatorium". KASK Conservatorium. Retrieved 2021-02-24.
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