Alexander Knyazev
cellist,
laureate of international competitions,
professor


      Started to study cello at the age of six, pedagogue Alexander Fedorchenko. Studied in the Moscow Conservatoire in 1979-1986. Winner of dozens international prizes.
      His concert activity began in 1978. He performed in Russia, UK, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Belgium, Austria, the USA, South Africa, South America, Japan, South Korea, etc.
      His partners were pianists V. Afanassiev, M. Voskressenski, A. Diev, S. Milstein, E. Oganessian, A. Goribol, violinists V. Spivakov, V. Tretjakov, S. Stadler; cellists I. Monighetti, M. Brunello, A. Rudin; organist G. Guillou / France, flutist A. Nicolet /Switzerland, violist Y. Bashmet and clarinettist Y. Milkis / Canada. He played under the baton of conductors E. Svetlanov, J. Temirkanov, D. Kitaenko, R. Kofman, M. Shostakovitch, M. Rostropovitch, and V. Fedoseev as a cellist and organist.