Maxim Fedotov is a soloist of the Moscow State Academic Philharmonic Society, professor of the Moscow State Conservatoire (since 1987), laureate of a number major International Violinists Competitions.

M.Fedotov was born in the family of the prominent conductor of the St. Petersburg Mariinsky Theatre Maestro V.Fedotov. He got his music education at the St.Petersburg Special Music School and at the Moscow Conservatoire. His tutors were B.Sergeev, D.Tsyganov and I.Bezrodny. He performs almost the all main violin repertoire including 30 symphony concertos, solo cycles (24 Caprices by Paganini were performed in the major halls and recorded for CDs by “DML—Classics”). Mr. Fedotov leads wide concert activity in Russia, tours of USA, Japan, Korea, Australia, Mexico, countries of West Europe, Scandinavian countries, Asia.

Mr. Fedotov gave concert appearances in the Barbican Hall (London), Symphony Hall (Birmingham), “Finlandia” Hall in Helsinki, Konzerthaus (Berlin), Gewandhaus (Liepzig), Gastieg (Munich), “Alte Oper” (Franfurt-auf-Mein), Auditorium (Madrid), Megaro (Athens), “Musikverein” (Vienna), Suntory Hall (Tokyo), Symphony Hall (Osaka), Mozarteum (Salzburg), Veroli Concert Hall (Milan), in the halls of the Cologne Philharmonia, Vienna Opera, the Bolshoi and Mariinsky Theatres of Russia and others. He performs regularly at the St.Petersburg Philharmonic Grand Hall. For the last 10 years he played more than 50 concerts (recitals, symphonic evenings) at the Grand Hall of the Moscow Conservatoire. He performs with all major Russian and foreign orchestras and conductors.

Mr. Fedotov performs with the pianist Galina Petrova all solo recitals and chamber concerts. He took part in many prestigious International Festivals, recorded CDs with the “Melodia”, “Art & Electronics”, “Disctronic”, “Gold Club”, “DML—Classics”, etc. He is a jury-member of International Vilinists Competitions, President of the Association of Tchaikovsky Competition Stars. In 2000 he was elected as Academician of the Petrov Science and Art Academy (St.Petersburg). He leads master classes in Germany, Spain, Japan, Croatia and Australia.

Elena Tarosyan was born in 1993 in Omsk into a musical family. She began studying violin at the age of five. She studied at the Novosibirsk Specialized Music School, then at the Moscow State Conservatory where she studied under Professor Eduard Grach. After her graduation Ms. Tarosyan took up the position of Assistant Professor at the Conservatory. In June 2018, she won the 1st All-Russian Competition for Symphony Orchestra Artists and took up the position of the first concertmaster of the Russian National Youth Symphony Orchestra (RNYSO).

Ms. Tarosyan has won an impressive number of national and international violin competitions including Kloster-Schöntale Competition (Germany), Baltic Constellation in St. Petersburg, Art and Education of the XXI Century, Violin of the North in Yakutsk (Grand Prix), International Competition for Young Performers (Greece, Grand Prix) and Youth Delphic games of Russia in Tver (Gold Medal), Astana International Violin Competition (Gran Prix) and Rudof Gummert I International Competition (Gran Prix).

Also she is the prize winner of XVII Tchaikovsky International Competition in Moscow (III prize), J. Szigeti International Competition in Budapest (IV prize), M. Lavrinovich Competition in Poland (II prize), A. Yampolsky Competition (II prize), D. Oistrakh Competition in Moscow, E. Mravinsky Competition in St. Petersburg (II prize), in Vladivostok International Competition (II prize) and Eduard Grach International Violin Competition.

Elena Tarosyan is a six-time participant in the Keshet Eilon International Master Courses in Israel. She took part in master classes of such outstanding musicians as Boris Kuschnir, Zakhar Bron, Chaim Taub, Rosa Fine, Vadim Gluzman, Itzhak Rashkovsky, Ani Shnarkh, Anton Barakhovsky.

Elena Tarosyan takes an active part in the Moscow State Philharmonic Society concert programs, regularly performing at the Moscow Conservatory Great Hall and Tchaikovsky Concert Hall. She has performed under the batons of such eminent conductors as Valery Gergiev, Alexander Lazarev, Vladimir Fedoseev, Mikhail Jurowski, Alexander Sladkovsky, Thomas Sanderling, Yuri Simonov, Jean-Christophe Spinosi, Yulian Rakhlin, Marius Stravinsky, Valentin Uryupin, Dimitris Botinis, Alexey Rubin, Denis Vlasenko, Igor Manasherov.

Elena also regularly performs with the Moskovia Chamber Orchestra under the baton of Eduard Grach and plays solo programs in the Moscow Philharmonic Chamber Hall and The Tchaikovsky Concert Hall. She is a participant in the Young Talents Program of the Moscow Philharmonic Society, as well as an artist of the St. Petersburg Music House. As a soloist, Ms. Tarosyan is touring actively in Russia, Europe and Japan.