“I was bowled over when I first heard Leonid Gorokhov in a concert a few months ago. With a sound reminiscent of the legendary Emanuel Feuermann, Gorokhov is one of those rare artists who combines a natural communicative skill with awesome technical command.” -Jeremy Nicholas, Classic FM Magazine

 

 

Violinist: Leonid Sorokov

 

Leonid Sorokov was born in 1954 in what is now St. Petersburg and began playing the violin at the age of five at the music school of St. Petersburg. Subsequently, he went on to continue his studies at the prestigious Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory with Prof. J. and E. Jankelewitsch Tschugajewa graduating in 1978 with honours.

 

 

Cellist: Hekun Wu

 

Wu enjoys a versatile career as a concert cellist, conductor and chamber musician. He has performed in such cities include Shanghai, Paris, New York, Boston, Chicago, Tokyo, and Taipei, and has been featured on numerous radio and television broadcasts. The Boston Globe described his playing as "bold and very full of conviction, given unusually supple rubato that was beautiful," and the China Times praised his "virtuosic technique with thoughtful and poetic expressivity."

 

 

 

Brahms Violin Sonata in A Major, op. 100

Brahms Violin Sonata in D minor op. 108

- Intermission-

 

Schostakovich Piano Trio No 2 E minor op. 67