Nikita Lyutikov was born in 1991 in Saint Petersburg. He graduated the Saint-Petersburg State Conservatory of N.A. Rimsky-Korsakov. From 2014 he is a soloist of the symphony orchestra in the D.D. Shostakovich Saint-Petersburg academic philharmonia. Nikita is a laureate of a number of international competitions. In 2005 Nikita Lyutikov became a grant holder of the Maestro Temirkanov International Foundation for Cultural Initiatives, and the Ministry for Culture of Russia “Young Talents”, and a grant holder of the Saint-Petersburg Music House and JSB “Russia” in 2010. He performs together with numerous symphony orchestras such as the honored group of Russian orchestra of the Saint-Petersburg Philharmonic Society, Symphony Orchestra of the Saint-Petersburg Capella, State Academic Orchestra of Saint- Petersburg, Yale University Symphony Orchestra (New York), Swedish Wind Ensemble.

Alexander Ramm is one of the prominent Russian cellists. He was born in 1988 in Vladivostok. Graduated from the Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatoire; сontinued his studies at the Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler in Berlin. Ramm is a Prize-winner at the Beijing International Music Competition (Grand-Prix, 2010) and many other international competitions. Since 2012 he has been a soloist at the St Petersburg House of Music, and since 2011 he has featured in concert programmes of the Moscow State Philharmonic, including the project Stars of the 21st Century. Easter Festival. Has toured to many towns and cities in Russia and abroad.

Anna Odintsova graduated from the Tchaikovsky Moscow State Conservatory and completed her postgraduate studies there in 2016 under the guidance of Alexander Bonduriansky. Participated in masterclasses by Klaus Hellwig, Vincenzo Balzani, Leonel Morales, Vladimir Mischouk. Prize-winner at the Jugend musiziert Federal Competition (Erlangen, Germany, 2005; 2nd prize), the Modern Art and Education International Competition and Festival (Moscow – Ruza (Moscow Region), 2007; 2nd prize), the International Balys Dvarionas Competition for Young Pianists and Violinists (Vilnius, 2008; 1st prize and special prize), the Moscow Romantic Music Festival (2009) and the International Stasys Vainiūnas Competition for Pianists and Chamber Ensembles (Vilnius, 2010; 4th prize). In 2012 together with cellist Alexander Ramm she took 4th prize at the Swedish International Duo Competition (Katrineholm). In 2015 she won the special prize as best accompanist in the cello category at the XV International Tchaikovsky Competition.

Andrei Telkov was born in Voronezh in 1991. He continued his studies at the St Petersburg State Rimsky-Korsakov Conservatoire in 2009. Telkov is a prize-winner of the International Charles Hennen Chamber Ensembles’ Competition (Heerlen, the Netherlands), the International Frédéric Chopin Piano Competition (Narva, Estonia), the International Robert Schumann Contest for Pianists and Singers (Zwickau, Germany), and the winner of the International Jāzeps Vītols Piano Competition in Riga (Latvia). Telkov was named Best Concert Master at the Mravinsky International Competition for Youth in St Petersburg, the International Knushevitsky Cello Competition in Saratov, and the All-Russian Music Competition in Moscow.

This concert is not included in the discount programme of the Moscow Concert Hall “Zaryadye”.