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KIRILL TROUSSOV AND ALEXANDRA TROUSSOVA
27 - 28 February 2026

Foto di Kirill Troussov (a destra) e Alexandra Troussova (a sinistra)

Kirill Troussov and Alexandra Troussova open the 2026 edition of the project “Casa Stradivari Artists in Residence” with two days dedicated to violin making and music, with the support of Fondazione Cariplo and in collaboration with Fondazione Teatro A. Ponchielli.

with the support of

MASTERCLASS AND ROUNDTABLE

Friday 27 February 2026

3.30 pm – 6.30 pm

Ridotto of the Teatro A. Ponchielli – Cremona

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  • Violin masterclass

    3.30 pm – 5.00

 

  • Roundtable
    Violin making and music with Kirill Troussov and Alexandra Troussova

    5.00 pm – 6.30 pm

 

The meetings are open to violin makers, students of the Conservatoire and Musicology, as well as to music enthusiasts.
Free admission, subject to availability.

 

 

 

CONCERT

Saturday 28 February 2026

8.30 pm

Teatro A. Ponchielli – Cremona

Tickets are available at the Theatre box office and online via Vivaticket.

 

 

Kirill Troussov, violin

Alexandra Troussova, piano

Musiche by L. van Beethoven, H. Wieniawski, J. Brahms, P. de Sarasate.

 

 

Programme:

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 5 in F major, Op. 24, “Spring”

 

Henryk Wieniawski (1835-1880)

Légende, Op. 17

Polonaise de Concert in D major, Op. 4

 

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 3 in D minor, Op. 108

 

Pablo de Sarasate (1844-1908)

Zigeunerweisen, op. 20

Further information: https://www.teatroponchielli.it/spettacolo/kirill-troussov-alexandra-troussova/

Project realised with the support of Fondazione Cariplo

The project “Casa Stradivari Artists in Residence” is realised with the support of Fondazione Cariplo.

Fondazione Cariplo supports socially beneficial projects related to arts and culture, the environment, social services and scientific research in Lombardy and in the provinces of Novara and Verbano-Cusio-Ossola. Since 1991, it has supported 40,040 non-profit projects, donating over €4.25 billion.

Further information is available at www.fondazionecariplo.it.

Kirill Troussov

Supported and guided by Sir Yehudi Menuhin at a young age, Kirill Troussov is now widely recognised as one of the leading violinists of his generation. The international press describes his playing: “…impressive elegance, irreproachable technique, an exceptional musical sensitivity and sonorities of immaculate beauty…” Kirill Troussov is a regular guest in prestigious concert halls and renowned international music festivals all over the world.

 

Collaboration with celebrated conductors such as Sir Neville Marriner, Vladimir Fedoseyev, Daniele Gatti, Lawrence Foster, Jiri Belohlàvek, Michail Jurowski, David Stern, Christoph Poppen, Vladimir Spivakov, Mikko Frank and Louis Langrée as well as with major orchestras such as the Staatskapelle Berlin, Leipzig Gewandhaus, Orchestre de Paris, Orchestre National de Lyon, Orchestre National de France, Radio Orchestra of Hessischer Rundfunk, Radio Symphony Orchestra of Baden-Baden, Munich Philharmonic Orchestra and Bamberg Symphony Orchestra has brought him among others to Tonhalle Zürich, Berliner Philharmonie, Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Palais des Beaux Arts Brüssel, Théâtre du Châtelet, Théâtre des Champs Elysées, De Doelen, NCPA in Beijing, Suntory Hall in Tokyo, Auditorio Nacional de Musica in Madrid, Verbier Festival, Schleswig-Holstein Festival and Menuhin Festival Gstaad.

 

Passion for chamber music and friendship connects Kirill Troussov with artists like Sol Gabetta, Yuja Wang, Daniel Hope, Joshua Bell, Gautier und Renaud Capucon, Yuri Bashmet, Mischa Maisky, Elisabeth Leonskaja, Julian Rachlin, Christian Zacharias und Natalia Gutman. Substitution for Gidon Kremer in Paris, Asia Tour with the Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra, his spectacular performance at the BBC Proms and his activity as jury member at international competitions, a.o. at the Schoenfeld International String Competition, the Eugene Ysaÿe and the Carl Flesch Competitions are just some of numerous highlights of his past concert seasons.

 

His international awards include the European cultural award “Pro-Europa”, the Davidoff-Prize of the Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival, the international Yamaha Prize and the Reuters-Prize of the Verbier Festival. Kirill Troussov regularly gives master classes at the Mozarteum Salzburg, Colburn School Los Angeles, Beijing and Nanjing Central Conservatory, European Music Institute Vienna, in Cremona, Milan, Madrid, Dublin, Berlin, Munich, Oslo, Budapest, USA, Hong Kong and Japan. Since 2021 he is Chairman and Artistic Director of the “Hong Kong International Young Musicians Competition” and Vice President and Artistic director of the Carl Flesch Competition in Hungary.

 

His CD-recordings among others by EMI-Classics, Warner Classics, Dabringhaus&Grimm, Naxos and Farao Classics have been repeatedly awarded and highly praised by the international press.

Since 2023 the Label “Orchid Classics” releases the series “Kirill Troussov Live”, where over 40 of his celebrated live concert performances will be available on all audio-streaming platforms. Meanwhile this series reached 2,5 millions streams.

 

In 2024 Kirill Troussov founds “Sarasate Academy” in Madrid, Spain and the “Engers Academy” near Frankfurt, Germany. Furthermore he takes over the position of Artistic Advisor of the international Music Festival “Kaposfest” in Hungary as well as the position of Artistic Director of the "Festival International de Musica Pago de la Jaraba", Spain and of the international Music Festival “Ammerseerenade” near Munich, Germany.

 

Furthermore, from 1 October 2025 Kirill Troussov will assume the position of Professor of Violin at the University of Music and Theatre Munich (HMTM), Germany. He completed his studies with Zakhar Bron and Christoph Poppen. His mentors have been Igor Oistrach, Herman Krebbers and Sir Yehudi Menuhin.

Alexandra Troussova

During her international career, Alexandra Troussova has worked with distinguished conductors such as Lorin Maazel, Neville Marriner, Antoni Witt, Volker Schmidt-Gertenbach, Walter Weller, Gerd Albrecht, Joseph Suk, Kaspar Zendner, Arie van Beek, Wolfgang Gönnenwein and Michel Tilkin.

Her acclaimed performances have taken her to renowned concert halls including the Konzerthaus Berlin, Prinzregententheater Munich, Kurhaus Wiesbaden, Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Théâtre du Châtelet, Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, Auditorium du Louvre in Paris, Opéra de Lyon, Tonhalle Zürich, Gulbenkian Foundation Lisbon, Opéra de Monte-Carlo, Conservatoire Royal de Bruxelles and Auditorio Nacional de Música in Madrid.

She is regularly invited to prestigious international music festivals, among them the Verbier Festival, Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival, Festival Carinthischer Sommer, Festival de Saint-Denis, Festival La Folle Journée, Festival de musique de Sully, Festival Piano aux Jacobins, Festival Piano à Auxerre, Festival Saint-Riquier, Festival Septembre Musical, Florilegio Musical Salmantino, Al Bustan Festival, Festival de Lanaudière, Ludwigsburger Schlossfestspiele and Klavierfestival Ruhr.

As a chamber musician, she collaborates with a wide range of distinguished artists including Frans Helmerson, Sarah Chang, Nils Mönkemeyer, Alexander Knjasev, David Guerrier and Benedict Kloeckner.

Alexandra Troussova enjoys worldwide success in a duo with her brother, the violinist Kirill Troussov. Both based in Munich, the siblings are recognised as one of the few sibling duos of world-class calibre.

Their joint recordings – including releases for EMI Classics, Dabringhaus & Grimm and Orchid Classics – have been repeatedly awarded and highly praised by the international press.

Numerous radio recordings and television broadcasts in Germany, France, Italy, Belgium, Canada and the United States demonstrate Alexandra Troussova’s pianistic versatility.

She studied with James Tocco, Dimitri Bashkirov, Vadim Suchanov and Alfredo Perl.

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