MISCHA MAISKY AND THE VERBIER FESTIVAL SOLOISTS

Marc Bouchkov, violin, has carved his international career as one of the unique artists of the new generation, performing with leading orchestras and conductors across Europe. He received his first violin lessons at the age of five from his grandfather. Marc Bouchkov studied under Professors Claire Bernard and Boris Garlitzky. He completed his postgraduate studies at the Kronberg Academy. Since 2018, Marc Bouchkov has studied under Professor Eduard Wulfson. His orchestral appearances include performances with the Mariinsky Theater Symphony Orchestra, the Frankfurt Radio Symphony, the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, and the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra, among others. As a soloist, Marc Bouchkov has appeared in many of the world’s most prestigious concert halls, such as Wigmore Hall in London, Carnegie Hall in New York, Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, and Tonhalle in Zürich, while as a chamber musician he is a regular guest of the Verbier Festival. Marc Bouchkov released his first album for the Harmonia Mundi label, featuring the world premiere of two pieces by Eugène Ysaÿe and the two of his own compositions. The album was well received and was awarded a Diapason d’Or and a Diapason Découverte. He currently holds teaching positions at the Conservatoire royal de Liège and the International Academy of Music in Liechtenstein.

Sascha Maisky, violin, began his violin studies at the age of three. His early professors included Leonid Kerbel, Leon Souroujon, and Igor Oistrakh, and later, when at the age of twelve he enrolled at the oldest Purcell School of Music in London, he continued to study under Professors Macej Rakowski and Evgueny Grach. Sascha Maisky has had the privilege of receiving musical guidance from star musicians such as Julian Rachlin, Maxim Vengerov, Felix Andrievsky, Itzhak Rashkovsky, Vadim Gluzman, Edvard Grach, Nam-Yun Kim, and Dmitri Sitkovetsky. Having completed his studies in England, he moved to Vienna where his Professor was Boris Kuschnir. Sascha Maisky has appeared in the world's most prestigious venues such as the Berlin Philharmonie, the Elbphilharmonie, the Köln Philharmonie, the Suntory Hall in Tokyo, the Tonhalle in Zürich, and the Wiener Musikverein. He regularly performs at the Verbier and Lugano Festivals alongside artists such as Martha Argerich, Julian Rachlin, Janine Jansen, Maxim Rysanov, and Yuri Bashmet. He also performs in a trio with his father, cellist Mischa Maisky, and sister, pianist Lily Maisky, often performing Beethoven's Triple Concerto.

Mischa Maisky, a cellist and world-class musician, is a regular guest at major international festivals. He has collaborated with such conductors as Leonard Bernstein, Lorin Maazel, Carlo Maria Giulini, Zubin Meta, Riccardo Muti, Giuseppe Sinopoli, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Daniel Barenboim, James Levine, Charles Dutoit, Yuri Temirkanov, Mariss Jansons, Valery Gergiev, Paavo Järvi, and Gustavo Dudamel. His musician partnerships have included artists such as Martha Argerich, Radu Lupu, Evgeny Kissin, Itzhak Perlman, Lang Lang, Yuri Bashmet, Vadim Repin, Maxim Vengerov, Joshua Bell, Julian Rachlin, to name just a few. One of the highlights of his career was the year 2000, when he gave over a hundred concerts on a worldwide Bach tour. As an exclusive Deutsche Grammophon artist, for more than three decades he has made over thirty-five recordings with such orchestras as the Vienna, Berlin, and Israel Philharmonics, the London Symphony, L’Orchestre de Paris, the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, the Chamber Orchestra of Europe, and others. In 2018, Mischa Maisky released the album Adagietto with his daughter the pianist Lily Maisky. He has recorded Bach’s Cello Suites as many as three times, and his Suite No. 1 has more than 45 million views on YouTube. In his successful career, Mischa Maisky has received numerous awards and recognitions.

Lily Maisky, pianist and exclusive Steinway artist, began playing the piano at the age of four with Lyl Tiempo, also studying with Hagit Kerbel, Ilana Davids, and Alan Weiss. Lily Maisky was a student of the oldest Purcell School of Music in London, and she has attended master classes held by renowned artists such as Martha Argerich, Dmitri Bashkirov, Joseph Kalichstein, Pavel Gililov, and Vitalij Margulis, to name a few. She holds concerts throughout Europe, the Far East, and North and South America. Lily Maisky has performed at many of the world’s great festivals, such as the Verbier Festival, Progetto Martha Argerich in Lugano, the Edinburgh Festival, and the Miyazaki Festival in Japan, among others. In chamber ensembles, she regularly performs with her father, cellist Mischa Maisky, as well as in a trio with her father and brother. Lily Maisky has performed with Julian Rachlin, Janine Jansen, Renaud Capuçon, Maxim Rysanov, Gérard Caussé, Martha Argerich, and others. She has released several recordings for Deutsche Grammophon, EMI, and Avanti Classic, and has been broadcasted on radio and television worldwide. She is the proud owner of the last instrument of the legendary pianist Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli.