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“… Russian brand of virtuosity…wonderful…heroic performance… |
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impressed audience and jury alike…” |
| Strad, London – New York |
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The Washington Post, Washington
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| Winners of the 1998 Vittorio Gui International Chamber Music Competition in Florence, Italy as well as recipients of the top prize and a Premio Speciale della Critica of the 2001 Premio Trio di Trieste International Chamber Music Competition in Italy, Andrey Chekmazov and Irina Nuzova are ranked among premiere young chamber ensembles on the concert stage today. |
| The Chekmazov-Nuzova Duo was formed in Moscow, Russia, in 1998 when Ms. Nuzova and Mr.Chekmazov were students of Alexander Satz at the Gnessin Institute of Music and Natalia Shakhovskaya at Moscow Conservatory. They continued their education at The Juilliard School in New York as pupils of Harvey Shapiro and Oxana Yablonskaya. |
| Upon the arrival to the United States in 1992 the Duo was invited by the members of the Emerson String Quartet to perform at Hampton-Sydney Music festival in Virginia where their recital was described by local press as a”…knock out performance…”. |
| Mr. Chekmazov and Ms. Nuzova played a number of recitals in the universities in the US such as Princeton, Seton Hall, Rutgers in New Jersey and Salisbury State University in Maryland. Also Chekmazov-Nuzova Duo gave recitals at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, Steinway Hall, Merkin Concert Hall , Irish-American Historical Society , Trinity Church Concert Series in New York, Arbor Chamber Music Concert Series in New Jersey, and the Robbie Collomore Series in Connecticut. In February 2001 Mr.Tchekmazov and Ms.Nuzova were invited as honorable guest artists to perform at the Russian Embassy in Washington DC. |
| The Chekmazov-Nuzova Duo's recent concert activities included a tour in Italy where the Duo performed at prestigious Amici della Musica Concert Series in Florence, Italy; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Hermitage Museum in St.Petersburg and Moscow Conservatory, Russia and the Phillips Collection Gallery in Washington DC. |
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