Artists

A well-known Turkish actor and star of such TV series as Magnificent Century, Endless Love, and others.

Throughout his meteoric career, he has received numerous awards worldwide for his outstanding performances.

In 2012, he was named “Man of the Year” by GQ magazine, and in 2017, he was recognized as the most talked-about actor.

Today, Burak Özçivit is an international star with a fan base of millions worldwide.

An opera singer who captivates audiences with both his magnificent voice and striking appearance.

A soloist at the B. A. Pokrovsky Chamber Stage of the Bolshoi Theatre and a trainee soloist at the K. S. Stanislavsky and V. I. Nemirovich-Danchenko Moscow Academic Music Theatre.

In 2017, he was a recipient of the Presidential Award “Young Talents of Russia”, supported by Russian President Vladimir Putin.

A true prima donna of the opera stage, a vibrant and stylish singer who is equally compelling in classical arias, jazz improvisations, and old romances.

A celebrated opera diva, she captivates audiences not only with her impeccable technique and distinctive timbre, but also with her outstanding acting skills and meticulous attention to every aspect of her artistic image.

Her first name, which translates from Abkhaz as “golden-eyed,” and her surname, meaning “she-wolf,” reflect an artist known for her exacting standards in everything from vocals and dramaturgy to her appearance.

Denis Matsuev’s name is synonymous with the traditions of the legendary Russian piano school and the consistently outstanding quality of his concert performances.

In 2014, Denis Matsuev had the honor of performing at the official Closing Ceremony of the XXII Winter Olympic Games in Sochi.

In April 2014, UNESCO appointed Denis Matsuev as a UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador.

In 2016, Denis Matsuev was awarded the Order of Honour and became a recipient of the Russian Government Prize in Culture for the international music festival Stars on Baikal.

Opera singer at the Vienna State Opera.

As a teenager, she began participating in and winning academic vocal competitions. In 2013, she won First Prize at Plácido Domingo’s international opera singers competition.

Following this achievement, Aida gained international recognition, further boosted by her joint performance with Plácido Domingo in China.

In February 2017, she released her debut album, Aida. After performing the role of the Queen of Shemakha in the opera The Golden Cockerel, she was nominated for a 2018 Grammy Award.

Opera singer.

While still a student, he became a soloist with the Bashkir State Opera and Ballet Theatre. In 1998, he made his debut at the Mariinsky Theatre.

In 2011, his album featuring Verdi’s Requiem received two Grammy Awards. In 2013, he was awarded the Golden Mask.

Since 2014, Abdrazakov has served as the Artistic Director of the Elena Obraztsova International Academy of Music.

“She is a soprano with star power in the best sense, a charismatic expressivity that pervades every element of her performance.”
— The New York Times

Moscow Nights organized the following concerts:

July 7, 2015 — Grand Hall of the Moscow Conservatory

October 21, 2019 — Grand Hall of the Moscow Conservatory

He graduated from the Komitas State Conservatory of Yerevan, studying under Rafael Hakobyan. While still a student, he became a soloist with the Alexander Spendiaryan Armenian National Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre, where he performed the roles of Georges Germont in Verdi’s La Traviata and Sharpless in Puccini’s Madama Butterfly.

A legendary band with a unique sense of style, musical taste, and an ability to create high-quality, sophisticated arrangements that set them apart on the Russian pop scene.

A’Studio performs romantic dance-pop and rock. Beneath the effortless pop appeal of their music lies an independent band of musicians who are not affiliated with any production center or record label. They write their own songs and make their own decisions about what to perform.

Asmik Grigoryan has twice been awarded Lithuania’s main theatre prize, the Golden Cross of the Stage: in 2005, for her debut as Violetta on the stage of the Lithuanian Opera and Ballet Theatre; and in 2010, for her role as Mrs. Lovett in the musical Sweeney Todd at the City Opera Theatre in Vilnius.

Elchin Azizov has been invited to become a soloist at the Bolshoi Theatre for 33 years now, and by now his repertoire includes dozens of leading roles in world opera. Among them are Ebn‑Hakia (from P. Tchaikovsky’s *Iolanta*), Escamillo (from C. Bizet’s *Carmen*), Grigory Gryaznoy (from N. Rimsky‑Korsakov’s *The Tsar’s Bride*), Scarpia (from G. Puccini’s *Tosca*), and others. In 2015, the artist made his debut at the Metropolitan Opera in the role of Ebn‑Hakia in P. I. Tchaikovsky’s opera “Iolanta”.

Russian trumpeter, producer, Honored Artist of the Republic of Tatarstan. Winner of the “Musician of the Year” award according to “Radio Jazz 89.1”. Author of five solo albums. Since 2016, Artistic Director of the “Wind of Change” Festival (Kazan). In January 2020, the project was presented on the stage of Carnegie Hall. Since 2019, Artistic Director of the “Jazz Summer with Eilenberg” festival at the P.I. Tchaikovsky Concert Hall.

Valery Syutkin’s romantic hero fully embodies everything that is commonly associated with this image: natural charm, modesty, intelligence, and a unique style. However, the apparent lightness and carefree nature only appeared after many years of hard work.

Vladimir Vladimirovich Presnyakov is an эстрадный singer, composer, and arranger. His father, Vladimir Presnyakov Sr., was the leader of the vocal‑instrumental ensemble (VIA) What the Guitars Sing, where his mother, Elena Kobzeva, was the lead singer. Starting in 1975, his parents became soloists in the popular VIA Samotsvety.

Daniel Lozakovich was born in 2001 in Stockholm. He first saw a violin when he was 6.5 years old and immediately decided that he would become a violinist. Just two years after starting lessons, he made his debut as a soloist with the Moscow Virtuosi chamber orchestra under the direction of Vladimir Spivakov. In June 2016, the musician signed an exclusive agreement with Deutsche Grammophon and began his long‑term collaboration with the label.

Over the 20 years of its existence, the KVATro group has become a mark of distinction and a benchmark of quality for the domestic pop scene. In 2024, the musicians reunited in the “golden” lineup, which marked the beginning of the group’s history. Sunny Anton Sergeev, romantic Anton Boglevsky, tough Denis Vertunov, and charismatic Vitaly Chirva, the author of the hits “The Adventurer,” “20 Years of KVATro,” and “Don’t Remember Me Badly.”

Larisa Dolina is Russia’s best jazz singer, the undisputed “queen of jazz” in the country, a People’s Artist of Russia, and a holder of the Orders of Friendship and Honor. She is a three‑time winner of Russia’s national music award, the Ovation. The неизменно stylish singer captivates the audience every time with the exceptional quality of her vocals and her temperamental, artistic performance. During her performances, the artist boldly combines jazz, pop, and academic music.

Alexander Panayotov is a singer with a unique voice, a master of vocal improvisation, a talented composer and musician, a finalist of the “People’s Artist‑1” project, and a finalist and silver medalist in the fifth season of the “Voice” show. His musical style includes pop, soul, jazz, funk, R’n’B, lounge, and dance.

In 1976, he entered the Music College named after. Mussorgsky in the saxophone class. While still a student, Igor began playing in David Goloshchekin's ensemble. Around the same time, Igor Butman participated in concerts and recordings of Sergey Kuryokhin's Popular Mechanics, as well as the Kino and Aquarium groups.

Christoph Barati is one of the most outstanding violinists of his generation in Hungary. At a competition in Gorizia (Italy) in 1995, Barati won the first prize, and in October 2010 he won the VI International Violin Competition. Paganini in Moscow. In 2014, he was awarded Hungary's highest cultural award, the Kossuth Prize. He is active in concert activities. He plays the violin “Lady Harmsworth,” which was created in 1703 by Antonio Stradivari.

He doesn’t strive to dance better than others, but he wants to dance better than himself — that’s Mikhail Baryshnikov in a nutshell. He was called the greatest ballet dancer of the last century. He is one of the select few Russians who influenced the fate of world ballet.

Bel Suono is the only piano trio in the world that performs in the progressive genre of classical crossover. Bel Suono’s repertoire includes the best examples of classical and contemporary music in a unique arrangement, as well as new compositions written by the group’s soloists. Kirill Gushchin, Anton Mosenkov, and Nikita Khabin are true virtuosos who graduated from the Moscow Conservatory and its postgraduate program.

Mot is an artist under the Black Star label. The author of the songs “How Old” (feat. Valery Meladze), “Soprano” (feat. Anya Lora), “Trap,” “Absolutely Everything” (feat. Bianka), “Day and Night,” and the recipient of numerous prestigious music awards, he skillfully combined elements of soul, hip‑hop, pop, and dance music, resulting in a unique and unlike any other sound.

Participant of numerous jazz festivals, both in Russia and abroad, graduate of the Moscow State Music School. Gnessin and RAM named after them. He very quickly took a leading position in the younger generation of jazz musicians. Peter is already a soloist in three major Moscow big bands and is very active on the club jazz scene. He currently leads his own "Big Jazz Orchestra".

Tom Jones is a popular singer of Welsh origin, a rock and roll star, a Grammy Award winner (1966), an Oscar winner (1997), and a knight. In 1968, Tom Jones released a new album, “Delilah,” with the hit of the same name. The record stayed at the top of the European hit parade for several weeks.

Hiromi, a petite pianist and composer from Japan, is a phenomenon of the modern jazz scene. They say she combines the genius of Oscar Peterson and Franz Liszt: she possesses an astonishing freedom of improvisation, an amazing harmonic sense, and extraordinary virtuosity. Hiromi has long since won the recognition of both the public and critics in the jazz world and beyond.

José Cura is a welcome guest on the stages of all the major opera houses. A singer, composer, conductor, opera director, set designer, and charismatic leader, he is deeply loved all over the world. After a concert at the Metropolitan Opera, José Cura was awarded the title of “the fourth tenor of the world” after Luciano Pavarotti, Plácido Domingo, and José Carreras.

Dmitry Malikov is a Russian singer, composer, pianist and producer, a People's Artist of Russia. He has been working on the professional stage for over 35 years, combining pop music with classical and instrumental art. He is the author of popular songs and instrumental works, and the creator of the PIANOMANIA project.

Conductor, patron of the arts. People’s Artist of Russia. Since 2010, he has been the artistic director and chief conductor of the State Symphony Orchestra of the Republic of Tatarstan. Over the eleven years of his work with the State Symphony Orchestra of the Republic of Tatarstan, he has radically changed the situation, significantly raising the status of the ensemble in the musical and public life of the Republic of Tatarstan and the entire country, effectively implementing in practice modern formats of professional work at the international level.

Vladimir Spivakov is a People’s Artist of the USSR, Armenia, Ukraine, North Ossetia–Alania, the Republic of Dagestan, Kabardino‑Balkaria, and the Republic of Bashkortostan. In 1979, together with a group of like‑minded musicians, Vladimir Spivakov founded the chamber orchestra “Virtuosi of Moscow,” becoming its permanent artistic director, conductor, and soloist.

Honored Artist of Russia Konstantin Orbelian became the first foreigner to be awarded this honorary title. He has been nominated for a Grammy Award three times. Maestro Orbelian’s numerous achievements have been recognized with state awards: in May 2001, Maestro Orbelian was awarded the Ellis Island Medal of Honor; in Russia, in 2011, he received the Order of Friendship; and in 2015, he was awarded the Order of Friendship of the Republic of Armenia.

One of the most sought‑after conductors in Russia and the world. Fabio can be called “the most famous Italian in the musical circles of modern Russia.” Since 2013, he has been the artistic director of the St. Petersburg State Theatre “Music Hall,” and the chief conductor of two of its ensembles: the symphony orchestra “Northern Symphony” and the chamber orchestra “Northern Symphonietta.” Since 2018, he has been appointed chief conductor of the Moscow symphony orchestra “Russian Philharmonic.”

The name of Philip Chizhevsky is well known to everyone who is interested in the musical life of the capital. The conductor, who received the Golden Mask for “The Triumph of Time and Insensibility,” is known for the precision and, at the same time, the originality of his performances of musical works. In 2008, together with Maria Grilekhs, he founded the Questa Musica ensemble, with which he took part in many projects in Russia and abroad.

Yuri Abramovich Bashmet is the world’s first violist. An outstanding musician who, for the first time in the history of music, made the viola a full‑fledged solo instrument. In 1992, Y. Bashmet re‑established the Chamber Ensemble “Soloists of Moscow”. Since 2002, Yuri Bashmet has been the artistic director and chief conductor of the State Symphony Orchestra “New Russia”.

“The Virtuosi of Moscow” is among the best chamber orchestras in the world, with a constant and appreciative audience everywhere, recognition, and the highest reputation, which has been earned through years of hard and creative work. Here, each musician is a bright individual, and together they form an ensemble of world‑class standing.

In 2016, the State Orchestra celebrated its 80th anniversary. Over the years, outstanding musicians headed the orchestra — Alexander Gauk, Nathan Rachlin, Konstantin Ivanov, and Evgeny Svetlanov. In 2011, the world‑famous musician Vladimir Yurovsky was appointed artistic director of the ensemble.