Leonid Gorokhov studied at the St Petersburg Conservatoire with Anatoli Nikitin and took part in masterclasses with Daniil Shafran. Following early successes at the Concertino Praha International Competition for Young Performers and the All-Russia Cello Competition, he won First Prize in the 1986 Geneva Concours International d'Execution Musicale where he was also awarded the Grand Prix Patek Philippe and the Paul Strait Prize. A highlight of 1987 was the accolade of the Premier Grand Prix in the Paris Chamber Music Competition. In 1995 the European Association for Encouragement of the Arts and the Fondation des Prix Européens awarded Leonid Gorokhov the European Prize for Cultural Achievement, which 'recognises exceptional talent and outstanding artistic accomplishment'. Now a Professor at the Royal College of Music he was proud to be awarded British Citizenship in 1998. His discography includes recordings of Boccherini, Debussy, Haydn, Kodaly, Martinu, Shostakovich, Tchaikovsky and Tortelier for Melodiya. For Supraphon he has recorded concertos by Martinu and Saint-Saens with the Brno Philharmonic conducted by Lord Menuhin and an album of works by Prokofiev, Shostakovich, and Stravinsky.

Level: Advanced Intermediate level students, High level students and Post- graduates
Days: 8th to 11th of July
Fee
Active participants: 175 €
Listeners: 85 €