Alexander Lonquich & Nikita Magaloff
Biography Alexander Lonquich & Nikita Magaloff
Alexander Lonquich
Born in 1960 in Trier, Germany, Alexander Lonquich studied in Cologne with Astrid Schmidt, with Neuhaus at the Conservatory there, and, from 1972, at the Academy of Music. Between 1976 and 1980, he continued his studies in Essen with Paul Badura Skoda, and following this, went on to courses in advanced studies with A. Jasinski in Stüttgart, and Ilonka Deckers in Milan. After several successful performances in Germany, he won first prize at the “A. Casagrande” International Competition in Terni in 1977 and since then each year he has been a guest of the most prestigious Italian concert societies. He tours regularly abroad. Lonquich is passionately committed to chamber music collaborating frequently as a duet with Nikita Magaloff, Paul Badura Skoda, Dino Asciolla, Pietro Borgonovo and Michael Faust as a Duet.
Nikita Magaloff
Born in Petersburg in 1912, Nikita Magaloff began his studies in Finland (where his family had taken shelter after the 1917 revolution) guided by Alessandro Siloti, Liszt’s pupil and Rachmaninoff’s cousin and teacher. Afterwards he studied in Paris, under the guidance of Isidor Philipp. When he was 17 he obtained his diploma and was awarded the first prize. On this occasion, Maurice Ravel said about him: «A great musician is born, a really extraordinary one». He achieved his first international successes playing with Joseph Szigeti, the famous violinist. After the war he was one of the first musicians who played in Paris and, after 1947, in USA. Among the countless outstanding events of his career may be mentionned the first performance of Prokofiev’s «VII Sonata», that of Strawinsky’s «Capriccio» under the direction of the composer, «tournées» in Europe, USA, Japan and Israel. He has been often and regurarly present among the judges of the most important intemational competitions (Leeds, Warsaw, Bruxelles, Lucerne) always alert to the eventual discovery of talented persons among the young generations. He recorded pieces of music from Liszt Tchaikowsky, Weber, Srtawinsky'. Brahms, Granados and, recently, Chopins’s «opera omnia». Nikita Magaloff is an unexecelled interpreter of Chopin’s works which he presented in the most important European cities.
