A Conversation about Natalia Shakhovskaya

From March 26 to 29, 2026, the Moscow Musical Theatre "Helikon-Opera" will host the IV All-Russian Cello Academy – an educational event for professional cello performers, students, and graduates of music schools.

The academy will feature open masterclasses by renowned cellists, lectures by professionals on topics relevant to musicians, and a final concert featuring all the teachers and students who participated in the academy's masterclasses.

On March 26, a discussion was held about the outstanding cellist, teacher, and People's Artist of the USSR, Natalia Shakhovskaya. Participants in the discussion included:

Olga Galochkina, cellist, associate professor at the Tchaikovsky Moscow Conservatory and teacher at the Central Music School (Academy of Performing Arts), Honored Cultural Worker of the Russian Federation;

Kirill Rodin, cellist, laureate of the International Tchaikovsky Competition. Tchaikovsky, Professor of the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory, Professor Emeritus of the Beijing Conservatory, and soloist of the Moscow Philharmonic;

Boris Andrianov, cellist, laureate of the International Tchaikovsky Competition, teacher at the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory, Honored Artist of Russia;

Vasily Stepanov, cellist, teacher at the Gnessin Russian Academy of Music and the Gnessin Moscow Specialized Music School, laureate of the 17th International Tchaikovsky Competition.

Moscow, Helikon Opera Theatre, March 26, 2026.