Nikita Korzukhin

Nikita Korzukhin was born in Yekaterinburg, Russia. In 2017 after graduating from Ural Music College, he continued his studies at St. Petersburg State Conservatory, in the class of Professor Alexei Massarsky Honored Artist of Russia. At the moment, Nikita is studying with Professor Daniel Veis at Park University International Center for Music.

From 2018 to 2020, Nikita worked as an artist for the St. Petersburg Contemporary Music Ensemble MolOt, with which he performed many world premieres of works by contemporary composers on various stages as a soloist and a chamber ensemble member.

In 2019 he was awarded a certificate of honor by the Russian Music Union for his contribution to the revival of the youth composer movement in Russia and his active work to promote Russian contemporary music on the national and world stages.

Performed as a soloist and as a member of chamber ensembles at such music festivals as reMusik (Saint – Petersburg), Sound 59 (Perm), SILK::Road (Hamburg), Ural Music Night (Yekaterinburg), The International Conservatory Week Festival (Saint – Petersburg), М.150.11. (Saint – Petersburg), Sound Ways (Saint – Petersburg).

Nikita participated in master classes with outstanding musicians, such as Marti Rousi, Alexander Rudin, Alexander Buzlov, Wolfgang Schmidt, David Geringas, Kirill Rodin, Shmuel Ashkenasi, and many others.

Worked as a principal of the St. Petersburg State Philharmonic for Children and Youth orchestra (2018-2020). Also had an experience as a principal in Ural Music College chamber and symphony orchestras and Saint Petersburg State Conservatory symphony orchestra.

Performed as a substitute musician in such renowned orchestras as “MusicAeterna”, “Saint Petersburg Academic Symphony Orchestra” and the “Divertissement Chamber Orchestra”.

Nikita performed as a soloist with the Saratov Philarmonic Orchestra, Ural Music College Orchestra, and Karagandy Symphony Orchestra.

Competitions

• Svyatoslav International Cellist Competition Knushevitsky 2018 (diploma)
• International Competition named after Maria Yudina 2019 as a member of the piano trio (1st prize) – International Competition named after Maria Yudina 2019 as a member of a duo with piano (1st prize)
• All-Russian Music Competition 2019 as a member of the piano trio «Spirituoso»(3rd prize)
• XV International Creative Youth Competition “Shabyt” 2022 as a member of the string quartet «Adamant» (1st prize)
• I.F. Stravinsky International Competition 2022 as a member of the piano trio «Anima» (1st prize)

Ali Mammadoff

Praised by The Examiner as a  “piano protege” and an “award winning talent” Ali Mammadoff has been captivating audiences around the globe with his virtuosity, depth, sensitivity and individuality. His exceptional pianistic abilities have taken him all over the world from Europe to the United States. He appeared numerous times both as a soloist and with the orchestra in the United States, England, Germany, France, Italy, Turkey, Ukraine and Azerbaijan. His most recent highlights include the performance of Rachmaninoff’s Third Piano Concerto in D minor and Prokofiev’s Concerto no 3 in C major with maestro Fuad Ibrahimov, which was received with a huge ovation. His breathtaking performances have won him prizes at international competitions both as a pianist and a composer.

Born in Baku, Azerbaijan the future musician began to show curiosity in piano at the age of five. Noticing his passion, at the age of 7 his mother took him to the Special Music School named after Bülbül in Baku, where he studied music fundamentals with Adelya Rahimova and composition with Pike Akhundova. Despite early successes with winning local competitions; orchestrating and performing his own works with orchestra, he wasn’t sure whether he is going to continue with music. However, Mr. Mammadoff decided to make a life-long professional commitment to music from the age of 16. As a huge fan of jazz music Mammadoff wanted to pursue his career as a jazz pianist first, but then he decided to leave it as a hobby. His exceptional talent and passion for music brought him to Manhattan School of Music in New York, where he studied under Phillip Kawin and immediately was awarded the Harold and Helene Schoenberg scholarship. He also received lessons from Israeli pianist Alon Goldstein, Rena Shereshevskaya, William Grant Nabore, etc. at the age of 24.

As a part of the “New Names” project, Mammadoff performed for the first time with the symphonic orchestra one of the most difficult concertos in piano literature— Rachmaninoff’s Third Piano Concerto in D minor. After this sensational performance, he was immediately invited to perform this concerto at the 13th Gabala International Music Festival with maestro Fuad Ibrahimov in the open air concert. In the interview, Mammadoff said that he couldn’t have done it without a guidance of his mentor Stanislav Ioudenitch, because of whom he left everything in New York City to move to Kansas City.

In October 2023 Mammadoff participated in the “World Concerto Tour” project by Stanislav Ioudenitch celebrating Sergei Rachmaninoff’s 150th anniversary featuring the composer’s complete piano concerti. In March 2024, as a part of “New Names” project Mr. Mammadoff was invited again to perform Prokofiev’s Third Piano Concerto with maestro Fuad Ibrahimov at the Azerbaijani State Philharmonic Hall which was received with huge success. In April 2024, he was invited to perform at David Dubal’s Piano Evenings series. In the summer 2024, Mr.Mammadoff recorded a complete set of 24 Preludes and Fugues from the second book of Well Tempered Clavier by J.S. Bach, which will be released in January 2025.

Currently Mr. Mammadoff studies at Park University International Center for Music under 2001 Van Cliburn Gold medalist Stanislav Ioudenitch.