Kirill Rodin

Kirill Rodin, also known as Kyril or Kyrill Rodin, is a Russian cellist and a professor of cello. He performs as a soloist in the Moscow State Philharmonic and is the cellist of the Tchaikovsky String Quartet. He has also performed as a member of the Brahms Trio with the pianist Natalia Rubinstein and violinist Nikolai Sachenko.

Early life and education Rodin was born in Moscow in 1963. He started practicing cello at seven years old, as he participated in classes held by Vera Birina at the Gnessin Special Music School in Moscow. He then continued his studies with Natalia Shakhovskaya at the Moscow Conservatory. During his studies, he found success in a number of music competitions. He won the first prize at the XIV Int. Jeunesses musicales competition (Belgrade, 1984, 1 prize and special prize Golden Harp, chairman of the jury was a great André Navarra). VIII International Tchaikovsky competition in Moscow, 1986 bring him First prize and Gold medal. Rodi has also served as a jury in several international cello competitions.

Rodin's recordings include the music of Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, Haydn, Grieg, Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov, Shostakovich, Khrennikov, Myaskovsky and Piazolla. He has also recorded modern Chinese music.