Ksenia

It was in 2018 when Ksenia took the decision to record the 24 Capricci by Paganini together with the 4 Studi discovered by Danilo Prefumo and, after investigating their history, philology, compositive pattern, lyric-harmonic and executive features, after having performed all the 24 Capricci in various recitals. Her studies brought her to consider each Capriccio for its own specific compositive and executive characteristics, connecting at the same time one Capriccio to the other: that’s why she performs them in an innovative sequence whose purpose is to emphasize the stylistic and harmonic similarities which reveal the composer’s personality in his research of sonorities linked to the technical virtuosity and the sound effects of the instrument.

Russian pianist and composer Lera Auerbach is one of the most arresting and unique figures in classical music in the early twenty first century. It has been the custom, at least thus far, for Auerbach to perform her own keyboard music on recordings. However, in Profil's Flight and Fire, her Russian colleague Ksenia Nosikova, professor of piano at the University of Iowa, plays a program of five previously unrecorded Auerbach works.

Ksenia Dubrovskaya is an exceptionally talented and charismatic violinist of the new generation. Ksenia's passion for chamber music takes her across many continents, gracing renowned stages alongside many luminaries such as, Dmitry Sitkovetsky, Liana Isakadze, Bruno Canino, Konstantin Lifschitz, Alexander Knyzev, Philippe Graffin, Dariusz Mikulski and Derek Han. This album is a collection of the many encores that Ksenia has performed. In this album, esteemed pianist, Sona Barseghyan, accompanies Ksenia. Their performances showcase enchanting artistry and profound musicality, captivating audiences across continents. Ksenia performs on a violin crafted in Florence by Giovanni Battista Gabrielli in 1770 – the instrument leased by Reinhold Würth Musical Fund (Germany).