| Luca Buratto | Piano |
| Alexandra Stychkina | Piano |
| Raúl da Costa | Piano |
| Yundi Xu | Piano |
| Kirill Gerstein | Piano / Master teacher |
IMS Prussia Cove nurtures and inspires world-class musicians. It brings together emerging artists and acclaimed performers from across the world to make music together in a remote part of Cornwall, UK. Founded in 1972, by the Hungarian violinist Sándor Végh, the IMS is one of classical music’s most celebrated organisations, and continues to flourish under the Artistic Direction of renowned cellist Steven Isserlis.
The Masterclasses are held for three weeks each spring and have been running since 1972, when Sándor Végh first invited his students to Cornwall to study with him. This year because of pandemic-related restrictions the Masterclasses will take place in an online format. The classes with Kirill Gerstein on April 12th 2021 will be live-streamed from the C. Bechstein Center in Berlin.
Kirill Gerstein's heritage combines the traditions of Russian, American and Central European music-making with an insatiable curiosity. These qualities and the relationships that he has developed with orchestras, conductors, instrumentalists, singers and composers, have led him to explore a huge spectrum of repertoire both new and old. From Bach to Adès, Gerstein's playing is distinguished by its clarity of expression, discerning intelligence and virtuosity, and an energetic, imaginative musical presence that places him at the top of his profession.
Born in the former Soviet Union, Gerstein is an American citizen based in Berlin. His career is similarly international, with solo and concerto engagements taking him across Europe and the United States, to China and Australia. In addition to his international career he is also professor at Hanns Eisler School of Music Berlin.
