Moscow Art Trio | |
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Origin | Moscow, Russia |
Genres |
Classical Jazz Traditional music |
Years active | 1990–present |
Labels | Jaro Medien |
Website | Moscow Art Trio on Myspace |
Members |
Arkady Shilkloper Misha Alperin Sergey Starostin |
Moscow Art Trio (established in 1990) is a Russian trio comprising Arkady Shilkloper (French horn & flugelhorn), Misha Alperin (piano & vocals) & Sergey Starostin (vocals, clarinet & folkreeds), performing in the Classical/Jazz/Traditional music generas.
The guiding force of the trio, Mikhail Alperin, also compose the music. He has been living near Oslo, Norway, since 1993, and has become a central figure when it comes to new improvised music of the far north. Arkady Shilkloper (horns) used to play within the Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, and has also collaborated with the Bolshoi Theater Orchestra. His unique ability to combine the different music languages makes him unique. Folksinger Sergey Starostin always showed great interest for folk tales and folk music, even while studying classical music. The trio has appeared at festivals and musical scenes all around the world.