Alexander Zagorinsky is a renowned Russian cellist. In 1986, he graduated from the Moscow Conservatory where he studied under Professor Natalia Shakhovskaya. He is a winner of the domestic (1985) and international competitions, including the IX International Tchaikovsky Competition. He has been a professor since 2018. The cellist’s repertoire includes music of four centuries: masterpieces of European baroque, concertos by Haydn, Schumann, Saint-Saëns, Dvořák and Shostakovich, sonatas and ensembles by Beethoven, Brahms, Franck, Grieg, Rachmaninoff, Debussy, Messiaen, Tansman and Korngold, and works by contemporary composers. In Edison Denisov’s lifetime, he recorded all of his chamber cello compositions and the cello concerto and received high praise from the composer. Alexander Zagorinsky is known for a close creative partnership with the remarkable jazz composer and pianist Nikolai Kapustin, many of whose works he has performed and recorded together with the latter. Alexander Zagorinsky’s recordings were released on Melodiya, Delos and Naxos (USA), Etcetera (Netherlands) and other labels. He has been a member of the duet with the outstanding Norwegian pianist Einar Steen-Nøkleberg since 2002. Alexander Zagorinsky has been awarded the title Honored Artist of Russia and the Order of Friendship.