Guest
BORISLAV STRULEV, world-renowned cellist with a signature sound Critics call him a “soloist ... with a rich, singing tone” - The New York Times, The San Francisco Chronicle said he “boasts an enormous, gripping sound, full of bright colors and effortless power; when he plays he commandeers the sonic spotlight with ease. ” Associated Press wrote ’’cellist Borislav Strulev, channeling no one, or perhaps God.’’ “He plays as if born with a cello “ “Sound , sentence structure , nature of the playing and technique make it a successor of the Russian tradition of playing the cello. Look at this young man, and more importantly listen to him.“ (Byron Janis ) BORISLAV STRULEV is known throughout the world for his pioneering work as a multi-style cellist, producer and educator, hailed by Yo-Yo Ma as the “ideal musician of the 21st-Century” and acclaimed by the NY Times for his “vital rich-hued solo playing.” Borislav first-prize winner at the All-Russia Young Artists Competition; a laureate of International Charity Foundation “New Names”; received the Salon de Virtuosi Arthur W. Diamond Fellowship Grantat Steinway Hall; won three awards for best music at Festival International Musique et Cinéma– Auxerre – France; has been nominated for Canadian Academy Award (Genie) for best soundtrack. Borislav Strulev was nominated for the Annual Russian National Music Award “Victoria” 2017 and 2018 as Instrumentalist of the Year in Classical Music. Borislav Strulev - universal multi-stylist, Renaissance-man - he presents today his vision of crossover, classical music, jazz, tango and even opera - a stylish, high-quality fusion, on the edge of shocking. Dare to hear his cello in full color. Borislav is the Music Director of: International BelgorodMusicFest - ’’Borislav Strulev and Friends’’. Mr. Strulev has performed at Carnegie Hall, David Geffen Hall, Alice Tully Hall, Kennedy Center and all the major halls throughout the United States, as well as Auditorio de Madrid and Auditorio de Leon (Spain) Auditorio de Torino (Italy) Muzikverein (Vienna) Suntory Hall (Tokyo) Berlin Philharmonic (Berlin) Salle Gaveau (Paris), Mariinsky Theatre Concert Hall (St-Petersburg), The State Kremlin Palace, Tchaikovsky Hall, Bolshoi Theatre (Moscow) and beyond. Borislav collaborates with orchestras such as: Detroit Symphony Orchestra, California Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Sinfonietta, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, Honolulu Symphony Orchestra, RAI-Radiotelevisione Italiana, Sinfonieorchester Köln, Vienna Tonkünstler of the Music Society of Vienne, Antalya State Symphony Orchestra, Helsingborgs Symfoniorkeste, NorrlandsOperan Symphony Orchestra, Orquesta del Principado de Asturias, Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra, Moscow Philharmonic, Moscow Virtuosi, The Russian National Orchestra, Moscow State Radio Symphony Orchestra, Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra, State Academic Symphony Orchestra of Russia named after. E.F. Svetlanov, Tatarstan National Symphony Orchestra, symphony orchestras of most South American capitals as well as of South Africa and more. Most notably Borislav collaborates with following conductors: Adrian Leaper, Neeme and Kristjan Järvi, Michael Stern, Miguel Harth-Bedoya, George Pehlevanyan, Marco Parisotto, Rossen Milanov, Paul Freeman, Zdenek Macal, Sergiu Comissiona, Irwin Hoffman, Antoni Wit, Arjan Tien, Eugene Kohn, Sebastian Weigle, Pavel Kogan, Alexander Vedernikov, Dmitry Liss, Alexander Sladkovsky, Yuri Simonov. Borislav had his debut at Carnegie Hall - played Chopin Sonata with legendary pianist Byron Janis and also was a special guest at the Oscar Peterson Gala at Carnegie Hall among Jazz Legends as: Clark Terry, Roger Kellaway, Hank Jones, Billy Taylor, Marian McPartland, Christian McBride, Lewis Nash, Russell Malone, Wynton Marsalis, Paquito D’Rivera, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Freddie Cole, etc. Mr. Strulev had the honor of carrying the Olympic Torch for The 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. He was a nominee for The “Russian-American Person of the Year” 2014 Award in New York. In 2016 within “BelgorodMusicFest“ Borislav Strulev became the champion of Russia (Russian Ginness) having played a concert in the «KMAruda» mine shaft for miners at a depth of 340 meters in memory of the died miners. Mr. Strulev was a special guest along with Lynn Harrell to play for the 90th anniversary of Maestro Mstislav Rostropovich at the Kennedy Center, Washington. Mr. Strulev is special guest on significant crossover recordings produced by Ettore Stratta with jazz violinist Regina Carter on “Paganini: after a dream” (Verve – Universal), with celebrated mezzo-soprano Denyce Graves and Brazilian jazz pianist Eliane Elias on “Lost Days” (RCA – Red Seal) with singer and actress Arielle Dombasle on “Extase” (
