Rastrelli Cello Quartet “OBLIVION“ | Piazzolla, Hauser

“These four players showed some of the best qualities of the venerated Russian cello tradition, namely lustrous tone combined with soulful expression“ A singularly unique ensemble, the Rastrelli Cello Quartet has been thrilling audiences with their renderings of non-traditional programming since 2002. Kira Kraftzoff-founder and artistic director, Kirill Timofeev, Misha Degtjareff and Sergio Drabkin formed the ensemble with a mission to perform music “between the genres,” and their widely varied programs mix comfortably works by Bach, Saint-Saens and Tchaikovsky with that of George Gershwin, Dave Brubeck and Leroy Anderson. The name of the Quartet is taken from the eighteenth-century architect Bartholomew Rastrelli, who designed the Hermitage in St. Petersburg, the home city of three of the four Quartet members. Follow: #Rastrellicelloquartet #Piazzolla #Hauser #Russian cello Kira Kraftzoff - Artistic Director