The Times has written that Alina Ibragimova performs with “a mixture of
total abandonment and total control that is in no way contradictory” and that she is “destined to be a force in the classical music firmament for
decades to come”.

With repertoire encompassing baroque to contemporary works, Alina’s recent engagements have included her BBC Proms debut with the London Symphony Orchestra and Francois-Xavier Roth, Mendelssohn with the Philharmonia and Sir Charles Mackerras, Sibelius with the BBC Scottish Symphony and Osmo Vänskä, Prokofiev with the RSO Frankfurt and Yannick Néxet-Séguin, and Beethoven with the BBC Philharmonic and Gianandrea Noseda.

Born in Russia in 1985, Alina is a former pupil of the Moscow Gnesin and Yehudi Menuhin schools, and the Royal College of Music London.

Cédric Tigberghien (piano)
Tiberghien is one of the most exciting artists to emerge from France in
recent years. He has just given his BBC Proms debut, and highlights among future concerto engagements include the Dresdner Philharmonie,
Philharmoniker Hamburg, Gelders Orkest, RotterdamPhilharmonic, Hallé
Orchestra, Sydney Symphonie, Tokyo Symphony, Malaysian Philharmonic, Orchestre National d’Isle de France and Orchestre de Paris.

Cédric is also a dedicated chamber musician and his regular partners include Alina Ibragimova (with whom he will present the complete Beethoven violin sonatas at the Wigmore Hall in 2009/10. Hyperion will release shortly his recording with Alina Ibragimova of the complete works by Szymanowski for violin and piano.