Annelle Gregory, violin & Vladimir Khomyakov, piano

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American violinist Annelle K. Gregory, concert soloist and recording artist, was the First Prize and Audience Choice Award winner of the 2017 National Sphinx Competition, and Laureate of the 2013 Stradivarius International Violin Competition As soloist, she has performed with the symphonies of Detroit, Houston, San Diego, and Philadelphia, collaborating with such conductors as Mei-Ann Chen, JoAnn Falletta, Lawrence Loh, Ken-David Masur, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, John Morris Russell, Thomas Wilkins, Dmitry Yablonsky, and Xian Zhang. She has performed at Carnegie Hall and Walt Disney Concert Hall, as well as abroad in Azerbaijan, Germany, Guadeloupe, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Ukraine, and the UK, and been featured in broadcasts on BBC, NPR, KUSC, and WQXR, as well as on German television and PBS. Ms. Gregory was awarded the 2017 Isaac Stern Award and has received scholarships from the Musical Merit Foundation and the League of Allied Arts. Other awards include First Prizes in the 2017 “Grand Prize Virtuoso” International Competition and the 2017 NANM National Strings Competition. Annelle graduated first in her class, summa cum laude, from USC’s Thornton School of Music with departmental honors, and became the first music performance major to win the Discovery Scholar Prize. She then studied at the Moscow Conservatory International School for two summers. Her teachers have included Michael and Irina Tseitlin, Glenn Dicterow, and Alexander Kirov. Her love of Russian music has led her to discover and revive forgotten works of great Russian composers, presenting these works in concert and in recordings. In 2017 she released the first-ever CD of Rachmaninoff's complete violin/piano works, with pianist Alexander Sinchuk on Bridge Records. Her most recent CD, Russian Music for Solo Violin and Orchestra, with conductor Dmitry Yablonsky and the Kiev Virtuosi Symphony Orchestra, was released by Naxos in 2019. www.AnnelleViolin.com

Merging the rich traditions of Russian and American piano schools, pianist Vladimir Khomyakov infuses his performances with a unique blend of sensitivity and passionate artistry. His career spans roles as a soloist, conductor, and chamber musician, collaborating with orchestras such as the Dresden Philharmonic, Houston Symphony, and Novosibirsk Philharmonic, among others. Renowned for his deep affinity for the Romantic and post-Romantic repertoire, Khomyakov's interpretations of works by Schumann, Chopin, Liszt, Rachmaninoff, Scriabin, and Prokofiev are distinguished by their power, eloquence, and profound emotional qualities. Khomyakov was born in Kirovograd, Ukraine, into a family of professional musicians, graduates of the Odessa Conservatory. Starting piano lessons at the age of four with his mother, Vladimir continued his studies at the Rimsky-Korsakov State Conservatory in St. Petersburg with Alexander Sandler, Salzburg’s Mozarteum with Dmitry Bashkirov, and at USC’s Thornton School with Daniel Pollack. Extensive concert tours have included Germany, Austria, Belgium, Italy, Spain, Sweden, the Netherlands, China, South Korea, Russia, Ukraine, Mexico, Costa Rica, Chile, Canada, and the United States. He is a regular guest at international music festivals such as the Costa Rica Piano Festival, Holland Music Sessions, The Sounds From the Silk Road in China, and Ivo Petri International Music Festival in Tuscany. As a chamber musician, Khomyakov partners with violinist Alexander Abukhovich, the concertmaster of the Santiago Symphony and Mariinsky Theater; Alexander Rybak, celebrated Norwegian violinist-composer and Eurovision winner; and cellist Evgeny Tonkha. In addition to his performing career, Khomyakov serves as a visiting faculty member at Stetson University in DeLand, Florida, and at USC’s Thornton School.


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