Akimenko: Music for Violin & Piano

This new release is the first album ever to be dedicated to the music of Ukranian composer Fyodor (Theodore) Akimenko (1876-1945). Akimenko was a student of Rimsky-Korsakov in St. Petersburg, and later went on to be the first teacher of Stravinsky. In 1923, Akimenko chose exile over his career in St. Petersburg, and he finally settled in France in 1929, where he changed his name to Theodore and wrote a great deal of Romantic compositions. The featured soloist on this recording, violinist Tatiana Chulochnikova, began playing piano at the age of 7 and made her professional debut at only 14. She was recently awarded the Jeffrey Thomas Award 2016.