BIOGRAPHY

Moscow native, Timur Yakubov started violin lessons at the age of five.
He studied with Natalia Fichtengoltz in Gnessin Music school ,
Sergei Kravtchenko and Aleksei Koshvanets in Moscow Conservatory.
Member of  “Gnessin Quartet” he worked with Elena Ozol of “Russian
Quartet”, Valentin Berlinskiy and Dmitri Shebalin of “Borodin Quartet”.
As a first violin of “Gnessin Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra”, Timur
performed in Russia, Mexico, France, Austria, Switzerland and Japan.
Solo activities include performances with Astrkhan Orchestra
(conductor A.Sherbakov), TV and radio appearances, CD recordings,
International Cultural Program “New Names”, chamber music festival
“Homecoming”, public master classes. On three occasions Timur was
granted an award by “Association of Musicians of Switzerland”.  

Nicolas Penel, Geneva born, starts taking violin lesson sat the age of five,
 with J.Berenson. In 1987 he won the 1^st prize of the “Concours des
 Jeunesses Musicales Suisses” in the section of chamber music. In the
 same competition six years later he received the 3^rd prize in the violin
 section. He studied with E.Gyr since 1988. In 1991 Nicolas receives a
 scholarship from the Kayaleh Foundation and works in the “Kayaleh
 Violin Academy” as M. Kayaleh’s assistant
.  His professional activities include a number of master classes and public
 recitals in Switzerland, France and Hungary, performances of the
 chamber music and participation in festivals. Nicolas currently studies
 with Jean-Philippe Audoli (1^st violin of the “Ludwig String Quartet”).

Born in Sierra, Switzerland, Laurent Galliano starts his first violin
 lessons in the Superior Music School in Sion, under Maitre Tibor Varga
 at the age of 6. In 1995, Laurent obtains the 1^st prize at the International
 Competition in San Bartolomeo al Mare in Italy as an altist; in 1996 he
 receives the 2^nd prize at the “Jeunesses Musicales Suisses” Competition.
 During the period between 1996 and 2000 Laurent studies at the Geneva
 State Music Conservatory. Furthermore, Laurent plays in the Orchestra
 of Tibor Varga’s school as an orchestrate, as well as soloist. He is
 performing regularly the “Varga Academy Trio”, having won a prize at
 the Chamber Music contest in Zurich. Laurent joined “Fratres” in
 September 2001. He played in March 2002 in
 Tonhalle Hall in Zurich as a solist. He continues his studies in
 Hochschule fur Music in. Mannheim, in the class of Jacques Mayencourt.

Born in Moscow, Danila Ivanov  enters  Central Music School 
at the age of five (professor G. Fedorenko). In 1993, he is invited to participate
at the festrival "Los Genios del Siglo21" where he performs cello concerto by Boccherini
with the orchestra of Theatre de Colon. In 1994, Danila has performed as soloist
with  Kremlin Chamber Orchestra under the direction of M.Rakhlevsky.
One year later, he performed as soloist with Chamber Orchestra of Lausanne,
also under direction of M.Rakhlevsky.
In 1996 Danila is the cellist of the year under 16 in Russia.
In 1998, Danila is granted a scholarship to study at the Geneva Conservatory,
where he studies under professor D.Grosgurin. 
In 2002, Danila is invited to participate in  "Menuhin Festival" in Gstaad.
Later that year, he performed as soloist with  Suisse Romande Orchestra, under  direction of V.Sinaiski.
Danila is a first prize winner of numerous competitions such as  "Premio Mozart" in Bilbao,
 "Provincia di Trappani and "Provincia Caltanissetta". “