Kirill Troussov

Supported and guided by Sir Yehudi Menuhin at a young age, Kirill Troussov is now widely recognised as one of the leading violinists of his generation. The international press describes his playing as "...impressive elegance, irreproachable technique, an exceptional musical sensitivity and sonorities of immaculate beauty...". Kirill Troussov is a regular guest at prestigious concert halls and renowned international music festivals, all over the world.

His passion for chamber music and friendship connect Kirill Troussov with artists like Sol Gabetta, Yuja Wang, Daniel Hope, Joshua Bell, Gautier und Renaud Capucon, Yuri Bashmet, Mischa Maisky, Elisabeth Leonskaja, Julian Rachlin, Christian Zacharias und Natalia Gutman.

His substitution for Gidon Kremer in Paris, the Asia Tour with the Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra, his spectacular performance at the BBC Proms and his activity as jury member at international competitions — among others at the Schoenfeld International String Competition — are just some of numerous highlights of his past concert seasons.

His international awards include the European cultural award "Pro-Europa", the Davidoff-Prize of the Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival, the international Yamaha Prize and the Reuters-Prize of the Verbier Festival.

Kirill Troussov regularly gives master classes at the Mozarteum Salzburg, Colburn School Los Angeles, Beijing and Nanjing Central Conservatory, European Music Institute Vienna, in Cremona, Milan, Madrid, Dublin, Berlin, Munich, Oslo, Budapest, USA, Hong Kong and Japan.

Since 2021 he is chairman and artistic director of the Hong Kong International Young Musicians Competition as well as vice president and artistic director of the Carl Flesch Competition in Hungary.

Kirill Troussov's CD-recordings — among others by EMI-Classics, Warner Classics, Dabringhaus & Grimm, Naxos and Farao Classics — have been repeatedly awarded and highly praised by the international press. Since 2023 the label Orchid Classics has been releasing the series "Kirill Troussov Live", where over 40 of his celebrated live concert performances will be available on all audio-streaming platforms. Meanwhile this series has reached 2.5 million streams.

In 2024 Kirill Troussov founded the Sarasate Academy in Madrid (Spain) and the Engers Academy near Frankfurt (Germany). Furthermore he became artistic advisor of the international Music Festival Kaposfest in Hungary and artistic director of the international Music Festival Ammerseerenade near Munich in Germany. In May 2025, the renowned University of Music and Theatre Munich appointed Kirill Troussov as Professor of Violin. He will take up his post on October 1, 2025.

Kirill Troussov completed his studies with Zakhar Bron and Christoph Poppen. His mentors have been Igor Oistrach, Herman Krebbers and Sir Yehudi Menuhin.

Kirill Troussov plays the Antonio Stradivari violin "Brodsky" of 1702, on which violinist Adolph Brodsky performed the world premiere of Tchaikovsky's violin concerto, on December 4, 1881.