Cello masterclass with Mischa Maisky and student Maksims Skibickis

Recording from the Riga Jurmala Academy's cello masterclass with Mischa Maisky and student Maksims Skibickis, Emīls Dārziņš Music School (E.Testeļeca class / accompanist M.Taņičevs).

Repertoire:
D. Shostakovich - Cello Concerto No.1 in E flat major, Op.107

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The Riga Jurmala Academy has been organised in collaboration with the Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music.


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Maksims Skibickis started playing cello at the age of 8. He has graduated from Babīte Music School where his teacher was Anita Roze and currently Maksims is the first-course student at Emīls Dārziņš Music School (E.Testeļeca class).

He has participated in competitions such as the Latvian State Competition (1st place), Karlis Davidov's International Cellist Competition (1st place), and the JSfest International competition in Finland (1st place).

Maksims has also received a prize from the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Latvia. He has also taken part in various masterclasses with such cellists as Nicholas Jones and Alexei Cropotv.


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