Musical Arts Internationl 25 anniversary celebration presents Borisevich violin piano Duo

Margarita Loukachkina and Nikita Borisevich are an internationally acclaimed violin and piano duo, who perform frequently across the United States and Europe. Nikita Borisevichwas born into a musical family and started playing the violin at the young age of five, with his father being his first teacher. Nikita won the prestigious All Russian Competition in Perm at the age of fifthteen. He received his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from the legendary Moscow Conservatory, and completed graduate diplomas as well as a second Master of Music Degree at the Peabody Conservatory of Music in Baltimore with renown violinists and pedagogues Victor Danchenko and Herbert Greenberg. Since his debut with the Perm Opera Symphony Orchestra at the age of twelve, he has performed internationally in Germany, Czech Republic, Austria, Latvia, Russia, Spain and across the United States on renowned stages such as the Kennedy Center (Washington D.C.), the Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory (Russia), Manuel de Falla Auditorium (Granada, Spain) and Shriver Hall (Baltimore). As an active chamber musician, Nikita won numerous chamber music competitions and held top prizes in the Coleman Chamber Music Competition in Los Angeles, California, Chesapeake International Chamber Music Competiton in Easton, Maryland in addition to being awarded the Grand Prize in the International Chamber Music Competition in St. Petersburg, Russia after which he made his debut at the Moscow Philharmonic Society.

Known for her dazzling virtuosity and lush tone, award-winning pianist,Margarita Loukachkina, made her debut at the age of 15, performing Grieg Piano Concerto with the Williamsport Symphony. After studying at the prestigious Gnessin School of Music, which produced some of Russia’s most celebrated musicians,she received Bachelor and Master of Music degrees from the Peabody Conservatory. Margarita is a major prizewinner of many international competitions including the Rubinstein International Piano Competition in Paris (France), The Konzerteum International Piano Competition in Athens (Greece), Louisiana International Piano Competition in USA in addition to winning the Nittany Valley Symphony Young Soloist Competition, Baltimore Music Club Competition and the Williamsport Symphony Orchestra Young Artist Competition among others. Her recording have been broadcasted on national television and radio stations and her performance of the famed Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2 with the Altoona Symphony at the age of 17 has received rave reviews.

In 2017, Nikita and Margarita made their debut as guest artists Sitka Summer Music Festival in Sitka, Alaska, Northwest Bach Festival in Spokane, Washington and Alaska Airlines Concert Series in Anchorage, Alaska.
Program: Beethoven, Shostakovich, Bloch, Waxman, Wieniawski.