The Razumovsky Ensemble founded by the award-winning Russian cellist, Oleg Kogan, is a chamber ensemble

Chamber music

Chamber music is a form of classical music, written for a small group of instruments which traditionally could be accommodated in a palace chamber. Most broadly, it includes any art music that is performed by a small number of performers with one performer to a part...

 that features prominent international players, some of whom are soloists, others of whom are orchestra

Orchestra

An orchestra is a sizable instrumental ensemble that contains sections of string, brass, woodwind, and percussion instruments. The term orchestra derives from the Greek ορχήστρα, the name for the area in front of an ancient Greek stage reserved for the Greek chorus...

l principals. The ensemble has been successful and developed a strong following, playing regularly at the Wigmore Hall

Wigmore Hall

Wigmore Hall is a leading international recital venue that specialises in hosting performances of chamber music and is best known for classical recitals of piano, song and instrumental music. It is located at 36 Wigmore Street, London, UK and was built to provide London with a venue that was both...

 and at festivals abroad.

Academy

It has now formed the Razumovsky Academy in which the members of the ensemble as well as world-class soloists invited to give masterclasses train outstanding students from all over the world to become the next generation of instrumental soloists. The young academy players now give their own concerts at the Wigmore Hall as well as going out into schools to inspire pupils to study classical music

Classical music

Classical music is the art music produced in, or rooted in, the traditions of Western liturgical and secular music, encompassing a broad period from roughly the 11th century to present times...

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