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Maxim Rubtsov
Principal Flute
Maxim Rubtsov was appointed Principal Flute of the Russian National Orchestra in 2003. Born in 1977 in Bryansk, Russia, he began his studies in music and choreography there and later transferred to Moscow's Gnesin Institute of Music. He graduated with an advanced degree in music from the Moscow Conservatory. Rubtsov joined the flute section of the RNO in 1999 and was appointed Associate Principal the following year, at the time the youngest ever to hold this position in the history of the orchestra.
Rubtsov's solo performances with the Russian National Orchestra have included the Russian premiere of John Corigliano's Pied Piper Fantasy in 2003. Of the performance the composer said, "Maxim has both the charm and excitement that a great performer must have. His extraordinary musicianship and perfect technique resulted in a magnificent performance." In 2006, he was featured soloist in the RNO's performance at Mondavi Center, Davis, California, which was rebroadcast to a nationwide audience on National Public Radio. In March 2007, in Worcester, MA, he performed Mozart's Flute Concerto as soloist with the RNO. Of that performance, the Worcester Telegram and Gazette wrote, "Rubstov was absolutely impeccable... A dialogue between the flute and orchestra in the lively final movement came across with an exuberance that at the same time was well-measured."
In 2002, Michael Tilson Thomas invited Maxim Rubtsov to perform with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra for its Russian Festival, opening a series of professional exchanges between the RNO and major US orchestras under the RNO's Cultural Allies initiative.
Maxim Rubtsov regularly performs in chamber ensembles and is a member of the Russian Wind Quintet, which took top honors in the Fifth Annual Osaka International Chamber Music Competition. Together with the Wind Quintet, Maxim has explored jazz and classical connections with the Brubeck Brothers in the US, and performed in Washington D.C., Spain, Singapore, Malaysia and Bermuda. He has also performed chamber music with pianists Mikhail Pletnev and Francesco Schlimé, among other soloists, in Moscow, London and Spain, and has led string quartet performances in the US and several Russian cities.
Hear Maxim Rubtsov
| Mozart's Flute Concerto No. 1, in G Major, performed March 14, 2007 at Worcester, MA, with the Russsian National Orchestra conducted by Vladimir Jurowski | 26:18 |