Sergei Prokofiev; Sergei Rachmaninov - Midnight (Julia Kociuban; Ilya Maximov)

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Composer: Sergei Prokofiev; Sergei Rachmaninov

1. Prokofiev - Cinderella: Introduction
2. Prokofiev - Cinderella: Quarrel
3. Prokofiev - Cinderella: Winter
4. Prokofiev - Cinderella: Spring
5. Prokofiev - Cinderella: Cinderella’s Waltz
6. Prokofiev - Cinderella: Gavotte
7. Prokofiev - Cinderella: Gallop
8. Prokofiev - Cinderella: Valse lente
9. Prokofiev - Cinderella: Finale
10. Rachmaninov - Symphonic Dances, Op. 45: Non allegro – Lento – Tempo I
11. Rachmaninov - Symphonic Dances, Op. 45: Andante con moto (Tempo di valse)
12. Rachmaninov - Symphonic Dances, Op. 45: Lento assai – Allegro vivace – Lento assai – Allegro vivace

Julia Kociuban & Ilya Maximov, pianos

Date: 2025

Label: DUX Recording Producers

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Julia Kociuban (born 1992) is regarded as one of the leading Polish pianists of her generation. She studied at the Royal College of Music in London, the Universität Mozarteum Salzburg, and the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music in Warsaw, earning a doctorate in music in 2019. Alongside her performance career, she teaches at the Bacewicz University of Music in Łódź and is founder and director of the BISMA Bacewicz International Summer Music Academy. Her acclaimed recordings, particularly of Grażyna Bacewicz’s works, have received major critical praise and multiple Fryderyk nominations. Kociuban performs internationally as a soloist, chamber musician, and orchestral soloist, collaborating with leading orchestras, conductors, and major classical labels.

Ilya Maximov (born 1987) studied at the Conservatorio Superior del Liceu in Barcelona, the Royal College of Music in London, and the Universität Mozarteum Salzburg with Stanislav Pochekin, Dmitri Alexeev, and Pavel Gililov. Winner of the Gian Battista Viotti International Piano Competition, he is noted for expressive depth, versatility, and a strong affinity for Russian repertoire. Maximov has performed in major international venues and festivals worldwide and appeared as soloist with leading orchestras. His recordings include works by Taneev, Rachmaninoff, and Prokofiev. He teaches at the Universität Mozarteum Salzburg and is a founder of the BISMA Bacewicz International Summer Music Academy in Poland.

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