Konstantin Manaev - C.P.E. Bach: Cello Concertos (2014)

Konstantin Manaev (*1983 Ekaterinburg/Russia) first studied at the special school of the Moscow Conservatory with Kirill Rodin, then with Wolfgang Emanuel Schmidt at the Musikhochschule Münster and at the Hochschule für Musik Carl Maria von Weber Dresden, later with Ivan Monighetti at the Musikakademie Basel . His mentors include David Geringas and Natalia Gutman. Konstantin Manaev has received international awards as a soloist and chamber musician. He won the Grand Prix at the Int. Wilkomirski cello competition in Poznan (Poland) and 1st prize at the Concorsi Int. di Musica Val Tidone (Italy), at the New Names Competition in Moscow and at the 12th Young Concert Artists European Auditions in Leipzig. In 2002 he won the GWK music sponsorship award in Münster.

The Berliner Camerata, founded in 2009 by outstanding Berlin musicians around the violinist Olga Pak, has achieved a leading position among Germany's chamber orchestras in the short period of its existence thanks to its excellent and refreshing playing.