Cellist Anastasia Kobekina Signs with Sony Classical

The Russian cellist is set to release her next album, a musical portrait of Venice, on the label in early 2024

Russian cellist Anastasia Kobekina who has already recorded four albums, will release her first disc with Sony Classical — a musical portrait of Venice — in early 2024.

Born in Russia, Kobekina studied with Frans Helmerson and Prof. Jens-Peter Maintz in Germany, and then with Jerome Pernoo in Paris. She is currently based in Frankfurt and is augmenting her study of baroque cello with Kristin von der Goltz.

A prizewinner at the Tchaikovsky Competition (2019) and the Enescu Competition (2016), Kobekina was named a BBC New Generation Artist between 2018 and 2021, and received the Borletti-Buitoni Trust award in 2022.

Over the course of the 2022/23 season, Kobekina has made debuts with the Wiener Kammerorchester, Kammerorchester Basel, Symphoniker Hamburg, Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana, and the National Orchestra d’Ile de France.

"We are thrilled to welcome the incredibly talented Anastasia Kobekina to Sony Classical," said Per Hauber, the President of Sony Classical. "With her unique musical talent, exceptional creativity and passion for pushing the boundaries of classical music, we are confident that Anastasia Kobekina will be a major force in shaping the future of the genre. It makes us all very proud and happy to be her close partners on that fascinating journey

"I’m thrilled to join the incredible team of Sony Classical," Kobekina said. "Recordings are very important to me, offering such a unique opportunity for expressiveness and creativity, and allowing me to explore and share my music in new and exciting ways."