Grigori Zhislin

Zhislin's repertoire contains concertos and recitals of all genres, for violin as well as for viola. He played under the conductors Herbert Blomstedt, Aldo Ceccato, Erik Klass, Karl Österreicher, Kirill Kondrashin, Dimitri Kitajenko, Alexander Lasarev, Arvid Jansons, Yuri Temirkanov, Mariss Jansons, Woldemar Nelsson, Sauilus Sondeckis, Tadeusz Strugala, Natan Rachlin, Noeme Jarvi, Vladimir Fedosseyev. Zhislin was invited to the festivals Moscow Stars, Warsaw Autumn, Prague Spring, Fiorentino Maggio, Kuhmo Chamber Music Festival and Pablo Casals Festival in Puerto Rico. He was a member of the jury in the international violin competitions Paganini in Genoa, Montreal, Henryk Wieniawski in Polen, Citta di Brescia, David Oistrakh in Moscow and Yehudi Menuhin in England. The musician has worked together with the composers Alfred Schnittke, Edison Denisov, Sofia Gubaidulina and Krzysztof Penderecki. In Russia, Zhislin gave the first performance of Penderecki's Violin Concerto; composer and interpreter formed a close relationship; together they recorded all of Penderecki's works for violin and viola. In 1983, following the composer's request, Zhislin began playing the viola in order to give the first performance of Penderecki's Viola Concerto. On April 21, 1984, Krzysztof Penderecki himself conducted the premiere of his Concerto for Viola in Leningrad with Grigori Zhislin as soloist. Zhislin was professor of violin and viola at the Royal College of Music in London and taught as professor at the Hochschule für Musik Wuerzburg, Germany until his death. He was visiting professor in Finland, Norway and Poland. In addition, he gave master classes in Germany, Croatia, the USA, Poland, Italy, France and Spain. Among his internationally known students are Ilya Grubert, Dmitri Sitkovetsky, Nicolas Koeckert, Daniel Hope, Sergey Khatchatrian, and his son, Yuri Zhislin. Yuri Zhislin was a Violin and Viola Professor at the Royal College of Music.

Grigori Zhislin studied at Moscow Conservatory. Christos Kolovos and Ilias Livieratos are recorded as having studied under Grigori Zhislin. The recorded working language is Russian. Employment is recorded with Royal College of Music. Distinctions recorded are Honored Artist of the RSFSR.

Grigori Zhislin is recorded with the occupation pedagogue. Recorded as violinist, pedagogue and musician.