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The ensemble ©Class&Jazz has been founded in 2003 in Rostov-on-Don (Russia). There are two permanent participants in this duet - violin by Oleg Bezuglov and piano by Natalia Bezuglova. The Honoured Artist of Russian Federation and also the professor of Rostov state conservatory Margarita Chernyh for many years is the creative head of ensemble.

In parallel with classical music the duet performs a jazz, usually at the concerts. In ensemble repertoire there are the known jazz plays, arranged specially for the duet.

Members of ensemble - winners and laureates of prestigious International competitions:

  • Laureates of I award and owners of the special prize «For the best performing piece by Shostakovich»
    at the I International competition of chamber ensembles by name of D.D.Shostakovich (Moscow, 2008)
  • Laureates of III award at the VI International competition by name of M.Judina (St.-Petersburg, 2004)
  • Winners of an award at the II International competition «The Modern art and Education» (Moscow, 2007)
  • Finalists of I Open competition among chamber ensembles by name of N.Rubinshtejn (Moscow, 2007)
  • Semifinalists of XVI International Johannes Brahms Competition in Portschach (Austria, 2009)
  • Participants of VI International festival «Bachakademie» (Germany-Austria-Switzerland, 2006)
  • Participants of the V International festival «The Musical Personalities» by name of A.Tansman (Poland, 2004)
  • Participants of the IV Intermational festival «Odessa dialogues» (Ukraine, 2009)
  • Participants at the II and III festivals of modern music «Rostov premieres» (Rostov-n/D, 2003, 2006)
  • Participants at the II All-Russian festival «Forum Klassika» (Moscow, 2009)
  • Grant-aided students of «Russian performing art» fund (Moscow, 2008)
  • Grant-aided students of «Alexander Glazunow foundation» (Munchen, 2009)
  • Scholarship holders of «Johannes Brahms society» in Portschach (Austria, 2009)