Graduated from Moscow Gnessin school and Berlin „Hanns Eisler“ school. Studied with Natalia Shakivskaya & David Geringas. Master classes with Rostropovich and Shafran. Collaborated with Berlin Phil Or

Working with Evgeny Tonkha means you are only one degree of separation from arguably the greatest cellist the world has ever seen: Rostropovich. Having worked closely with this musical titan, Mr. Tonkha is equipped with a special and rare group of tools with which he makes magical music and can impart those qualities on the students whom he works with.