MELBOURNE, VIC. — Legendary Soviet-Israeli cellist Mischa Maisky is joined by lauded pianist Lily Maisky for a series of unmissable Australian recitals.
Two generations of exceptional musicianship will come together in the first Australian tour for the Maisky father and daughter duo, promising a rare, intimate performance.
“Mischa Maisky is one of the most captivating performers in classical music. His emotional intensity and utter prowess has to be witnessed at least once in one’s lifetime. These recitals offer Australia the first opportunity to see Mischa joined by the consummate Lily Maisky on piano, a pairing that has left audiences enraptured around the world. It simply cannot be missed,” says producer Greg Hocking, who toured Mischa Maisky’s great mentor Mstislav Rostropovich in the 1980s as well as many other musical icons such as Yehudi Menuhin, Roger Woodward, Juan Diego Flórez, Maxim Vengerov and Ray Chen.
Mischa Maisky is admired for his emotional honesty, unmistakable intensity and scores of acclaimed recordings. As Mstislav Rostropovich’s favourite student, he carries forward a remarkable musical legacy, while he has the distinction of being the only cellist in the world to have studied with both Rostropovich and Gregor Piatigorsky.
Both Mischa and Lily Maisky have performed to great acclaim at New York’s Carnegie Hall, London’s Royal Festival Hall and countless leading concert halls across Europe, the Americas and Asia. Mischa Maisky has won numerous international awards and honours, and his performance of Bach’s Cello Suite No. 1 has been viewed more than 64 million times on YouTube.
As an exclusive Deutsche Grammophon artist for more than 30 years, Mischa has made over 35 recordings with orchestras such as the Vienna, Berlin and Israel Philharmonics, the London Symphony, L’Orchestre de Paris, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra of Europe and others.
Lily has released several recordings for Deutsche Grammophon, EMI and Belgian label Avanti Classics, and has been frequently broadcast on European and Asian radio and television, as well as featured in several documentaries.
Their Australian tour program will include works by Schubert, Schumann, Brahms, Mendelssohn, Rachmaninoff and Shostakovich.
Music lovers are invited to take part in this rare musical experience and witness two utterly captivating virtuosos live and in person at Australia’s greatest concert halls.
VENUE: Hamer Hall, Arts Centre, 100 St Kilda Road, Melbourne.
DATE: Friday, November 6, 2026 at 7.30pm.
TICKETS:
$79.00 – $209.73.
