Timur, the founder of the Quatuor Fratres, has won several prestigious awards at international competitions, including the Chamber Music Competition in Caltanissetta, Italy, the Joachim Chamber Music Competition in Weimar, Germany, and the Musica Antiqua International Competition in Bruges, Belgium. The quartet has graced numerous festivals across Switzerland, France, Poland, Belgium, the Netherlands, Spain, Germany, and Russia.

 

From 2007 to 2013, Timur served as an assistant to Professor G. Takacs-Nagy at La Haute école de musique de Genève and as a Professor of Violin at the Conservatoire de Musique de Genève.

 

In 2009, Timur joined the Aviv Quartet, performing at world-renowned venues such as Wigmore Hall and Southbank Centre in London, Vienna Konzerthaus, Alte Oper in Frankfurt, De Doelen in Rotterdam, Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, and Kammermusiksaal in Berlin. The quartet has been featured in festivals like the Colmar International Festival in France, Verbier in Switzerland, the Festival of Quartets in Luberon, France, and Folles Journées de Nantes, France. Their Naxos recordings, featuring works by Franz Anton Hoffmeister, Erwin Schulhoff, and Ernő Dohnányi, have received high praise for their spirited and vibrant interpretations.

 

In 2014-2015, Timur was invited to lead several projects as principal violist with the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment in London, England.

 

In 2016, Timur became the principal violist at the Residentie Orkest (Hague Philharmonic Orchestra) and began teaching Orchestra Parts at The Hague Royal Conservatory.

 

In 2023, Timur was appointed as a viola professor at The Hague Royal Conservatory.

 

As a chamber musician, Timur has collaborated with many of today’s leading artists, including B. Kuijken, A. Ogrinchouk, A. Weithaas, M. Rysanov, K. Blaumane, A. Kobrin, B. Brovtsyn, B. Andrianov, G. Lipkind, L. Elschenbroich, J. Steckel, Clara-Jumi Kang, P. Bruns, N. Gvetadze, A. Sitkovetsky, A. Baeva, I. Gringoltz, F. Miura, W. Levin, and S. Kim.

 

Timur received his musical education at the Moscow Conservatory and the Conservatoire de Musique de Genève, studying under renowned teachers such as N. Fikhtengoltz, E. Ozol, A. Koshvanets, D. Shebalin, S. Kravchenko, G. Takacs-Nagy, and R. Schmidt.