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About Alexander Zhiroff
- Alexander "Sasha" Zhiroff (born April 13, 1951 in Ishim, Soviet Union) is a Russian cellist whose performing career has included appearances as a soloist with orchestras in the United States, Russia, Cuba, recitals in major concert halls, and recordings as a soloist for BBC Scotland, Gostelradio (Russia), and EGREM (Cuba).
- In 1996 he became a member of Yanni's orchestra, performing during the 2003 and 2004 Ethnicity world tours, as well as the 2005 Yanni Live! The Concert Event and Yanni Voices tours.
- Zhiroff also appears on Sarah Stanton's album, A Glimpse of Heaven.
- In 2005 he joined a genre- crossing group called Classical Edge (Trio Records).
- Their debut CD Edge, contains music from Argentinian Tango to American Jazz.
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