Valeri Tolstov

Valeri Tolstov is a Swiss multi-instrumentalist and composer with Armenian roots. He masters the flute and the organ but also plays keyboards, guitars and various ethnic wind instruments. He completed his organ studies with distinction at the Yerevan State Conservatory (Prof. V.Stambolzyan) and flute studies at the Zürcher Hochschule der Künste (Prof. Philippe Racine). He obtained a concert diploma in both subjects. He was then accepted for the soloist diploma at the Lucerne Academy of Music.