Als mehrfacher Preisträger des Wettbewerbs des Deutschen Musikinstrumentenfonds in der Deutschen Stiftung Musikleben spielt Fedor Elesin seit Februar 2006 ein Violoncello von Charles François Gand, Paris 1842, aus Stiftungsbesitz. www.deutsche-stiftung-musikleben.de
I had the joy, to hear "Beethoven Duo", to admire and to distinguish. (...) it is with certainty the best duet which I have ever heard! Their Performance is intensive to tie up her condolence in the music vividly and her property, the listeners, is really unforgettable! Really creiert "Beethoven Duo" a magic atmosphere (and) her internal radiation spreads to everything!