Mikhail Voskresensky
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Mikhail Voskresensky is a Russia
n pianist, b. 1935.
He was a disciple of Lev Oborin
. Voskresensky was awarded 3rd prizes at the inaugural editions of the Robert Schumann Competition
(ex-aequo with Lidia Grychtołówna) and the Van Cliburn Competition
. He performed the European première of Dmitri Shostakovich
's 2nd Piano Concerto
at the 1957 Prague Spring International Music Festival.
Mikhail Voskresensky is one of Russia's leading pianists and winner of four international piano competitions (Schumann in Berlin, in Rio de Janeiro, George Enescu in Bucharest, and Van Cliburn in Fort Worth, Texas). In 1966 he was honored with the Merited Artist of Russia award and in 1989 the People's Artist of Russia. Mikhail Voskresensky has extensive concert experience. His concerts in the USA and Mexico in January–February 2001 were hailed as brilliant by critics.
Mikhail Voskresensky graduated from the Moscow Conservatory where he studied under Ilya Klyachko
, Boris Zemliansky, Yakob Milstein, Lev Oborin
(piano) and Leonid Roizman (organ). As student of the famous Lev Oborin
, the winner of the First Chopin Competition in 1927, Voskresensky adopted his teacher's refined romanticism and perfect taste in harmony with the piano's splendid sound. The images evoked by his playing suggest contrasting musical colors, never out of harmony, and a charming legato inducing the instrument to sing. 'His playing fascinates audiences with its artistry, cordiality and ingeniousness. Mikhail Voskresensky is a very talented and intelligent musician', wrote Oborin about his pupil.
Voskresensky's repertoire includes Beethoven's 32 sonatas, all the works of Chopin, and 54 piano concertos. He has performed with orchestras under the direction of more than 150 conductors, among them John Pritchard, Franz Konvichny, Kurt Masur, Evgeny Svetlanov, Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, and Kirill Kondrashin. He has played chamber music with such ensembles as the Tokyo, Borodin and Tchaikovsky quartets.
His 40 CD's include recent recordings of all the sonatas and studies of Scriabin, 'Pictures at an Exhibition' by Mussorgsky, and the Second Sonata of Shostakovich.
He has participated as a juror for international competitions in London, Leeds, Sydney, Tel Aviv, as well as for the Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninoff Competitions in Moscow. He continues to be Chairman of the Jury for the Scriabin International Competition in Moscow.
Voskresensky is a professor at the Moscow Conservatory
and the Toho Gakuen
, and an artist-in-residence at the Juilliard School
. In addition, he is the president of the Scriabin International Society. Voskresensky was named in 1989 a People's Artist of Russia.
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n pianist, b. 1935.
He was a disciple of Lev Oborin
Lev Oborin
Lev Nikolayevich Oborin was a Russian pianist. He was the winner of the first International Chopin Piano Competition in 1927.The family moved a lot during his early childhood. When they settled down in Moscow in 1914, he was sent to music school. He studied with Yelena Gnessin, a pupil of...
. Voskresensky was awarded 3rd prizes at the inaugural editions of the Robert Schumann Competition
Robert Schumann International Competition for Pianists and Singers
The Robert Schumann International Competition for Pianists and Singers was constituted in 1956 in East Berlin within the framework of the commemorations on the 100th anniversary of Robert Schumann's death. A second edition was organized on the occasion of the composer's 150th anniversary, and three...
(ex-aequo with Lidia Grychtołówna) and the Van Cliburn Competition
Van Cliburn International Piano Competition
The Van Cliburn International Piano Competition was first held in 1962 in Fort Worth, Texas and is hosted by Van Cliburn Foundation. It was created by Fort Worth area teachers in honor of Van Cliburn, who had won the first International Tchaikovsky Competition four years prior with Tchaikovsky's...
. He performed the European première of Dmitri Shostakovich
Dmitri Shostakovich
Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich was a Soviet Russian composer and one of the most celebrated composers of the 20th century....
's 2nd Piano Concerto
Piano Concerto No. 2 (Shostakovich)
Piano Concerto No. 2 in F major, Op. 102, by Dmitri Shostakovich was composed in 1957 for his son Maxim's 19th birthday. Maxim premiered the piece during his graduation at the Moscow Conservatory...
at the 1957 Prague Spring International Music Festival.
Mikhail Voskresensky is one of Russia's leading pianists and winner of four international piano competitions (Schumann in Berlin, in Rio de Janeiro, George Enescu in Bucharest, and Van Cliburn in Fort Worth, Texas). In 1966 he was honored with the Merited Artist of Russia award and in 1989 the People's Artist of Russia. Mikhail Voskresensky has extensive concert experience. His concerts in the USA and Mexico in January–February 2001 were hailed as brilliant by critics.
Mikhail Voskresensky graduated from the Moscow Conservatory where he studied under Ilya Klyachko
Ilya Klyachko
Ilya Klyachko was a pianist and piano teacher, professor of Moscow Conservatory....
, Boris Zemliansky, Yakob Milstein, Lev Oborin
Lev Oborin
Lev Nikolayevich Oborin was a Russian pianist. He was the winner of the first International Chopin Piano Competition in 1927.The family moved a lot during his early childhood. When they settled down in Moscow in 1914, he was sent to music school. He studied with Yelena Gnessin, a pupil of...
(piano) and Leonid Roizman (organ). As student of the famous Lev Oborin
Lev Oborin
Lev Nikolayevich Oborin was a Russian pianist. He was the winner of the first International Chopin Piano Competition in 1927.The family moved a lot during his early childhood. When they settled down in Moscow in 1914, he was sent to music school. He studied with Yelena Gnessin, a pupil of...
, the winner of the First Chopin Competition in 1927, Voskresensky adopted his teacher's refined romanticism and perfect taste in harmony with the piano's splendid sound. The images evoked by his playing suggest contrasting musical colors, never out of harmony, and a charming legato inducing the instrument to sing. 'His playing fascinates audiences with its artistry, cordiality and ingeniousness. Mikhail Voskresensky is a very talented and intelligent musician', wrote Oborin about his pupil.
Voskresensky's repertoire includes Beethoven's 32 sonatas, all the works of Chopin, and 54 piano concertos. He has performed with orchestras under the direction of more than 150 conductors, among them John Pritchard, Franz Konvichny, Kurt Masur, Evgeny Svetlanov, Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, and Kirill Kondrashin. He has played chamber music with such ensembles as the Tokyo, Borodin and Tchaikovsky quartets.
His 40 CD's include recent recordings of all the sonatas and studies of Scriabin, 'Pictures at an Exhibition' by Mussorgsky, and the Second Sonata of Shostakovich.
He has participated as a juror for international competitions in London, Leeds, Sydney, Tel Aviv, as well as for the Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninoff Competitions in Moscow. He continues to be Chairman of the Jury for the Scriabin International Competition in Moscow.
Voskresensky is a professor at the Moscow Conservatory
Moscow Conservatory
The Moscow Conservatory is a higher musical education institution in Moscow, and the second oldest conservatory in Russia after St. Petersburg Conservatory. Along with the St...
and the Toho Gakuen
Toho Gakuen School of Music
is a private conservatoire located in Chōfu, Tokyo, Japan.-History:Toho Gakuen was founded in 1948 in Kudan as a music school for children, and two years later opened the Toho High School of Music, to provide quality musical education to teenage girls. 1955 saw the establishment of the Junior...
, and an artist-in-residence at the Juilliard School
Juilliard School
The Juilliard School, located at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City, United States, is a performing arts conservatory which was established in 1905...
. In addition, he is the president of the Scriabin International Society. Voskresensky was named in 1989 a People's Artist of Russia.