Evelina Vorontsova (

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: Эвелина Воронцова; born 19 April 1972, in

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concert pianist and pedagogue.

Biography

Evelina Vorontsova studied under

Rudolf Kehrer Rudolf Kehrer (10 July 1923 – 29 October 2013; surname also spelled Kerer) was a much-recorded Soviet and Russian classical pianist. Biography Kehrer was born in Tiflis, Georgia (later Tbilisi, Georgia Tbilisi ( ; ka, თბილის� ...

Mikhail Voskresensky Mikhail Voskresensky (; born 1935) is a Russian pianist who left Russia for the United States in 2022 protesting against Russian invasion of Ukraine. Training Mikhail Voskresensky is known internationally as a pianist in the great Romantic tradi ...

, Elena Kuznetsova at the

Moscow Conservatory The Moscow Conservatory, also officially Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory (russian: Московская государственная консерватория им. П. И. Чайковского, link=no) is a musical educational inst ...

and graduated with a Gold Medal (1993). After she received the 2nd prize at the

International Franz Liszt Piano Competition The International Franz Liszt Piano Competition ("Liszt Competition") is an international piano competition. It is a member of the World Federation of International Music Competitions. The Competition is held in Utrecht (city), Utrecht in the Neth ...

, her studies were continued under

Jan Wijn Jan Wijn (19 May 1934''Famous Pianists in Music History (Part 7).''
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. Having made her orchestral debut at the age of 11 with J.S. Bach's Concerto IV in A major, BWV 1055. she has played in various countries as Japan, Germany and France. Aside from her concert career, she leads the foundation ArtiMusica, which initiates projects that merge different artistic disciplines.

Competition prizes

* 4th prize Rachmaninoff competition (1990), special prize for best performance of the Preludes and Etudes-Tableaux * 2nd prize

(1992) * 1st prize Concorso Internazionale per Pianoforte e Orchestra (2006) * 2nd prize Concorso Internazionale di Esecuzione Musicale (2007) with special prize Primio Virtuosite prize

Discography

* 2002 Bach, Scarlatti, Franck, Tchaikovsky, Chopin & Scriabin * 2016 Rachmaninoff: Piano Sonata No.2 Op.31, Corelli Variations Op.42, Moments Musicaux Op.16

References

External links

Stereophile , Recording of the Month August 2017: Rachmaninoff Piano Works.
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