Per Tengstrand (born 1968,
Växjö
Växjö ( ) is a city and the seat of Växjö Municipality, Kronoberg County, Sweden. It had 70,489 inhabitants (2019) out of a municipal population of 95,995 (2021). It is the administrative, cultural, and industrial centre of Kronoberg County ...
, Sweden) is a
Swedish
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pianist.
Biography
Tengstrand started to play the piano at age 6, being taught by his mother. He entered the
Malmö Academy of Music
Malmö Academy of Music (Swedish: Musikhögskolan i Malmö) is a Swedish public collage dedicated to education and research within the fields of music and music pedagogy. The school is located in Malmö in southern Sweden and belongs to the Facu ...
at age 16, in the class of Hans Pålsson. In 1985, he was accepted at the
Conservatoire de Paris
The Conservatoire de Paris (), also known as the Paris Conservatory, is a college of music and dance founded in 1795. Officially known as the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris (CNSMDP), it is situated in the avenue ...
in the class of
Dominique Merlet
Dominique Marie-Joseph Merlet (born 18 February 1938) is a French contemporary pianist, organist and music educator.
Biography
Born in Bordeaux, Dominique Merlet was a student of Roger-Ducasse, Louis Hiltbrand, and Nadia Boulanger. He won thr ...
. Three years later, he obtained a Premier Prix, Premier nommé, and Prix Special du Jury at the Paris Conservatory. He continued private studies with Dominique Weber and Romuald Sztern to prepare for international piano competitions.
In 1995 he attained the
Long-Thibaud Competition's 4th prize. He subsequently was awarded the 1996
Geneva Competition's 2nd prize (1st prize void) and won the 1997
Cleveland International Piano Competition.
He has been internationally active as a concert pianist since. He is the artistic director of a festival in Växjö, Sweden called Tengstrand Festival and the Music on Park Avenue series in New York.
Personal life
Per Tengstrand lives in Princeton, NJ with his wife Shan-shan Sun.
Honors
In 2005, he was decorated by
King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden
Carl XVI Gustaf (Carl Gustaf Folke Hubertus; born 30 April 1946) is King of Sweden. He ascended the throne on the death of his grandfather, Gustaf VI Adolf, on 15 September 1973.
He is the youngest child and only son of Prince Gustaf Adolf, D ...
with the Royal Medal Litteris et Artibus for outstanding service to the arts.
[''88 notes pour piano solo'', ]Jean-Pierre Thiollet
Jean-Pierre Thiollet (; born 9 December 1956) is a French writer and journalist.
Primarily living in Paris, he is the author of numerous books and one of the national leaders of the European Confederation of Independent Trade Unions (CEDI), a ...
, Neva Ed., 2015, p. 72.
References
External links
Barrettvantage.com
1968 births
Living people
Swedish classical pianists
Male classical pianists
Litteris et Artibus recipients
Long-Thibaud-Crespin Competition prize-winners
Swedish expatriates in the United States
Cleveland International Piano Competition prize-winners
21st-century classical pianists
21st-century Swedish male musicians
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