Yulianna Andreevna Avdeeva (russian: Юлиа́нна Андре́евна Авде́ева; born 3 July 1985) is a

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concert classical

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who has performed and recorded internationally.

Life and career

Avdeeva was born in Moscow. She started piano lessons at the age of five, studied at the Gnessin Special School of Music in Moscow, and graduated from the

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. After her graduation, she became assistant to her teacher, Konstantin Scherbakov. From 2008, Avdeeva studied at the

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with

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. In 2010, Avdeeva won First Prize in the

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. She is the fourth woman to have won this title, after

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in 1949) and

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(

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). During the COVID-19 pandemic, Avdeeva streamed weekly Bach podcasts to stay in touch with her audience. On 5 July 2020, Avdeeva—together with

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and

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—livestreamed the premieres of several juvenilia and other unpublished piano works by

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. In the summer of 2021, she played several European festivals, following which she undertook a concert tour of Germany and Austria. She has performed and toured with a wide variety of orchestras and toured with

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. She has also collaborated with cellist

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Awards

International Chopin Piano Competition 2010 (02)

* 2003 – 9th

European Piano Contest Bremen The European Piano Competition Bremen (German'': Europäischer Klavierwettbewerb Bremen'', also known as the ''Bremer Klavierwettbewerb)'' is an international piano competition held every 2 years in Bremen. It was founded in 1987 by Radio Bremen. ...

– 2nd prize. * 2006 – 61st

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) – 2nd prize. * 2007 – 7th International

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Piano Competition (

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) – 2nd prize. * 2010 –

(

Warsaw Warsaw ( pl, Warszawa, ), officially the Capital City of Warsaw,, abbreviation: ''m.st. Warszawa'' is the capital and largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the River Vistula in east-central Poland, and its population is officia ...

) – 1st prize and best performance of a sonata

Discography

* 2012: Chopin: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 with Orchestra of the 18th Century,

Frans Brüggen Franciscus ("Frans") Jozef Brüggen (30 October 1934 – 13 August 2014) was a Dutch Conducting, conductor, recorder player and baroque flautist. Biography Born in Amsterdam, Brüggen was the last of the nine children of August Brüggen, a textile ...

(conductor) on 1849 Erard fortepiano * 2014: Schubert: '' Drei Klavierstücke'' (Three Piano Pieces), D. 946; Prokofiev: Piano Sonata No. 7 in B-flat major, Op. 83; Chopin: 24 Préludes Op. 28 (Mirare 252, 2 CDs; distribution: Harmonia Mundi) * 2016: Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 6 in D major, K. 284; Chopin: Fantaisie in F minor, Op. 49; Liszt: '' Après une lecture du Dante - Fantasia quasi sonata; from Verdi's ''

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'': Danza sacra e duetto finale, S. 436 (Mirare, 1 CD; distribution: Harmonia Mundi)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Avdeeva, Yulianna 1985 births Living people Russian classical pianists Russian women pianists International Chopin Piano Competition winners Women classical pianists Jewish classical pianists 21st-century classical pianists 21st-century women pianists