Evgeny Kissin
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Evgeny Igorevich Kissin (Евге́ний И́горевич Ки́син) (born October 10, 1971) is a famous virtuoso pianist.
Kissin was born in Moscow to a Jewish family. At age 11 months, he reportedly was able to hum along to a Bach tune his sister Alla was playing on the piano. At age 6 he commenced his own piano studies at the esteemed Gnessin School of Music for Gifted Children where he became a student of Anna Pavlovna Kantor.
At the age of 10, Kissin made his debut with orchestra and the year after that he gave his first recital in Moscow. Kissin's extraordinary talents were made manifest to the international scene in 1984, when he played and recorded Chopin's two piano concertos with the Moscow State Philharmonic Orchestra. In 1988, he played Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1 with Herbert von Karajan at the Berlin Philharmonic's New Year's Concert.
In September, 1990, Kissin made his North American debut playing Chopin's two piano concertos with the New York Philharmonic under Zubin Mehta and the first piano recital in Carnegie Hall's centennial season. In 1997 he gave the first piano recital in the history of the Proms Festival in London.
Kissin resides between Paris, London and New York.
Kissin's musicality, the depth and poetic quality of his interpretations have put him in the forefront of today's pianists. He makes regular recital tours of Europe, America and Asia to sold-out houses. He has performed with all the leading orchestras of the world under such conductors as Abbado, Ashkenazy, Barenboim, Davis, Gergiev, Giulini, Jansons, Karajan, Levine, Maazel, Muti, Ozawa, Solti, Svetlanov and Temirkanov. Kissin has also performed chamber music with Martha Argerich, Gidon Kremer, James Levine, Alexander Knyazev, Mischa Maisky, Thomas Quasthoff, Isaac Stern and others.
[edit] Awards and Recognitions
Kissin was a special guest at the 1992 Grammy Awards.
- Musical America, Instrumentalist of the Year, 1994
- Triumph Award, Outstanding Contribution to Russia's Culture (Youngest Awardee), 1997
- Honorary Doctorate of Music by the Manhattan School of Music 2001
- Honorary Membership of the Royal Academy of Music (2005)
- Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without orchestra), 2006
[edit] External links
- Sony BMG Evgeny Kissin Page. Sony BMG. Retrieved on 2006-08-12.
- Evgeny Kissin at IMG. IMG Artists. Retrieved on 2006-05-28.
- Evgeny Kissin. BMG Classics. Retrieved on 2006-05-28.
- Evgeny Kissin. RCA Victor. Retrieved on 2006-05-28.
- Evgeny Kissin. Sony Classical. Retrieved on 2006-05-28.
