- Konstantin Soukhovetski
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Instrument =piano
Genre = classical
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URL = [http://www.konstantinsoukhovetski.com] Konstantin Soukhovetski (bornJanuary 19 ,1981 ) was born into a family of artists, and began playing thepiano at the age of four. He studied at theMoscow Central School under the auspices of theMoscow Conservatory , where his special subjects also included composition andacting . He then studied at theJuilliard School of Music inNew York , gaining hisbachelor's degree in 2003 with theAnton Rubenstein Prize as an outstanding pianist. He received his Master's degree from Juilliard in 2005, and is presently in the Artist's diploma program at Juilliard, studying with Jerome Lowenthal. He was named winner of the William Petschek Piano Debut Recital Award for 2006. His NYC debut recital was on April 20, 2006 at 8:00 p.m. at Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center.In 2002, Soukhovetski won Second Prize in the Walter W. Naumberg Piano Competition and Second Prize in the Hilton Head International Competition. This was followed in 2003 with success in Juilliard's Gina Bachauer Competition and the
Cleveland International Piano Competition , and in 2004 he won Second Prize in the UNISA International Piano Competition in Pretoria, South Africa.Before coming to the
United States , Soukhovetski performed extensively in WesternEurope andRussia . During 1998 and 1999, he toured and performed with the Russianviolin istVladimir Spivakov inFrance ,Romania ,Latvia ,Lithuania , andEstonia , as well asNorth America . He also performed at the Colmar Festival in France.Soukhovetski has recently performed with the Cleveland Orchestra, the Pretoria Symphony (South Africa), and the Austin Symphony (Minnesota). He gave his Weill Recital Hall, Carnegie Hall debut in 2003, and played for Their Royal Highnesses Prince Raed and Princess Maida in
Amman ,Jordan andBeirut ,Lebanon . He has also performed at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center, Severance Hall, Jordan Hall inBoston , and the Bolshoi Hall of the Moscow Conservatory. In May 2002, Soukhovetski was featured in a live performance onNPR 's Performance Today, and in October 2003, he appeared on WQXR's Young Artists Showcase, hosted byBob Sherman , live from the Juilliard School. In September 2005, Soukhovetski completed a four-week tour in South Africa (solo recitals and concerti with major orchestras) and had a recital at the Louvre Museum in Paris on March 2, 2006.External links
* [http://www.konstantinsoukhovetski.com Official page]
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