Pavel Nersessian

Pavel Nersessian
Па?вел Тигра?нович Нерсесья?н
Honored Artist of the Russian Federation
Pavel Nersessian Па?вел Тигра?нович Нерсесья?н Honored Artist of the Russian Federation
Born	26 August 1964 (age 59) ; Ramenskoye
Genres	Classical music
Occupation(s)	Pianist
Instrument(s)	Piano
Website	pavelnersessian .com

Pavel Nersessian ( Russian : Павел Тигранович Нерсесьян , born 26 August 1964) is a Russian classical pianist. He is an Honored Artist of the Russian Federation and Professor of the Moscow Conservatory State Conservatory after P.I. Tchaikovsky and Boston University .

Biography [ edit ]

Pavel Nersessian was born in Ramenskoye , a town outside Moscow , Russia Federation on 26 August 1964. In 1971-1982 he studied at the Central Music School (Class by V. Levin). In 1973 he made his debut by playing the Concerto No. 5 in F minor, BWV 1056 by Johann Sebastian Bach with the orchestra in the city of Gorky . After graduating from high school with honors, in 1982 he entered the Moscow Conservatory (class of Sergei Dorensky ). ^[1]

Teaching activity [ edit ]

Upon graduating from the Moscow Conservatory in 1987 he was proposed to teach there. He began his teaching job as an assistant to Sergei Dorensky and as a concertmaster of the Children's Music School number 60 in Moscow.

In 2013 he became a professor of piano in Boston University . ^[2]

Into the world arena [ edit ]

Being one of the most remarkable pianists of his generation in Russia , he is known for his ability to play equally convincing in the whole palette of the piano repertoire. ^{[
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*Record of piano prizes, incomplete*
Year	Competition	Prize	Ex-aequo with...	1st prize winner
1985	VII Ludwig van Beethoven, Vienna	2nd prize		Stefan Vladar
1987	X Paloma O'Shea Santander International Piano Competition	4th prize	Xiang Dong Kong	David Allan Wehr
1991	II Dublin Competition	1st prize

Concert activity [ edit ]

Nersessian has served on international juries, including the Dublin International Piano Competition (Ireland), ^[4] International Festival of Classical Music and Competition of Young Pianists (Kazakhstan), ^[5] and Summit Music Festival (USA). ^[6]

Recordings [ edit ]

Pavel Nersessian has recorded disks with compositions of Chopin , Schumann , Schubert , Brahms , Tchaikovsky , Beethoven , Shostakovich etc. The album with compositions of Schumann ≪Kreisleriana≫, opus 16, Chopin 24 preludes, opus 28, performed by Pavel Nersessian was released on at Moscow Conservatory in 1995.

Discography [ edit ]

Tchaikovsky - The Sleeping Beauty / Schubert, Scarlatti, Scriabin, Schumann, Moszkowski, Rachmaninov - (CD) Pavel Nersessian 2005, Bel Air Music
Rachmaninov - Russian Rhapsody / Dukas - L'apprenti sorcier / Debussy - Prelude / Bizet - Jeux d'enfants - Andrei Pisarev, Pavel Nersessian (CD) 2005, Bel Air Music
Beethoven - Piano Concerto No. 4 - Pavel Nersessian / Sonata No. 32 - Andrei Tchistiakov (CD) 2005, Bel Air Music
Beethoven - Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D Major Op. 61, Sonata no. 14 in C sharp minor Op. 27/2 2005, Bel Air Music
R.Schumann Kreisleriana, opus 16, F.Chopin 24 preludes opus 28, Pavel Nersessian, 1995 Moscow Conservatory

References [ edit ]

^ Biography | The Official Pavel Nersessian Site Archived 2013-11-01 at the Wayback Machine
^ "On Demand: Pavel Nersessian: Music of the exiles: from Chopin to Stravinsky" . University of South Carolina School of the Arts . Retrieved 2022-07-08 .
^ Ross, Alex (1993-03-09). "Classical Music in Review" . The New York Times . ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved 2022-07-08 . This seemed an impressive debut, although none of the music presented a major intellectual challenge (Shostakovich's youthful iconoclasm included).
^ "Dublin International Piano Competition 2009" . Archived from the original on 2013-11-01 . Retrieved 2013-10-30 .
^ Pavel Nersessian about Astana Piano Passion
^ Summit Music Festival 2013

External links [ edit ]

[1] Biography | The Official Pavel Nersessian Site Archived 2013-11-01 at the Wayback Machine

[2] "On Demand: Pavel Nersessian: Music of the exiles: from Chopin to Stravinsky" . University of South Carolina School of the Arts . Retrieved 2022-07-08 .

[3] Ross, Alex (1993-03-09). "Classical Music in Review" . The New York Times . ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved 2022-07-08 . This seemed an impressive debut, although none of the music presented a major intellectual challenge (Shostakovich's youthful iconoclasm included).

[4] "Dublin International Piano Competition 2009" . Archived from the original on 2013-11-01 . Retrieved 2013-10-30 .

[5] Pavel Nersessian about Astana Piano Passion

[6] Summit Music Festival 2013

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