Английская Википедия:Eduard Kunz
Шаблон:For Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Infobox musical artist Eduard Kunz (Шаблон:Lang-ru), (born October 30, 1980, in Omsk, Soviet Union) is a Russian pianist. He reached the 2nd round in the International Tchaikovsky Competition in 2011.[1]
Biography
Eduard was born in Siberia from an assimilated minority German ethnic in Russia. He studied with Michail Khokhlov at the Gnessin Special school for gifted children and with Andrei Diev at the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory.[2] He made his debut with the Omsk Philharmonic Orchestra at the age of 10.[2] He gained a Postgraduate Diploma with Distinction as well as the Gold Medal for performance from the Royal Northern College of Music[3] studying with Norma Fisher[2] and the late Mark Ray.
Named among 10 tomorrow's great pianists by the BBC Music Magazine, Eduard Kunz has performed and broadcast with many major orchestras in the UK[4] including the BBC Symphony, BBC Concert, and BBC Scottish Symphony orchestras, the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Hallé, Ulster Orchestra, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic and London Musici orchestras, with conductors such as Tugan Sokhiev, Christian Mandeal, Edward Gardner, Gerard Schwarz, Lothar Koenigs, Garry Walker, Clark Rundell, Mark Stephenson, Alejandro Posada, Josep Caballe Domenech, Alexander Joel, Andrés Orozco-Estrada, Barry Wordsworth and David Angus, amongst others.
Other important debuts included Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin at the Berlin Philharmonie, The Philharmonia Orchestra at the Royal Albert Hall, Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, Orquesta Sinfónica de Castilla y León, Orkest van het Oosten, Orchestre national du Capitole de Toulouse and Braunschweig Symphony orchestras as well as recitals at the Wigmore Hall in London, Bridgewater Hall in Manchester, Louvre in Paris, Concertgebouw in Amsterdam and Winterthur Hall in Barcelona, amongst many others. Recordings for classical radio stations include BBC Radio 3, Radio France and Deutschlandradio Kultur amongst many others.
Eduard is a winner of thirteen first prizes of international piano competitions[2] including First Prize of George Enescu Competition in Bucharest and Gold Medals of the New Orleans[4] and Paderewski International Piano Competitions.
Other awards included Silver medal from The Worshipful Company of Musicians in London, awards from Hattori and Musical Foundation, Dame Myra Hess and Yamaha Music Foundation of Europe[2] as well as Spivakov Foundation and “Richter” award from Rostropovich Foundation in Moscow. In the 2011, he reached the 2nd round in the International Tchaikovsky Competition.[5]
Eduard's stage partners include Yulian Rachlin, Patricia Kopachinskaya, Sol Gabetta, Vilde Frang, Boris Andrianov, Aleksandr Ghindin and Yuriy Medyanik. Eduard's performances were recorded by all major European stations including BBC Radio 3, Radio France and Deutsche Radio Kultur and Russian Orpheus. Eduard radio recordings include Piano Concerto No. 10 (Mozart) with BBC Scottish Orchestra, Piano Concerto No. 3 (Beethoven) and Piano Concerto No. 1(Tchaikovsky) with Ulster Orchestra Northern Ireland, Piano Concerto No. 2 (Rachmaninoff) with BBC Concert Orchestra, Schumann and Dmitri Shostakovich concertos with WNO and the Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini by Sergei Rachmaninoff with BBC Symphony Orchestra, as well as a recording with Alexandru Tomescu of complete repertoire for violin and piano by George Enescu.
Eduard is the co-founder of Kunz Piano Academy in Brașov, Romania, where he invites young artists from all around the world twice a year for a week of public masterclasses. In 2020, the academy will have its 4th edition.[6]
Eduard is a Moscow Philharmonic Society Artist, Verbier Festival laureate, a former BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist (2006–2008) and a Yamaha Artist.
He is featured in the 2010 film A Surprise in Texas about the 2009 Van Cliburn Foundation competition.[7]
Awards and Competitions
| Year | Award |
|---|---|
| 1997 | Шаблон:Flagicon Spivakov Foundation Award |
| 2002 | Шаблон:Flagicon Richter Award, Rostropovich Foundation |
| 2004 | Шаблон:Flagicon Erik Chisholm Memorial Prize |
| 2004 | Шаблон:Flagicon Royal Northern College of Music's Gold Medal |
| 2004 | Шаблон:Flagicon Dame Myra Hess Award |
| 2004 | Шаблон:FlagiconWorshipful Company of Musicians Silver Medal |
| 2005 | Шаблон:Flagicon Yamaha Music Foundation Award |
| 2005 | Шаблон:Flagicon Hattori Foundation Award |
| 2006 | Шаблон:Flagicon MIFCO Award |
| 2006 | Шаблон:Flagicon BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist |
| 2007 | Шаблон:Flagicon Verbier Festival laureate |
| Year | Competition | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Шаблон:Flagicon III Sabitov International Piano Competition | 1st prize |
| 2001 | Шаблон:Flagicon IV Horowitz International Piano Competition | 3rd prize |
| 2002 | Шаблон:Flagicon III Bitola International Music Competition | 1st prize |
| 2002 | Шаблон:Flagicon II Enschede International Piano Competition | 1st prize |
| 2002 | Шаблон:Flagicon Grand Konzerteum International Piano Competition | 1st prize |
| 2005 | Шаблон:Flagicon Dudley International piano Competition | 1st prize |
| 2005 | Шаблон:Flagicon Bromsgove International musicians Competition | 1st prize |
| 2005 | Шаблон:Flagicon Manchester Piano Award | 1st prize |
| 2007 | Шаблон:Flagicon XVIII George Enescu International Competition | 1st prize |
| 2007 | Шаблон:Flagicon XIII Città di Sulmona International Piano Competition | 1st prize |
| 2007 | Шаблон:Flagicon VIII Vietri sul Mare International Piano Competition | Winner |
| 2007 | Шаблон:Flagicon VIII Premi Principat d'Andorra | 1st prize |
| 2008 | Шаблон:Flagicon Pinerolo International Piano Competition | 1st prize |
| 2009 | Шаблон:Flagicon Van Cliburn International Piano Competition | Jury Discretionary Award |
| 2009 | Шаблон:Flagicon San Nicola di Bari International Piano Competition | Winner |
| 2009 | Шаблон:Flagicon XVII Frechilla-Zuloaga Piano Award | 1st prize |
| 2010 | Шаблон:Flagicon 22nd New Orleans International Piano Competition | 1st prize |
| 2010 | Шаблон:Flagicon 8th Paderewski International Piano Competition | 1st prize |
References
External links
- Official web-site
- Youtube channel
- Rachmaninov - Moments musicaux, Op. 16: No. 2, 3, 4
- Scarlatti - Piano Sonata in D minor, K.213
- [1]
- [2]
- [3]
- ↑ Шаблон:Citation
- ↑ 2,0 2,1 2,2 2,3 2,4 Manchester Beethoven Orchestra, Eduard Kunz biographical note Шаблон:Webarchive accessed 4 January 2013.
- ↑ Royal Northern College of Music complete university guide. accessed 4 January 2013.
- ↑ 4,0 4,1 Eduard Kunz triumphs in New Orleans International Piano Competition, 27 July 2010. accessed 4 January 2013.
- ↑ Tom Service classical blog 24 June 2011. accessed 4 January 2013.
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Review: 'A Surprise in Texas', Benjamin Olivo : May 14, 2010. accessed 4 January 2013.
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