“The first thing that comes to my mind if you ask me about the Bechstein concert grand is nobility in all possible aspects and characteristics. It gives you the opportunity to create a deep aristocratic sound, soft, but always with a core. It's a rarity these days."
Konstantin Emelyanov
Konstantin Emelyanov (born 1994 in Krasnodar, Russia) graduated from the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory, where he studied with Professor Sergei Dorensky and his assistants, Professors Andrei Pisarev, Pavel Nersesyan and Nikolai Lugansky. He also studied at the Rachmaninov Academy in Catania, Italy, with Professor Epifanio Comis during the 2017-1018 season.
Since 2022 he has been attending the senior course at the International Piano Academy ''Incontri col Maestro'' in Imola with Professor Boris Petrushansky.
The pianist is actively touring and takes part in various music projects and festivals: The Stars on Baikal, La folle journee in Yekaterinburg, International Piano Series in Bern, ArsLonga Festival and T-festival in Moscow, Pianissimo piano festival, among others. He is with many symphony orchestras as well performed in some of the most renowned concert halls (Teatro Carlo Felice in Genoa, the Seoul Arts Center, the National Center for the Performing Arts in Beijing, the Bulgaria Hall in Sofia, the Paul Klee Center in Bern, the Mariinsky Concert Hall, the Great Hall of the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory, the Zaryadye Grand Hall, the Tchaikovsky Concert Hall, the Casals Forum of the Kronberg Academy, etc.) and has performed with artists such as Yuri Bashmet, Vladimir Fedoseyev, Vladimir Spivakov, Alexander Sladkovsky Alexander Rudin, Felix Korobov, Mark Kadin, Mark Gorenstein, Zaurbek Gugkaev, Dmitri Jurowsky, Christian Knapp, Valentin Uryupin, Dimitris Botinis, Dmitry Liss, Marcus Bosch, Yun Sung Chang and others.
Konstantin Emelyanov is a winner of prestigious international competitions, including the International Competition for Young Pianists in Memory of Vladimir Horowitz, the piano competitions in Verona (Italy) and Suzhou (China) and the Viotti Piano Competition (first prize and audience prize). In 2019 he received third prize at the 16th International Tchaikovsky Competition and in 2022 he won the 11th International German Pianist Prize and also the Audience Prize.
As the winner of the IDPP, Konstantin Emelyanov will release his new CD “OVER TIME” in 2023 with works by Rameau, Rachmaninoff and J.S.Bach, recorded on a C. Bechstein D 282 concert grand.
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