Alexander Evgenevich Kobrin
Alexander Evgenjewitsch Kobrin ( Russian Александр Евгеньевич Кобрин ; born March 20, 1980 in Moscow ) is a Russian pianist and university professor .
Life
Kobrin began studying music at the Gnessin Institute in Moscow at the age of five . There his teacher was the pianist Tatiana Zelikman . At the age of 18 he enrolled at the Moscow Conservatory and became a student of Lev Nikolayevich Naumov . Kobrin graduated from the Moscow Conservatory.
As a teenager, Kobrin won various competitions, as an 18-year-old the Scottish International Piano Competition . In 1999 he received first prize at the Ferruccio Busoni International Piano Competition after a number of years without a first prize. In 2000 he took third place at the International Chopin Competition in Warsaw , after the winner Li Yundi . At the Hamamatsu International Piano Competition in the same year, he took second place, a first place was not awarded. In 2005 he was the gold medal winner at the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition .
Kobrin was a teacher at the Gnessin Institute in Moscow until 2009, and has been teaching at the Schwob School of Music at Columbus State University in Columbus (Georgia) since 2011 .
Musical work
Kobrin has given concerts in Europe, America and Asia, including with the Orchester de la Suisse Romande , the English Chamber Orchestra and in 2011 with the Polish Beethoven Academy Orchestra under Michał Klauza . He is very interested in the music of the classical and romantic periods.
Discography
- 2005: Alexander Kobrin, Gold Medalist. 12th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, Harmonia Mundi France, Arles, France
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| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Kobrin, Alexander Evgenyevich |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Кобрин, Александр Евгеньевич (Russian) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Russian pianist and university professor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 20, 1980 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Moscow |