Alexei Volodin
Alexei Sergejewitsch Volodin ( Russian Алексей Сергеевич Володин , scientific transliteration Aleksej Wolodin , born July 17, 1977 in Leningrad ) is a Russian pianist .
Life
At the age of ten, Alexei Volodin was accepted into the Gnessin Institute in Moscow , where he first received lessons from Irinia Tschaklina and later from Tatiana Selikman. At the age of 17 he continued his studies with Elisso Wirsaladze at the Moscow Conservatory . In 2001/02 he rounded off his studies at the International Piano Foundation Theo Lieven in Como .
He has won several awards in international competitions, including 1st prize at the 9th Concours Géza Anda in Zurich in 2003 .
Volodin has performed in recitals in Russia, Spain, France, Italy, Australia, Switzerland and Germany. He has performed with orchestras such as the Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra , the Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra of the SWR , the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, the NDR Radio Philharmonic , the Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana , the Orchester National du Capitole de Toulouse , the Orchestra of the Deutsche Oper Berlin , the Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theater St. Petersburg under the direction of conductors such as Christopher Hogwood , Jean-Bernard Pommier, David Zinman , Eiji Ōue , Carlo Rizzi , Stefan Blunier , Gerd Albrecht , Valeri Gergiev and Vladimir Fedoseev .
At his debut recital in May 2005 at the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, Alexei Volodin celebrated a success, which was followed by invitations for the 2005-2008 seasons. Alexei Volodin was in 2005/2006 a. a. Performed in Barcelona, Lyon, Rome, Madrid, at the “Piano aux Jacobins” festival in Toulouse, at the Festival de Radio France Montpellier, at the Heidelberg Spring Festival. In September 2006 he completed his first tour of China. In the coming seasons Volodin will give his debut recitals in the Wiener Konzerthaus , the Festspielhaus Baden-Baden , the Festival La Rocque d'Anthéron, the Philharmonie Warsaw, the Concertgebouw Amsterdam and the Alte Oper Frankfurt.
The highlights of the 2015/16 season included a. an extensive European tour with the Wroclaw Symphony Orchestra (Daniel Raiskin), concerts with the Stuttgart Philharmonic , the Singapore Symphony Orchestra (Vladimir Ashkenazy), the Orquestra Simfonica de Barcelona and at the Warsaw Beethoven Festival. As a sought-after pianist, Alexei Volodin can be heard in the most important concert halls, such as the London International Piano Series, the Proms and the Wigmore Hall, the Wiener Konzerthaus , the Alte Oper Frankfurt, the Munich Herkulessaal , the Tonhalle Zürich , the Gulbenkian Foundation in Lisbon, the Taipei National Concert Hall, the Auditorio Nacional de Madrid, the Palau de la Música in Barcelona, the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, the Salle Pleyel in Paris and the Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory. He is a welcome guest at festivals such as the Kissinger Sommer, La Roque d'Anthéron, the La Folle Journée festival, the "The Stars of White Nights" festival in St. Petersburg and the Easter Festival in Moscow.
Recordings
He has recorded two CDs, one of which is a live recording of his debut recital in Munich's Herkulessaal with works by Ludwig van Beethoven (Opus 111), Sergei Rachmaninow (Moments musicaux Op. 16) and Sergei Prokofiev (Sonata No. 7). Another three CDs have been released on the Challenge Classics label since 2013 with solo works by Schumann, Ravel, Scriabin and Rachmaninov. His Chopin CD won a "Choc de Classica" and was awarded five stars by the French magazine "Diapason".
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| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Volodin, Alexei |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Volodin, Alexei; Володин, Алексей Сергеевич (Russian); Volodin, Aleksej (scientific transliteration) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Russian pianist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 17th July 1977 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Leningrad |