Elena Kuschnerova
Elena Kuschnerova ( Russian Елена Ефимовна Кушнерова ; Jelena Jefimowna Kuschnerowa ; born January 6, 1959 in Moscow ) is a Russian pianist .
Life
Kuschnerova began her piano training at the age of five; she received her first lessons from her mother. At the age of nine she made her first appearance with the Piano Concerto in F minor by Johann Sebastian Bach , which was recorded on Russian radio. When she was seven, she became a student of Tatjana Kestner at the Moscow Elite Institute Central Music School - the same teacher who taught Andrei Gavrilow and Nikolai Lugansky . After graduating from high school, she studied at the Tchaikovsky Conservatory with Sergei Dorensky . During these years, Kuschnerova was strongly influenced by the composer Alexander Lokschin (1920–1987), who dedicated his 1982 piano cycle "Prelude and Theme with Variations" to her. After receiving her diploma (with distinction), she went on tour in what was then the Soviet Union for the next eight years. She was not allowed to appear abroad or participate in international competitions. She successfully completed her apprenticeship , which was a prerequisite for a music professorship in the former Soviet Union . Kuschnerova was supported by Emil Gilels during this time .
Kuschnerova emigrated to Germany in 1992 and started a new career here. The first successes were evident in the following years: concerts in Western Europe, the USA and Japan brought recognition on an international level. Several composers have written piano works for Kuschnerova, which she also premiered. Kuschnerova lives in Germany and the United States.
World premieres
Kuschnerova premiered the following works (the works are also dedicated to her):
- Alexander Lasarewitsch Lokschin , "Prelude and Theme with Variations (1982)"
- Siegfried Matthus , "The longing for the lost melody" Concerto for piano and orchestra, premier Dresden, May 25, 2002, (Dresden Philharmonic, conductor Marek Janowski )
- Michail Kollontai , Piano Concerto op. 45, WP 2011 in the Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory
- Michail Kollontai: Seven Romantic Ballads op. 2bis
literature
- Jürgen Otten : The great pianists of today. Berlin / Leipzig 2009, ISBN 978-3-89487-530-5 . (the author counts Kuschnerova among the three important Russian pianists)
- Ingo Harden , Gregor Willmes: Pianist Profiles. Bärenreiter, Kassel et al. 2008, ISBN 978-3-7618-1616-5 .
Discography
- Alexander Lokshin: Prelude and Theme with Variations (1994)
- Elena Kuschnerova: Works by Tschaikowsky, Schumann, Chopin, Liszt, Debussy, Prokofjew (1996)
- Sergei Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet (1997)
- Alexander Scriabin: 24 Preludes (1999)
- JS Bach: Piano Works (2001)
- Modest Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition (2002)
- Live in Tokyo: Works by Scarlatti, Debussy, Ravel, Prokofjew, Bach-Siloti (2002)
- Johannes Brahms: Piano Works op.116, op.119 (2005)
- Igor Stravinsky: Piano Works (2005)
- Brahms / Kollontay: 4 Ballads / Seven Romantic Ballads (2008)
- Frédéric Chopin: Piano Concertos in the version with string quartet (2010) (Ventapane Quartet)
- Frédéric Chopin: Piano Concertos (2010)
- Robert Schumann: Piano Works (Faschingsschwank, Beethoven Etudes, Abegg Variations, Fantasy Pieces) (2011)
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kuschnerova, Elena |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Кушнерова, Елена Ефимовна (Russian); Kuschnerowa, Jelena Jefimowna (Russian, transcribed) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Russian pianist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 6, 1959 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Moscow , Soviet Union |