Boris Vadimovich Berezovsky is a Russian pianist.
Dmitri Aleksandrovich Bashkirov was a Russian pianist and academic teacher. Trained in his hometown Tbilisi and Moscow, he began an international career as a soloist when he won the Marguerite Long Piano Competition in Paris in 1955. He taught at the Moscow Conservatory from 1957 to 1991, and at the Queen Sofia College of Music in Madrid from 1991 to 2021. He taught also as a guest at other international conservatories and he is regarded as a representative of the Russian piano school.
Arie Vardi is a classical pianist, conductor, and piano pedagogue. He is laureate of the Israel Prize in 2017.
Norma Fisher is an English concert pianist and professor of piano living in London. Illness shortened her performing career in the 1990s and she turned instead to teaching.
The Thirteenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition took place in Fort Worth, Texas from May 22 to June 7, 2009. The competitors were selected by a screening jury during screening auditions that took place in January and February 2009. The Takács Quartet performed with the semifinalists, while the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra conducted by James Conlon accompanied the finalists.
Alexander Ivashkin, was a Russian cellist, writer, academic and conductor.
The fifteenth Gina Bachauer International Piano Competition took place in Salt Lake City, Utah, from June 16 to July 1, 2010. Rounds one and two were held at Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center. The final round was held at Abravanel Hall with the Utah Symphony.
Vera Gornostayeva was a Russian pianist and pedagogue.
Andrej Ivanovich Hoteev was a Russian classical pianist.
Andrejs Osokinsis a Latvian pianist. He is laureate of several piano competitions, including the Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Master Competition in Tel Aviv, the Long-Thibaud International Competition in Paris, the Leeds International Piano Competition and the Queen Elisabeth International Piano Competition in Brussels. In April 2015 he became the Audience Awardee of the 5th International German Piano Award presented by International Piano Forum. In 2009 Osokins was awarded with The Grand Music Award 2008,which is the highest form of state recognition in the field of music in Latvia.
Eric Lu is an American classical pianist. Hailed by The Guardian as a pianist with "the magic touch of...Murray Perahia and Radu Lupu", he won the gold medal at the Leeds International Piano Competition in 2018 at age 20. He records for Warner Classics under an exclusive contract, and has performed with many of the world's major orchestras including the BBC Philharmonic, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, Seattle Symphony, and Orchestre national de Lille; upcoming debuts include appearances as soloist with the Boston Symphony Orchestra and the London Symphony Orchestra.
The Fifteenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition took place in Fort Worth, Texas, from May 25 to June 10, 2017.
Asmik Grigorian is a Lithuanian operatic soprano.
Yekwon Sunwoo is a South Korean classical pianist. In 2017, at 28 years old, Sunwoo was the first Korean to win the gold medal at the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. He won the Sendai International Music Competition in 2013.
Alexander Mikhailovich Lubyantsev is a Russian pianist and composer. He is a laureate of the 2004 Sydney International Piano Competition and the 2007 International Tchaikovsky Competition, at which he received the bronze medal, no gold awarded, and has also been a prizewinner in over ten other piano competitions. His performance at the 2011 Tchaikovsky Competition and the ensuing events are also quite significant.
Roman Mints is a Russian violinist. He has worked with other violinists and together with oboist Dmitry Bulgakov founded the Homecoming Chamber Music Festival. He has given Russian premieres of various works and recorded a number of albums.
Pavel Kolesnikov is a Russian pianist and chamber musician.
Alexander Sinchuk is a Russian concert pianist. Recognized as one of the most outstanding pianists of the younger generation, music critics have described Sinchuk as a "bright new phenomenon in a modern musical world". Sinchuk's honors include winning numerous international competitions, such as the Rachmaninoff International Competition (2008), International Competition for Young Pianists in Memory of Vladimir Horowitz (2012), International Competition Nuits Européennes du Piano, and Grand Prize at the 6th Prix Du Piano Interlaken Classics. In 2011, Sinchuk was a semifinalist at the XIV International Tchaikovsky Piano Competition.
Tomoki Sakata is a Japanese pianist.
