Ivan Pochekin

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Ivan Pochekin
Иван Почекин
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Portrait of Ivan Pochekin
Born1987
OccupationViolinist
FatherYury Pochekin

Ivan Pochekin (born 1987 in Moscow) is a Russian violinist, who won first prize in the 2005 Third Paganini Moscow International Violin Competition. [1] He won second place in the 8th International Vaclav Huml Violin Competition. [2]

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Biography

His father is the violin master Yuri Pochekin. [3]

Career

In 2002 he made his debut in the Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory. Performed Sergei Prokofiev's Second Violin Concerto. [3]

Among the conductors with whom he performed: Valery Gergiev, Mikhail Pletnev, Vladimir Spivakov, Alexander Sladkovsky, Fabio Mastrangelo, Vladimir Fedoseyev, Friedrich Haider and others. [3]

At the invitation of Denis Matsuev, he performed in the programs of the Crescendo (Kaliningrad, Pskov) and Stars on Baikal (Irkutsk) festivals. [3]

As for 2018, he collaborated with the E.F. Svetlanov State Academic Symphony Orchestra of Russia, the Mariinsky Theater Orchestra, the Russian National Orchestra, the Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra and others. [3]

Awards

2005 - victory at the III International Violin Competition named after Niccolo Paganini

Notes

  1. "The Paganini Violin Competition". Paganini Moscow International Violin Competition. Archived from the original on 2008-05-01. Retrieved 2008-05-10.
  2. "Huml Competition statistics". Vaclav Huml International Violin Competition. Archived from the original on 2008-02-02. Retrieved 2008-05-10.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Виртуоз поневоле - Скрипач Иван Почекин: «Я не хотел играть на скрипке, просто всегда считал, что родителей надо слушаться»". versia.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2022-03-07. Retrieved 2025-02-27.