Vasily Ilyich Safonov, also known as Wassily Safonoff, was a Russian pianist, teacher, conductor and composer.
Mikhail Vasilievich Pletnev is a Russian pianist, conductor, and composer.
The Royal Conservatory of Music, branded as The Royal Conservatory, is a non-profit music education institution and performance venue headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was founded in 1886 by Edward Fisher as The Toronto Conservatory of Music. In 1947, King George VI incorporated the organization through royal charter. Its Toronto home was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1995, in recognition of the institution's influence on music education in Canada. Tim Price is the current Chair of the Board, and Peter Simon is the President.
The N. A. Rimsky-Korsakov Saint Petersburg State Conservatory, also known as the Leningrad Conservatory, is a school of music in Saint Petersburg, Russia. In 2004, the conservatory had around 275 faculty members and 1,400 students.
Nikolai Arnoldovich Petrov was a Russian pianist.
Eliso Virsaladze is a Soviet and Georgian pianist.
Denis Leonidovich Matsuev is a Russian classical pianist.
The Gnessin State Musical College and Gnesins Russian Academy of Music is a prominent music school in Moscow, Russia.
Olga Vladimirovna Kern is a Russian-American classical pianist.
Raffi Besalyan is an Armenian pianist and professor of piano performance at Georgia State University. He was formerly a faculty member of Rowan University in New Jersey and University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point. Besalyan studied at the Tchaikovsky Special Music School for Gifted Children in Yerevan, and received Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctor of Musical Arts degrees from Yerevan State Musical Conservatory. He received an additional master's degree from Rowan University, and studied at the Manhattan School of Music with legendary American pianist Byron Janis and Sara Davis Buechner.
Volodja Balžalorsky is a Slovenian violinist. He is Professor of Violin at the Music Academy at University of Ljubljana. His pupils, including Lana Trotovšek, have won many national and international first prizes and awards. He regularly gives Master Classes in conjunction with his performances internationally.
Valentina Igoshina is a Russian classical pianist. She has won several international piano competitions.
Alexei Nasedkin was a Russian pianist and composer.
The International Tchaikovsky Competition for Young Musicians is the junior section of the prestigious International Tchaikovsky Competition, and it is the largest competition for junior performers up to 17 years of age. The competition was established in 1992 on the initiative of the Association of Tchaikovsky Competition Stars and is held in the sections of piano, violin, and cello.
Vera Gornostayeva was a Russian pianist and pedagogue.
Giorgi Latso is a Georgian-American concert pianist, film composer, arranger, adjudicator, improviser and Doctor of Musical Arts. He is listed on the list of famous alumni from USC Thornton School of Music. Latso has won several international piano competitions and awards. He is best known for his interpretations of Chopin and Debussy. His concerts have been broadcast on radio and television in Europe, Asia, and the Americas. He currently resides in Los Angeles, California.
Sergey Schepkin is an American pianist of Russian birth. He lives in Brookline, Massachusetts.
The Belarusian State Academy of Music is the primary music and higher education institution and research center of musicology, folklore, aesthetics, music pedagogy in Belarus, based in Minsk.
Alexander Petrovich Osminin is a Russian classical pianist who gives concerts throughout the world.
John Burke is an American pianist, composer, and songwriter based in Atlanta, Georgia. Burke is best known for his solo piano albums. He has also composed scores for film, video games, and theatre.
