Evgeny Konnov

Evgeny Konnov (Russian: Евгений Вадимович Коннов; born November 19, 1992 in Chirchiq, Uzbekistan) is a Russian pianist. He is the winner of the Maria Canals International Music Competition[1] in Barcelona, Spain (2018).

Evgeny Konnov
Background information
Born (1992-11-19) November 19, 1992
Chirchiq, Uzbekistan
GenresClassical
Occupation(s)Musician
InstrumentsPiano

Music education

Evgeny Konnov began to study piano at the age of four with Natalia Krivosheina, and in 1999 he entered in the Gnesin Music School in Moscow, Russia under Tatiana Sarkisians supervision. From 2008 to 2012 he studied at the Academic Music College in Moscow, Russia with Natalia Syslova. From 2012 to 2013 he studied at the Robert Schumann Hochschule in Düsseldorf, Germany under Professor Georg Friedrich Schenck supervision. Since 2013 he is been studying with Evgenia Rubinova at the Leopold Mozart Centre in Augsburg, Germany[2]. Also, since 2017, along with studying in Augsburg, he receives lessons from Professor Albert Mamriev at the Music Academy "Neue Sterne" in Hannover, Germany. In 2019 he began studying with Professor Jan Gottlieb Jiracek von Arnim at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna.

Career

Konnov has given concerts in numerous concert halls in Germany (Gasteig[3]), Spain (Palau de la Música Catalana[4], Euskalduna Conference Centre and Concert Hall[5]), France (Salle Cortot in Paris[6]), Russia (Great Hall of Moscow Conservatory), Italy (Teatro Dal Verme[7], Casa di Riposo per Musicisti), Netherlands, Austria, Poland, Malta, Uzbekistan, Japan, South Africa and Morocco. He has performed as soloist with such orchestras as the Bilbao Orkestra Sinfonikoa[8], Jove Orquestra Nacional de Catalunya, Orquestra Internacional "Virtuosos de Madrid", Orchestra Filarmonica "Mihail Jora", Orchestra Sinfonica Citta di Grosseto, Orchestra "Antonio Vivaldi", Ryazan Symphony Orchestra, Johannesburg Philharmonic Orchestra.

Awards
YearCompetitionPrize
2014 Augsburg Siegfried Gschwilm Piano Competition[9]1st prize
2016 Milan 6th International Piano Competition Piano Talents1st prize
2016 Rabat 12th International Piano Competition Her Royal Highness Princess Lalla Meryem (Excellence Category)[10]1st prize
2016 Rabat 12th International Piano Competition Her Royal Highness Princess Lalla Meryem (Superior Category)[11]1st prize
2017 Berlin Mozart International Competition[12]1st prize
2017 Bad Tölz 1th International Piano Competition Clavis Bavaria1st prize
2017 Valletta Malta International Piano Festival and Competition[13]1st prize
2017 Las Rozas de Madrid 18th Compositores de España International Piano Competition[14]1st prize
2017 Online 2th Future Stars International Piano Competition1st prize
2018 Barcelona 64th Maria Canals International Music Competition[15][16]1st prize
2018 Cantu 28th International Piano Competition Città di Cantù[17]1st prize
2018 : Hannover 1st Hannover-Beethoven International Music Festival and Competition[18]Grand Prix
2019 : Grosseto 21st International Piano Competition Alexander Scriabin[19]1st prize
2019 : Königs Wusterhausen 4th Young Piano Stars International Piano Competition[20]1st prize
2019 : Seregno 31st International Ettore Pozzoli Piano Competition[21]1st prize
2019 Augsburg 60th Augsburg City Art Award[22]Awarded
2020 : Pretoria 14th Unisa International Piano Competition[23]1st prize
2020 : Vienna 2th Vienna International Music Competition[24]1st prize
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References
  1. "Winners 64th Maria Canals – 2018". mariacanals.org/en.
  2. Engelhardt, Manfred (April 16, 2018). "Pianist mit Strategie und Intuition". augsburger-allgemeine.de.
  3. "Winners & Masters: Evgeny Konnov, piano & Mariana Camats, cello". gasteig.de.
  4. "Concert in Palau de la Música Catalana". palaumusica.cat/en.
  5. "Tchaikovsky piano concerto in Euskalduna Conference Centre and Concert Hall". euskalduna.eus/en.
  6. "Concert in Salle Cortot". offi.fr/concerts.
  7. "Tchaikovsky piano concerto in Teatro Dal Verme". dalverme.org.
  8. "Concert by Evgeny Konnov, winner of the Maria Canals Competition, in Bilbao". fundacionjesusserra.org.
  9. "Siegfried Gschwilm Wettbewerb". philso.uni-augsburg.de.
  10. "International Piano Competition H.R.H. Princess Lalla Meryem – Competition 2016 – Results Excellence". concours-lalla-meryem.ma.
  11. "International Piano Competition H.R.H. Princess Lalla Meryem – Competition 2016 – Results Superior". concours-lalla-meryem.ma.
  12. "Preisträger von der dritten International Mozart Competition in Berlin". kammermusikfestival-hagen.de. September 9, 2017.
  13. "Мальтийский международный фортепианный фестиваль и конкурс". maltavest.com.
  14. "Laureates". cipce.org/en.
  15. "Evgeny Konnov ganador de la 64ª Edición del Concurso Internacional Maria Canals" – via YouTube.
  16. "Успех россиян на Конкурсе Марии Канальс в Барселоне". tvkultura.ru.
  17. "Vincitori". cantupianocompetition.com.
  18. "Music Academy Neue Sterne Hannover – Competition – Rules". mansh.de.
  19. "Konnov vince il Premio internazionale pianistico "Scriabin" 2019". fondazionegrossetocultura.it.
  20. "Young-Piano-Stars – Prizewinners". youngpianostars.org.
  21. "Winners 31st Ettore Pozzoli Competition". concorsopozzoli.it.
  22. "Kunstförderpreis der Stadt Augsburg". augsburg.de.
  23. "Winners 14th Unisa International Piano Competition". unisa.ac.za.
  24. "Winners 2th Vienna International Music Competition". viennacompetition.com.
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