Stanislav Bunin

Stanislav Stanislavovich Bunin (Russian: Станислав Станиславович Бунин; born 25 September 1966) is a Russian-born concert pianist.

Stanislav Bunin
Born (1966-09-25) 25 September 1966
Moscow, Russia
GenresClassical
Occupation(s)Pianist
InstrumentsPiano
LabelsDeutsche Grammophon,
EMI Classics

He was born in Moscow in 1966 into an established European musical family which included his grandfather Heinrich Neuhaus, his grandmother Zinaida (Boris Pasternak's second wife), and his father, Stanislav Neuhaus.

In 1985, after a series of prizes, he won first prize and the gold medal in the 11th International Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw.[1] He spent much of the next decade in Japan, teaching for six years at Senzoku Gakuen Music College in the city of Kawasaki; his wife is Japanese.[2] Having obtained German citizenship, in 2012 he was a resident in Japan.[3]

Bunin recorded his interpretations of works by Haydn, Mozart and, most notably, Chopin. Those include works he played for the soundtrack to the 2007 video game Eternal Sonata.[4]

References
  1. "11TH FRYDERYK CHOPIN INTERNATIONAL PIANO COMPETITION". International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition. Retrieved 2015-08-06.
  2. ""Finding Joy"". NHK. March 12, 2011. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
  3. Hiroko Aikawa, "Musical Journeys: Bunin finds success and support in 2 homes", Asahi Shimbun website, March 2012, accessed 6 August 2015. DEAD LINK
  4. "Eternal Sonata (2007)". IMDb. Retrieved July 24, 2020.


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