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44. IHT: A Pianist Plays By The Rules - His A pianist plays by the rules his. mikhail pletnev - arguably the most distinctiveand idiosyncratically remarkable of living pianists - is a case in point. http://www.iht.com/articles/90319.htm

This site requires Javascript to be turned on. Sections Front Page Business Business Asia by Bloomberg Technology ... Article Index Regions Americas Asia - Pacific Europe Publishing Partners Services Currency Converter Weather International Funds Sponsored Sections ... Help Search Articles by Day Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday ... Weekend A pianist plays by the rules - his Michael White The New York Times Thursday, March 20, 2003 LONDON In the 21st-century culture of oversupply and underdemand, it's small wonder that every second musician in the marketplace is sold by agents, impresarios and record companies as unique. It doesn't mean much. But occasionally it does. Mikhail Pletnev - arguably the most distinctive and idiosyncratically remarkable of living pianists - is a case in point. Only in the last 10 years have Western audiences had the chance to come to terms with him, although he made his mark a quarter-century ago, when - at 21 - he took first prize at the Tchaikovsky International Piano Competition in Moscow and immediately stacked up invitations for impressive world tours. Then the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan and, as he says, "the doors closed." "Cultural relations stopped," he adds at a discreetly empty restaurant here. "I couldn't do 'the career.' Concerts outside the Soviet territories, all canceled. So for years I played Bulgaria, Yugoslavia, East Germany. No further." And how did he feel about that? "Philosophical," he says. "I stayed at home and taught. And this was not bad for me. Many young artists make success, become stars, play everywhere. Then disappear. They don't have time to take in. They just give. Then they run out of ideas, of energy, of repertory. You could say I was spared."

45. Los Angeles Times: Pianist Applies Big Technique To Mussorgsky By Daniel Cariaga, Times Staff Writer mikhail pletnev, who has played concertos and TheRussian pianist closed his daunting program with the greatly demanding http://www.calendarlive.com/music/classical/cl-et-cariaga19mar19,0,5107310.story

46. La Scena Musicale - On The Aisle By Philip Anson The Moscowbased Russian National Orchestra was created in the former SovietUnion in September 1990 by pianist mikhail pletnev, bringing together what http://www.scena.org/columns/anson/000121-PA-RNO.htm

Current Home Calendar Back Issues LSM Issues LSV Issues Features WebNews Newswire Throat Doctor Interviews ... Concert Reviews CD Critics Books Reviews PDF Files Links Audio Midi LSM About LSM LSM News Distribution Advertising ... Web Search On the Aisle INDEX Russian National Orchestra Mikhail Pletnev, Conductor Avery Fisher Hall New York, N. Y. Great Performers at Lincoln Center Series Jan. 21, 2000. New York - The fall of Soviet Bloc communism and the subsequent drying up of government subsidies stimulated the creation of several new orchestras along the lines of privately sponsored western institutions. Hungary's Budapest Festival Orchestra was founded in 1983 by conductor Ivan Fischer and pianist Zoltan Kocsis. The Moscow-based Russian National Orchestra was created in the former Soviet Union in September 1990 by pianist Mikhail Pletnev, bringing together what promotional literature describes as "the finest musicians in the country" and "many players from the principal ranks of the major Soviet orchestras, most of them soloists in their own right." The need to earn hard currency and to promote their thirteen Deutsche Gramophon recordings means that the RNO has to tour constantly. Their latest American tour covered Ann Arbor, Worcester, Troy, Long Island, and Manhattan between Jan. 19 and Jan. 24. Performing six concerts in as many days is no way to get the best out of weary musicians, as the RNO's lacklustre Jan. 21 concert at Lincoln Centre's Avery Fisher Hall demonstrated.

47. Stjernekoncert mikhail pletnev er en kunstner der unddrager sig gængs klassificering, da hansteknik og geniale evner som pianist, dirigent og komponist fortsætter med at http://www.dr.dk/goldendays/mikhail.htm

KOMPONISTER C. Barnekow J. Bechgaard Camillo Carlsen J. L. Emborg ... Frederik Rung KONCERTER 5. september: Hamerik/Brahms 12. september: Svendsen/Grieg 14. september: Tjaikovskij/Grieg UDSENDELSER "En aften i Kbh. 1890" MIKHAIL PLETNEV (KLAVER) KUNSTNERNE: Pletnev's indspilninger og optrædender som pianist viser ham som en enestående fortolker af et usædvanligt repertoire. Hans mageløse klavertransskriptioner af Tchaikovsky's Nøddeknækker Suite og Tornerose blev udvalgt, sammen med hans udgave af Tchaikovsky's 2. klaverkoncert og årstiderne til antologien "Great Pianists of the 20th Century" (Philips Classics) fra 1998. Hans indspilning af Scarlatti's Sonater (EMI-Virgin Classics) modtog en Gramophone Award i 1996.

48. Artist-Show - The Largest Art Link Site In The World! Pili, Roberta pianist, living in Vienna, Wien, in Austria. Born in Italy. pletnev,mikhail - provides information on the Russian conductor and pianist. http://www.artist-show.com/ArtFields/Music/MuLinks/Classical/Artists/Piano.html

Art Fields Visual Art Performing Arts Music Film ... Other Arts Artist-Show Home Advertise Contact For artists ... Add URL Classical Music Links General Artists by instrument Orchestras Artists by instruments Alphorn Bagpipe Banjo Bass ... Organ Piano Saxophone Sitar Trombonists Trumpeters ... Other Piano Ax, Emanuel - highly regarded for his poetic lyricism and brilliant technique. Barenboim, Daniel - official website for the conductor and pianist. Barrenechea-Cabeza - provides information on this piano duo. Includes bio. and repertoire. Baxtresser, Margaret - explores the enchanting, nature-filled world of Claude Debussy and the Impressionist Painters. Beataonline - concert pianist - presentation, concerts, repertoire, discography of Beata Szalwinska, a Polish concert pianist, living in Luxembourg. Bekhterev, Boris - provides information on the Russian-born pianist. Berman, Bart - Israeli concert pianist specializing in Schubert and contemporary music performance. Bezprozvannykh, Elena

49. Clickmusic: Clickmusic_Web_Guide/Instruments/Keyboard/Piano/Pianists the Russian pianist. Pla, Adolf Brief biography from the Music Directory of Catalonia.At present professor at the Conservatory in Sabadell. pletnev, mikhail (b http://www.clickmusic.co.uk/Clickmusic_Web_Guide/Instruments/Keyboard/Piano/Pian

Sites Ma±anes, Michel Spanish pianist; brief biography, contact information. Mailley-Smith, Warren Informative website about one of the UK's leading young pianists. Malikova, Anna Renowned russian-born pianist and teacher, living in Germany; bio, photos, competitions, records. Mastroyiannis, Dino Young Greek pianist; biographic notes, concerts and more. Mikhailov, Evgeni (b.1973) Russian pianist; information and sound files. Montgomery, Doug Pop and classic pianist; about his life, music and records; with audio clips. Neuhaus, Heinrich (1888-1964) Associazione Musicale Heinrich Neuhaus-Italia, is dedicated to this Russian pianist and teacher. It also includes Svjatoslav Richter, Emil Gilels, Radu Lupu, and others. Nonken, Marilyn Specializes in modern music: Information, discography, repertoire, concerts. Nyiregyhazi, Ervin (1903-1987) Brief biography, obituaries and selected reviews. Okashiro, Chitose Japanese pianist; site includes bio- and discography, concert tours, and news. Owings, John Pianist and teacher; site includes bio, discography, articles and photos. Paderewski, Ignaz Jan (1860-1941)

50. THE RUSSIAN OUT LIST Grigorievich Viktiuk (b. 1936, theater director) Yury Bogatyrev (actor) Gennady N.Shmakov (literary scholar, died of AIDS) mikhail pletnev (b. 1957, pianist). http://community.middlebury.edu/~moss/ROL.html

THE RUSSIAN OUT LIST Prince Boris (L) and Vasily III (R) (Famous gay or bisexual Russians or Russians who slept with people of the same sex or had strong romantic attachments, based partly on K. K. Rotikov's Drugoi Peterburg and partly on Simon Karlinsky's several articles (please check the works of both before attempting to contact either). I decided to restrict this list to people who are safely dead, but it will probably still raise a few hackles among conservative Slavists.) George the Hungarian (beloved of Boris) St. Moses the Hungarian (George's brother) Grand Prince Vasily III (1479-1533, reigned from1505) Ivan IV (The Terrible, 1530-1584, reigned from 1533) Feodor Basmanov (oprichnik, patricide, and lover of Ivan IV!) Dmitry the Pretender (aka False Dmitry, ?-1606) Prince Ivan Khvorostinin (lover of the above Dmitry) Ivan Miatlev (1796-1844, poet) Ivan Dmitriev (1760-1837, sentimentalist poet) Philip Vigel (Wiegel, diplomat and friend of Pushkin) M. A. Dondukov-Korsakov (V. P. of the Academy of Sciences in Pushkin's day) Count S. S. Uvarov (Minister of Education)

51. Russian & Soviet Music - Classic Conductor Mravinsky. mikhail pletnev (1957 , pianist/Conductor)mikhail pletnev Unofficial Web Page - by Chen Hsiao-chen; pletnev's http://www.slavweb.com/eng/Russia/music/class-e.html

Classical Music General Composers Conductors Players ... Miscellaneous General Sites Music under Soviet Rule - Ian MacDonald (the author of "The New Shostakovich") Classical Music in Russia Russian Classical Music Page Moscow Classic The Third International Tchaikovsky Competition for Young Musicians ... Ruvo Classic - Russian classical romances (Art songs) Composers Soviet Composers - by Onno van Rijen The Forgotten Avant Garde: Soviet Composers Crushed by Stalin - by Andrew J Horton (Central Europe Review , 28 June 1999) Mily Balakirev (1837-1910) Mily Alexeyevich Balakirev - from the website "Classical Musicians Dictionary" Alexander Borodin (1833-1887) Alexander Porphyrievich Borodin Classical Net : Borodin Songs by Alexander Borodin Alexander Porfir'yevich Borodin - from the website "Classical Musicians Dictionary" Cesar Cui (Tsezar Kyui, 1835-1918) Cesar Antonovich Cui - by Mademoiselle Fifi Cesar Cui - from the website "Classical Musicians Dictionary" Gara Garayev (Kara Karayev, 1918-) Remembering Gara Garayev. A Legend in His Own Time - 80th Jubilee - by Azad Sharifov Alexandr Glazunov (1865-1936) Alexander Glazunoff - by Jeffrey Lallemand Alexander Konstantinovich Glazunov - from the website "Classical Musicians Dictionary" Glazunov... Shostakovich... Kancheli...

52. Arts Music Instruments Keyboard Piano Pianists Polish Yellow Pages - Polska - Po pletnev, mikhail Unofficial website of the Russian pianist and conductor.News, biography, audio and video clips, concert dates, screen savers. http://www.yellowpages.pl/ca/212770/Arts/Music/Instruments/Keyboard/Piano/Pianis

>English Version Polskie Firmy: Firmy wg SIC Szukaj firmy Szukaj w Internecie: Polska ¦wiat Katalog Stron Biznes Serwisy YellowPages: Rejestracja DOMEN Strony WWW DNS ZOOM ... Sklep Partner idealo.de NETSPRINT Reporter.pl Portofolio DVD Search TOP CHARTS Webkatalog Multi szukanie - mainSeek Polska - Netsprint ¦wiatowy Katalog Stron Katalog Firm Teleadreson Szukaj domeny TOP Arts Music Instruments ... Sgouros, Dimitris, - UK Piano duo; brief information only. Aleksander, Adam - Polish/Canadian Classical pianist, includes biography and contact information. Alonso, Jose Ramon (b.1966) - Spanish pianist's personal home page. Alvarez , Carmen - Concert pianist born in Uruguay. Includes biography, sound bites, concert reviews, photos, etc. Antonelli, Pina - The young pianist has performed in numerous major concert halls both here and abroad; includes biography, reviews, and audio downloads. Archontides, P. B. - Greek-Australian pianist. Includes biographical information press releases and upcoming events. Argerich, Martha (b.1941) - Excerpts from a 1979 interview with Dean Elder; in-print discography; reviews. Aubin, Isabelle

53. Klassik Tipps Archiv Klavier April/Juni 2000 Translate this page solo geschaffen. Der Dirigent und pianist mikhail pletnev hat eine Auswahldavon schon vor einiger Zeit eingespielt. Jetzt ist diese http://www.klassiktipps.de/archiv/ar 4 00/arklav5.htm

KLASSIK TIPPS ARCHIV - Rubriken KLAVIER Empfehlungen Oktober 2000 - Januar 2001 Peter Iljitsch Tschaikowsky, der grosse Symphoniker, hat auch schöne Kompositionen für Klavier solo geschaffen. Der Dirigent und Pianist Mikhail Pletnev hat eine Auswahl davon schon vor einiger Zeit eingespielt. Jetzt ist diese Aufnahme wieder erschienen und ist ein echtes Schmankerl, präsentiert von einem der besten Pianisten unsere Tage. Wer virtuose romantische Klaviermusik liebt, der wird diese CD sicher mögen: Igor Kamenz , spielt Liszt, Rachmaninov und Carl Tausig souverän virtuos und mit dem nötigen Griff, ohne die klanglichen Schattierungen zu vernachlässigen. Johann Nepomuk Hummel stellt ein musikalisches Bindeglied zwischen der typischen "Wiener Klassik" und der aufkommenden Romantik dar. Aus seiner noch wenig bekannten Klaviermusik hat der britische Pianist Howard Shelley eine charakteristische sowie brillant musizierte Auswahl vorgelegt. Mit einem Klick auf die Titelbezeichnung landen Sie direkt bei der Detailbeschreibung. CD TIPP Titel Inhalt Stilrichtung Tschaikowsky Klavierstücke Verschiedene Klavierstücke, gespielt von M. Pletnev

54. Oxford Student: 22nd November 2001: Classical was with their Principal Conductor that they embarked on a critically acclaimedBeethoven Piano Concerto Cycle with virtuoso Russian pianist mikhail pletnev. http://www.oxfordstudent.com/2001-11-22/ox2/3

22nd November 2001 Front page News Editorial Features ... Drama Classical Editorial Books Live Singles ... Printer friendly page Classical Strauss: Metamorphosen Beethoven: Piano Concertos 2 and 4 Mikhail Pletnev (piano) Phiharmonia Orchestra / Dohnanyi Royal Festival Hall The Philharmonia orchestra has had a colourful history. Established in 1945 by EMI executive Walter Legge primarily as a recording orchestra (it remains the world's most recorded symphony orchestra), the Philharmonia has gone from strength to strength, having worked under, most famously, Klemperer, Karajan, Sinopoli, and Salonen. The orchestra is now in its fifth season with Christoph von Dohnanyi and it was with their Principal Conductor that they embarked on a critically acclaimed Beethoven Piano Concerto Cycle with virtuoso Russian pianist Mikhail Pletnev. Pletnev is an extremely interesting soloist, someone whom one must watch as well as hear. His body language and facial expressions are fascinating to observe and it is intriguing to see how he interacts with the orchestra. During his performance earlier this month of Beethoven's second and fourth piano concertos, one really had a sense of partnership, rather than the traditional antagonistic relationship between the two elements. This was no pre-conceived performance, and both pianist and orchestra constantly fed off one another, giving the feeling of a truly organic performance. Pletnev was particularly impish in the Beethoven second piano concerto and his slightly unorthodox, but totally involving reading surely aided this lesser known work, as did the Philharmonia's accompaniment, especially in the final movement. The opening of the fourth concerto was wonderfully done - Pletnev was obviously on his best behaviour for this more serious work - the cadenzas were magnificently and stylishly played and a wonder to watch. Dohnanyi's direction ensured that the poetic writing was brought out, and one finds it hard to fault the balance throughout. However, there was occasionally a sense that Pletnev had to temper his approach based on how much Dohnanyi was prepared to let the orchestra off the lead, but on the whole, one got the impression that all concerned were totally in tune with one another's approach and this partnership cannot be underestimated in Beethoven.

55. Information mikhail pletnev, who has held these positions since founding the Orchestra in 1990,will become while devoting more time to his work as a composer and pianist. http://www.mikhailpletnev.net/03/info_e.htm

March, 2003 New Release: RACHMANINOV Piano Concerto No. 3 / PROKOFIEV Piano Concerto No.3 (DG 471 576-2, M.Rostropovich and the Russian National Orchestra) February, 2003 Mr. Pletnev will conduct the St.Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra at a special Gala concert in Berlin on Feb. 9 2003 for the official opening of the Year of Russian Culture in Germany attended by President Putin and Schroeder and leading officials of the political and cultural scene. (Special thanks to Mrs. Denise Conta-Mr. Pletnev's general manager) January, 2003 Mikhail Pletnev has been appointed Artistic Director and the leader of the conductor collegium of the Russian National Orchestra , effective January 2003. June, 2002 PLETNEV "Cinderella" concert suite for two pianos which devotes to Mrs. Argerich is World Premiere in 30 June.

56. Equipment And Instruments/Keyboard/Piano/Pianists Russian pianist. Pla, Adolf Brief biography from the Music Directory of Catalonia.At present professor at the Conservatory in Sabadell. pletnev, mikhail (1957 http://iomusic.com/Equipment_and_Instruments/Keyboard/Piano/Pianists/iomusic_mp3

Music Download Home Equipment and Instruments Keyboard ... Piano : Pianists the whole site only this category additional search options Categories: Agents and Managers Biret, Idil Directories Godowsky, Leopold ... Richter, Sviatoslav Links: Pallas and Trail - Faculty piano duo in residence at American University in Washington, D.C. Biographies, performance calendar. Paratore, Anthony and Joseph - Piano duo, born in Boston of Italian descent; includes biography, discography, repertory, and contact information. Parker, Jon Kimura - Canadian pianist's web page, includes touring schedule, biography, interviews and reviews, pictures, etc. Perahia, Murray (1947) - Reviews, a 1997 interview, discography and reviews from the Classics CD magazine page. Persone, Pedro - Harpsichordist and fortepianist. Discography, recitals, comments. Piano Players - Pianist bios, information, music links and music by new piano composers. Pirojenko, Alexandre (1979) - Biography and repertoire of the Russian pianist. Pla, Adolf - Brief biography from the Music Directory of Catalonia. At present professor at the Conservatory in Sabadell. Pletnev, Mikhail (1957)

57. Welcome To Piano.com Pirojenko, Alexandre includes biography, resume, and repertoire a pianist fromRussia. pletnev, mikhail - unnofficial web site for the Russian pianist. http://www.piano.com/pianist/pianist_classical.cfm

Pianist Classical Pianist Adami, Mirsa - sound clips, biography, and concert schedule for this Albanian pianist. Albulescu, Eugene - provides information on the Romanian pianist and educator. Includes performances, discography, and reviews. Aleksander, Adam - bio, sound clips, and contact information for the Canadian pianist. Alexeev, Sasha - Russian-born composer and classically trained pianist who blends contemporary, New Age sounds into his music. Alvarez, Carmen - biography, current projects, sound clips, photos, and more for the pianist from Uruguay. Anderszewski, Piotr - provides information on the Polish-born pianist. Argerich, Martha Ashkenazy, Vladimir Astriab, Lou - provides information on the American pianist. Ax, Emanuel Babinsky, Margarete - provides biography, sound clips, photos, reviews, discography, and more for the Austrian pianist. Badura-Skoda, Paul

58. Barcelona Interview the great Russian conductors, working with mikhail pletnev is a great pleasure. Especiallyconsidering the fact that pletnev is himself an exceptional pianist. http://lugansky.homestead.com/files/Barcelona_Interview.htm

Promusica "discovers" Russian composer Alexander Scriabin From El Mundo 28 November 1999 Article by Ana Maria Davila Originally published in Spanish Translation by Concepcion Diaz Edited by Valour BARCELONA - At twenty-seven, Nikolai Lugansky is considered one of the best pianists of his generation. This is evidenced by the Terence Judd Award, and the first place obtained the previous year at one of the world's most prestigious musical forums, the Tschaikovsky Competition of Moscow. And yet this young musician, undoubtedly destined to become one of the great figures of the twenty-first century, prefers not to go into these sorts of valuations. For him the important thing is continuing a tradition, not fighting to surpass the standards established by the great pianists of the twentieth century. "You must go on, even if others had done better. The key is in going on, as when you consider having children." Tonight, together with the Russian National Orchestra under the direction of Mikhail Pletnev, Lugansky will take charge of the practically unknown Piano Concerto of Alexander Scriabin.

59. Nikolai Lugansky - The Interviews his approach to musical interpretation 2. Lugansky speaks about mikhail pletnev 3.Lugansky declared before her death that you would be the pianist of tomorrow http://lugansky.homestead.com/Interview.html

Sound files from an interview of Nikolai Lugansky Click on the files you wish to hear (0.6 - 1.1 MB each) 1. Lugansky speaks about his approach to musical interpretation 2. Lugansky speaks about Mikhail Pletnev 3. Lugansky speaks about the Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No. 3 Here are some questions and responses from an interview of Nikolai Lugansky. This material originally appeared in Liberation 28th April, 2000. The article, by Eric Dahan, was published in French. I have provided an English translation below. (To read a Russian translation, click HERE Valour Q: Who are your idols ? A: I hear genius or 'the fire of God' in Beethoven, Chopin, Rachmaninov. Rarely in jazz, apart from Jobim. Still less often in pop, except for Whitney Houston and Freddie Mercury.These types of music are addressed to the masses, and classical music - to the individual person. Q: Your teacher Tatiana Nikolaeva had declared before her death that you would be the pianist of tomorrow. A: We gave some concerts of chamber music together. She played a great deal of Bach. So I spent my sixteenth year learning a very human Bach, not just intelligent or patient. Romantic, if you will. If I play Bach these days, I cannot put other composers into the same programme. He completed an epoch. There is a greater distance between him and Haydn than between Haydn and Schumann.

60. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikowsky - Piano Concertos 2 & 3 mikhail pletnev's performance of Tchaikowsky's 2nd Piano Concerto is simply toogood. does not deserve such a dignified interpretation from a pianist as fine http://www.sorabji.com/cds/tchaik2and3.html

Tchaikowsky, Pyotr Ilyich Pletnev, Mikhail. The Philharmonia Virgin Classics Mikhail Pletnev's performance of Tchaikowsky's 2nd Piano Concerto is simply too good. This music does not deserve such a dignified interpretation from a pianist as fine as Pletnev. Give me Emil Gilels' pedal-drowned thrashing of this schlocky pot-boiler any time. As for the 3rd Concerto, well, that's another matter. Pletnev is in his element tackling this buearacratic-sounding score. These 2 concertos are works I had a certain interest in for a few years. During high school I found a copy of the score to the 2nd Concerto in a closet at the University of Tampa. I had never heard of any Tchaikowsky piano concerto except for the B-flat minor, op. 23, and so I thought that this 2nd Concerto was some kind of fake edition by someone claiming to be Tchaikowsky. (I had recently heard about the many imposters claiming to have written music by Pergolesi, so it seemed vaguely plausible) (Oh, how I hate that word "plausible.") Anyway, Tchaikowsky did, as I now know, write 3 Piano Concerti. I have an LP back in Tampa of Michael Ponti playing all 3 movements of the 3rd Concerto. This always struck me as an oddity, since virtually every reference to this piece which I had seen indicated that only the 1st movement was ever completed, and that it was not even completed by the composer but by a student of his, Taneyev.

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