Eldar Nebolsin (born 1974) is an Uzbek-born classical

pianist A pianist ( , ) is a musician who plays the piano. A pianist's repertoire may include music from a diverse variety of styles, such as traditional classical music, jazz piano, jazz, blues piano, blues, and popular music, including rock music, ...

Biography

Born in

Uzbekistan , image_flag = Flag of Uzbekistan.svg , image_coat = Emblem of Uzbekistan.svg , symbol_type = Emblem of Uzbekistan, Emblem , national_anthem = "State Anthem of Uzbekistan, State Anthem of the Republ ...

(then part of the

Soviet Union The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR), commonly known as the Soviet Union, was a List of former transcontinental countries#Since 1700, transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 until Dissolution of the Soviet ...

) in 1974 to a Russian father from Ukhta and a mother from

Tashkent Tashkent (), also known as Toshkent, is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Uzbekistan, largest city of Uzbekistan. It is the most populous city in Central Asia, with a population of more than 3 million people as of April 1, 2024. I ...

, Nebolsin started studying piano at early age in his native country. In 1991 he moved to

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to study with Dimitri Bashkirov at the

Reina Sofía School of Music The Reina Sofía School of Music (Escuela Superior de Música Reina Sofía in Spanish) is a private music school founded in Madrid, Spain, in 1991 by Paloma O'Shea. It belongs to the Albéniz Foundation, and it bears the name of its Honorary Pr ...

Career

Nebolsin's international career started after his triumph at the XI Santander International Piano Competition. In 2005 Eldar Nebolsin won the First Prize at th
Sviatoslav Richter International Piano Competition
Eldar Nebolsin has performed with the

New York Philharmonic The New York Philharmonic is an American symphony orchestra based in New York City. Known officially as the ''Philharmonic-Symphony Society of New York, Inc.'', and globally known as the ''New York Philharmonic Orchestra'' (NYPO) or the ''New Yo ...

, Chicago Symphony,

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, Minnesota,

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, San Luis,

Montreal Symphony Orchestra The Montreal Symphony Orchestra () is a Canadian symphony orchestra based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The orchestra’s home is the Montreal Symphony House at Place des Arts. History Several orchestras were precursor ensembles to the curren ...

, WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne, Bamberg Symphony, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester,

Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra The Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra (German: ''Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR'') was a German radio orchestra based in Stuttgart in Germany. History The ensemble was founded in 1945 by American occupation authorities as the orches ...

, Estonian National Orchestra, Deutsche Oper Orchester Berlin, Vienna Chamber Orchestra, Orchestre national du Capitole de Toulouse, Gulbenkian Foundation Orchestra, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Orquesta Sinfónica de Galicia, Tenerife, Royal Seville Symphony Orchestra, Real Philharmonía de Galicia among others and with conductors such as Riccardo Chailly,

Yuri Temirkanov Yuri Khatuevich Temirkanov (; ; 10 December 1938 – 2 November 2023) was a Soviet and Russian conductor, named a People's Artist of the USSR. Early life Born in 1938 in the North Caucasus city of Nalchik, Temirkanov attended the Saint Petersburg ...

Leonard Slatkin Leonard Edward Slatkin (born September 1, 1944) is an American conductor, author and composer. Early life and education Slatkin was born in Los Angeles to a Jewish musical family that came from areas of the Russian Empire now in Ukraine. His fat ...

Vladimir Ashkenazy Vladimir Davidovich Ashkenazy (, ''Vladimir Davidovich Ashkenazi''; born 6 July 1937) is a Soviet-born Icelandic pianist, chamber music performer, and conductor. Ashkenazy has collaborated with well-known orchestras and soloists. In addition, ...

, Hans Vonk, Yakov Kreizberg, Lawrence Foster, Vasili Petrenko,

Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos (born Rafael Frühbeck; 15 September 1933 – 11 June 2014) was a Spanish conductor and composer. Frühbeck was born in Burgos, Spain to a family of German ancestry. He first took up conducting while on military serv ...

, Pedro Halffter, Ros Marbà and Víctor Pablo Pérez, among others.

Awards and recognitions

Santander Grand Prize and Gold Medal and Prize to Mozart Concerto Best Performance, XI Santander International Piano Competition The Sviatoslav Richter Prize & Prize for the best performance of a classical concerto for piano and orchestra (Mozart piano concerto), Sviatoslav Richter International Piano Competition

Recordings

Rachmaninoff Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff; in Russian pre-revolutionary script. (28 March 1943) was a Russian composer, virtuoso pianist, and conductor. Rachmaninoff is widely considered one of the finest pianists of his day and, as a composer, one of ...

: 24 Preludes Opp. 2/3, 23 & 32 – Naxos (8.570327) * Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 1/ Works by Rachmaninoff - UNIVERSAL * Chopin - '' Allegro de concert'', Op. 46; Sonata No. 3, Op. 58, Valse in D flat, Op. 70, No. 3, Grande Valse in A flat, Op. 42 /

Liszt Franz Liszt (22 October 1811 – 31 July 1886) was a Hungarian composer, virtuoso pianist, conductor and teacher of the Romantic period. With a diverse body of work spanning more than six decades, he is considered to be one of the most pro ...

- Hungarian Rhapsody No 12, ''Apres un Lecture du Dante'' (London) – DECCA *Chopin - Piano Concertos -

(conductor) – DECCA *

Prokofiev Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev; alternative transliterations of his name include ''Sergey'' or ''Serge'', and ''Prokofief'', ''Prokofieff'', or ''Prokofyev''. , group=n ( – 5 March 1953) was a Russian composer, pianist, and conductor who l ...

- Works for Violin and Piano / Eldar Nebolsin (piano), Latica Honda-Rosenberg (viola)/ Oehms Records *

: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 and 2 / Totentanz – Naxos (8.570517) *

Brahms Johannes Brahms (; ; 7 May 1833 – 3 April 1897) was a German composer, virtuoso pianist, and conductor of the mid- Romantic period. His music is noted for its rhythmic vitality and freer treatment of dissonance, often set within studied ye ...

: Piano Quartet No. 2 in A major, op. 26 – Naxos *

Mahler Gustav Mahler (; 7 July 1860 – 18 May 1911) was an Austro-Bohemian Romantic composer, and one of the leading conductors of his generation. As a composer he acted as a bridge between the 19th-century Austro-German tradition and the modernism ...

: Piano Quartet in A minor – Naxos

References

External links

Eldar Nebolsin home page

Richter International Piano Competition

Interview in ''Awake!'' magazine
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