Alexei Volodin (; born 1977) is a Russian

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. Volodin began taking piano lessons in

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at the age of nine. A year later he moved to Moscow, where he studied first with Irina Chaklina and later with at the

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.He graduated from

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, where he studied with Prof.

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. In 2003, Volodin won 1st prize at Géza Anda International Piano Competition. Volodin gave recitals all over the world, and has performed with prestigious orchestras.

Discography

Sergei Rachmaninov - Piano Works

Miroirs

Frederic Chopin - Piano works

* ttps://web.archive.org/web/20131111193557/http://www.live-classics.com/805.htm Beethoven: Sonata c-moll op. 111; Rachmaninov: 6 Moments musicaux op. 16; Prokofiev: Sonata no. 7 op. 83
TCHAIKOVSKY; STRAVINSKY

External links

Alexei Volodin official websiteHarrisonParrott website

* ttps://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/28/arts/music/28volo.html?_r=0 The New York Times (2009)
Avery Fisher Hall with Valery Gergiev

Queen Elizabeth Hall, London

* ttp://www.bachtrack.com/review-alexei-volodin-beethoven-schubert-tchaikovsky-gstaad Alexei Volodin at Sommets Musicaux de Gstaad
Alexei Volodin in Harrison&Parrot
{{DEFAULTSORT:Volodin, Alexei 1977 births Living people Russian male classical pianists Sydney International Piano Competition prize-winners Moscow Conservatory alumni Gnessin State Musical College alumni 21st-century Russian classical pianists 21st-century Russian male musicians