Amir Tebenikhin (born 1977) is a

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i pianist. He won the 1999 Vianna da Motta Competition - the last winner for 11 years when Akopova won the competition. He subsequently made his recording debut for

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and performed at the

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, the Salle Pleyel and the

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. He later ranked 6th at the inaugural

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, obtained a diploma at the 2003

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and was awarded 3rd prize at the 2004 Glasgow Competition. In 2007, Tebenikhin won the Anton Rubinstein Competition and reached the semi-finals of the II Beethoven Competition in Bonn.

References

Queen Elisabeth Music Competition

Hamamatsu Competition

Beethoven Competition

Scottish International Piano Competition, Glasgow

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