Ivan Alekseevich Bessonov (russian: Ива́н Алексе́евич Бессо́нов; born July 24, 2002,
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...
, Russia) is a Russian pianist and composer, winner of the
Eurovision Young Musicians 2018
The Eurovision Young Musicians 2018 was the nineteenth edition of the Eurovision Young Musicians contest. It was hosted by the United Kingdom, for the first time since the inaugural contest in . This edition was a co-production between the Europea ...
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He composes music and made his film debut as a composer in 2015. He gives solo concerts in Russia and abroad (Austria, Germany, Italy, etc.), collaborates with the world's leading conductors —
Valery Gergiev
Valery Abisalovich Gergiev (russian: Вале́рий Абиса́лович Ге́ргиев, ; os, Гергиты Абисалы фырт Валери, Gergity Abisaly fyrt Valeri; born 2 May 1953) is a Russian conductor and opera company di ...
,
Vladimir Spivakov
Vladimir Teodorovich Spivakov (Russian: Влади́мир Теодо́рович Спивако́в; born 12 September 1944) is a Soviet and Russian conductor and violinist best known for his work with the Moscow Virtuosi chamber orchestra.
Spiva ...
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Alexander Sladkovsky
Alexander Sladkovsky (born 20 October 1965, Taganrog, Russia) is the chief conductor and artistic director of the Tatarstan National Symphony Orchestra and has received the title of People's Artist of Russia. He graduated from Moscow and St.Peter ...
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In 2019, he was the spokesperson of the Russian jury's voting at the
Eurovision Song Contest 2019
The Eurovision Song Contest 2019 was the 64th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Tel Aviv, Israel, following the country's victory at the 2018 contest with the song " Toy" by Netta. Organised by the European Broa ...
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In 2022, Bessonov achieved the First Prize in the first edition of the S. V. Rachmaninoff Competition in the Piano category.
References
External links
Bessonov Brothers official websiteЧто общего у музыки с ветрянкой? 15-летний пианист о Моцарте и футболе
2002 births
Living people
Musicians from Saint Petersburg
Russian classical pianists
Male classical pianists
21st-century pianists
Russian film score composers
Winners of Eurovision Young Musicians
21st-century Russian male musicians
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