Ivan Alekseevich Bessonov (; born 24 July 2002,

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, Russia) is a Russian pianist and composer, winner of the

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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.) and collaborates with world famous conductors, including

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, Alexander Sladkovsky. In 2019, he was the spokesperson of the Russian jury's voting at the

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. In 2022, Bessonov won the First Prize in the first edition of the S. V. Rachmaninoff Competition in the Piano category.

Personal life

Ivan Bessonov was born in Saint Petersburg. His mother, Maria Bessonova, is a violinist. And his father, Alexey Grigoriev, is a composer and sound engineer. In 2021 Bessonov entered the

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References

External links

Ivan Bessonov official website

Что общего у музыки с ветрянкой? 15-летний пианист о Моцарте и футболе
2002 births 21st-century Russian male musicians 21st-century Russian pianists Living people Musicians from Saint Petersburg Russian classical pianists Russian film score composers Russian male classical pianists Russian National Music Award winners Eurovision Young Musicians winners {{Russia-musician-stub