Elisey Mysin
Russian pianist, artist
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Elisey Mysin (Russian: Елисей Мысин; born 28 October 2010) is a Russian pianist, composer, child prodigy and actor.[1] Born in Stavropol, he studies at the Central Music School at the Moscow State Conservatory in the class of Professor Natalia Trull and Daniil Tsvetkov.[2] He has performed with fellow piano virtuoso Denis Matsuev and has also played with the Russian National Orchestra and the Youth Symphony.[2]
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| Background information | |
| Born | 25 October 2010 |
| Genre | Classical music |
| Occupations | Pianist |
| Instruments | Piano |
| Years active | 2017–Present |
| Website | https://eliseymysin.com/ |
Career
Elisey's first teacher was Lyudmila Tichomirova.
At the age of eight, without a score, he performed Mozart's Concerto No. 3 in D major in Naberezhnye Chelny, Russia, in public.[3]
In Vienna he participated in the 2018 Classical Young Stars, an international music festival for children and adolescents under the presidency of Denis Matsuev.[4][5]
Mysin made his British debut recital on 3 May 2025 at Walcot Hall in Lydbury North, Shropshire.[6][7] His debut programme featured a selection of classical and 20th century compositions including Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Piano Sonata No. 8 in A minor; Robert Schumann's Papillions Opus 2; Franz Liszt's "Les cloches de Genève" and "Tarantella" from Venzia e Napoli; Sergei Prokofiev's Piano Sonata No. 5 in C major, Opus 38 and Michail Pletnev's piano arrangement of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker Suite. This was followed with a series of encores by Frédéric Chopin.[6][7].
Later that year, at the age of 12, Mysin served as a Junior Judge on the adjudication jury for the Nashville International Piano Competition, having previously won 1st prize in the competition's Artiste division for pianists aged 16–22.[8]
Acting
Elisey Mysin made his acting debut playing Minka in the 2020 film All about Lyolya and Minka (Про Лёлю и Миньку).[9]
Awards and prizes
- 2016: Finalist on the "Blue Bird" Russian TV competition[10]
- 2017: 1st prize in the 5th International Youth Competition "Where Art is Born"[10]
- 2017: Laureate of the "Astana Piano Passion" International Piano Youth Competition in Kazakhstan[10]
- 2019: Soloist in the A.B. Michelangeli International Festival in Trento, Italy[10]
- 2020 and 2021: 1st prize at the Vladimir Krainev International Piano Competition in Moscow[10]
- 2022: 1st prize at the 4th Zhuhai International Mozart Competition for Young Musicians in China[11]
- 2022: Grand Prize Golden Parnassus at the XVIII International Piano Forum "Bieszczady bez granic" in Sanok, Poland[12]
- 2023: 1st prize at the Düsseldorf International Robert Schumann Competition for Young Pianists[13]
- 2023: 1st prize at the Cleveland International Piano Competition for Young Artists (Junior category ages 11–14)[14]
- 2023: 1st prize at the Nashville International Chopin Piano Competition in Nashville, Tennessee (Artiste division, ages 16–22)
Selected performances
- 2018: Opening of the Russian Seasons International Festival in Italy[15]
- 2018: Amadeus Weekend Music Festival in Austria[16]
- 2018: Classical Young Stars Vienna Music Festival in Austria[17]
- 2021: InClassica International Music Festival in Dubai[17]
- 2025: XX International Music Festival "Stars on Baikal" in Irkutsk, Russia[18]
- 2025: Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory in Moscow[19]
- 2025: British debut recital at Walcot Hall in Lydbury North, Shropshire, UK[6][7]
