Pavel Nersessian
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Pavel Nersessian Па́вел Тигра́нович Нерсесья́н | |
|---|---|
| Born | 26 August 1964 |
| Genres | Classical music |
| Occupation | Pianist |
| Instrument | Piano |
| Website | pavelnersessian |
Pavel Nersessian (Russian: Павел Тигранович Нерсесьян, born 26 August 1964) is a Russian classical pianist. He is an Honored Artist of the Russian Federation and Professor of the Moscow Conservatory State Conservatory after P.I. Tchaikovsky and Boston University.
Teaching activity
Pavel Nersessian was born in Ramenskoye, a town outside Moscow, Russia Federation on 26 August 1964. In 1971-1982 he studied at the Central Music School (Class by V. Levin). In 1973 he made his debut by playing the Concerto No. 5 in F minor, BWV 1056 by Johann Sebastian Bach with the orchestra in the city of Gorky. After graduating from high school with honors, in 1982 he entered the Moscow Conservatory (class of Sergei Dorensky).[1]
Upon graduating from the Moscow Conservatory in 1987 he was proposed to teach there. He began teaching as an assistant to Sergei Dorensky and worked as a piano instructor at Children’s Music School No. 60 in Moscow.
In 2013 he became a professor of piano in Boston University.[2]
Into the world arena
Nersessian has been noted for his versatility across a wide range of piano repertoire. He has won prizes in every piano competition he has entered,[citation needed] including Beethoven Competition in Vienna in 1985, Paloma O’Shea Competition in Santander and Tokyo Competition. He made his American debut in 1993 at Alice Tully Hall, which the New York Times called "impressive" with "a gift for softly colored expressiveness," but lacking "a major intellectual challenge."[3]
| Year | Competition | Prize | Ex-aequo with... | 1st prize winner |
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| 1985 |  VII Ludwig van Beethoven, Vienna | 2nd prize | Stefan Vladar | |
| 1987 |  X Paloma O'Shea Santander International Piano Competition | 4th prize |  Xiang Dong Kong |  David Allan Wehr |
| 1991 |  II Dublin Competition | 1st prize | ||
Concert activity
Nersessian has served on international juries, including the Dublin International Piano Competition (Ireland),[4] International Festival of Classical Music and Competition of Young Pianists (Kazakhstan),[5] and Summit Music Festival (USA).[6]
Recordings
Pavel Nersessian has recorded disks with compositions of Chopin, Schumann, Schubert, Brahms, Tchaikovsky, Beethoven, Shostakovich etc. In 1995, Nersessian released an album featuring Schumann’s Kreisleriana, Op. 16, and Chopin’s 24 Preludes, Op. 28, under the Moscow Conservatory label.
Discography
- Tchaikovsky - The Sleeping Beauty / Schubert, Scarlatti, Scriabin, Schumann, Moszkowski, Rachmaninov - (CD) Pavel Nersessian 2005, Bel Air Music
- Rachmaninov - Russian Rhapsody / Dukas - L'apprenti sorcier / Debussy - Prelude / Bizet - Jeux d'enfants - Andrei Pisarev, Pavel Nersessian (CD) 2005, Bel Air Music
- Beethoven - Piano Concerto No. 4 - Pavel Nersessian / Sonata No. 32 - Andrei Tchistiakov (CD) 2005, Bel Air Music
- Beethoven - Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D Major Op. 61, Sonata no. 14 in C sharp minor Op. 27/2 2005, Bel Air Music
- R.Schumann Kreisleriana, opus 16, F.Chopin 24 preludes opus 28, Pavel Nersessian, 1995 Moscow Conservatory