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Evgeny Kissin

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Evgeny Kissin was born in 1971 and trained from early childhood at Moscow’s Gnessin Music School under Anna Kantor, who remained his sole piano teacher throughout his career. A recognized prodigy by age six, he made his professional debut at ten performing Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 20, and achieved international breakthrough at twelve with acclaimed Chopin recordings in 1984. He became a British citizen in 2002 and an Israeli citizen in 2013.

Kissin is regarded as one of the great successors of the Russian piano school, celebrated for interpretations of Chopin, Schubert, Rachmaninoff and Brahms. He has won multiple Grammy Awards (2006, 2009, 2010), the Shostakovich Award, and the Herbert von Karajan Award, and holds honorary doctorates from institutions including Hebrew University; he is also known for Yiddish poetry recitation and composition.

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Impromptu No. 1 in A-Flat Major (WPD performance)— Frédéric Chopin
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Piano Concerto No.1 in E Minor, Op.11: III.Rondo.Vivace— Frédéric Chopin
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Piano Sonata No. 23 In F Minor, Op. 57 „Appassionata“— Ludwig van Beethoven
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Die Forelle (The Trout), D. 550— Franz Schubert
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Romeo and Juliet, Op. 75: 6. Montagues and Capulets— Sergei Prokofiev
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Turkish March from The Ruins of Athens (arr. Rubinstein)— Ludwig van Beethoven
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Preludes, Op. 32: No. 12 in G-sharp minor, Allegro— Sergei Rachmaninoff
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Étude in C-sharp minor, Op. 42 No. 5— Alexander Scriabin
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Piano Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 16: I. Andantino – Allegretto— Sergei Prokofiev
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Piano Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 16: II. Scherzo. Vivace— Sergei Prokofiev
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Piano Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 16: III. Intermezzo. Allegro moderato— Sergei Prokofiev
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Piano Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 16: IV. Finale. Allegro tempestoso— Sergei Prokofiev
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Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Major, Op. 26: I. Andante – Allegro— Sergei Prokofiev
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Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Major, Op. 26: II. Tema con variazioni— Sergei Prokofiev
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Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Major, Op. 26: III. Allegro, ma non troppo— Sergei Prokofiev
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