Evgeni Mikhailov
Piano
Pianist Evgeni Mikhailov was born in 1973 in the city of Izhevsk (Russia) into a family of musicians.
After graduating from the Music School and Music College in Izhevsk, he entered Kazan State Conservatoire (studying under Professor E. Bournasheva), then took a post-graduate course at the Moscow State Conservatoire (studying with Professor M.Voskressensky).
Since September 1996 Evgeni Mikhailov has been a teacher at the Kazan State Conservatoire, and since November 1997, a soloist with the Moscow State Philharmonic Society.
- In 1993 Evgeni Mikhailov won the 9th V.Safonov All-Russian piano Competition
in Kislovodsk.
- In 1995 he became the winner of the 1st A.Scriabin International piano
Competition in Nizhny Novgorod (Russia), and also the possessor of three
special prizes, including the S.Richter's prize.
- In 1996 E.Mikhailov become the laureate of the 1st G.Eriksson International
piano Competition (Sweden).
- In 1999 he become the laureate of the 21st International piano Competition
"E.Pozzoli" (Italy).
Since 1995 Evgeni Mikhailov has given many concerts in Moscow, Nizhny Novgorod, Kazan and other Russian cities.
In June 1995 he was invited to play as soloist with the Deutsche Symphonie Orchester of Berlin under the direction of V.Ashkenazy in the Berlin Philharmonic Hall, performing Scriabin's Piano Concerto.
In September 1995 he played Scriabin's poem "Prometheus" together with the Russian National Orchestra under the direction of M.Pletnev at music festivals in Germany and Switzerland.
During all this time Evgeni Mikhailov has prepared many programs, including the cycle of 10 Sonatas by A.Scriabin.
In 1998 he recorded two CDs of these sonatas for the Russian recording firm "Melodiya".
Evgeni has successfully toured in Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Italy, Sweden, Norway.
He received wonderful reviews of his creative work in the Russian newspapers Music Review, The Culture, Arguments and facts,
in the magazines Music Life, Music Academy, and also in the foreign press.
Repertoire
Works for piano solo:
- Bach
Selected preludes and fugues
- Beethoven
Sonatas No.3, 4, 21, 24, 27, 28, 29, 31
- Brahms
Pieces
- Chopin
4 Ballades, sonata No.3 h-moll; 24 preludes, etudes, mazurkas
- Debussy
"Bergamasque suit"; preludes
- Grieg
"Holberg-suite", pieces
- Haydn
Selected sonatas
- Liszt
Sonata h-moll, "Mephisto-waltz"; pieces, etudes
- Medtner
Sonata-elegy d-moll
- Mozart
Selected sonatas
- Prokofiev
Sonata No.7, "Sarcasms"; pieces, etudes
- Rachmaninov
Sonata No.2 b-moll, 6 moments musicaux; etudes-tableaux, preludes
- Ravel
"Gaspard de la nuit"
- Scarlatti
Selected sonatas
- Schubert
Fantasia "Wanderer", 6 moments musicaux; impromptus
- Schumann
Fantasia C-dur, novelletta No.8, cycle "Kinderszenen", pieces
- Scriabin
Complete sonatas, fantasia h-moll, 24 preludes; pieces, etudes, poems.
Variations c-moll, prelude and fugue gis-moll
Concertos for Piano and Orchestra:
- Bach
Concert d-moll
- Beethoven
Concerts No.2 B-dur, No.3 c-moll
- Chopin
Concerts No.1 e-moll, No.2 f-moll
- Liszt
Concert No.1 Es-dur
- Mozart
Concerts No.20 d-moll, No.23 A-dur, No.26 D-dur
- Prokofiev
Concerts No.1 Des-dur, No.3 C-dur
- Rachmaninov
Concerts No.1 fis-moll, No.2 c-moll, "Paganini - Rhapsody"
- Ravel
Concert G-dur
- Scriabin
Concert fis-moll, poem "Prometheus"
- Shostakovitch
Concert No.1 C-dur
- Tchaikovsky
Concert No.1 b-moll
The repertoire also includes music by modern composers.
Reviews and comments
- Paul Badura-Skoda:
"E.Mikhailov is an excellent pianist, demonstrating bright emotions
and depth of interpretation. He is a brilliant performer of Scriabin's
music, his recording of Scriabin's piano sonatas is outstanding".
(Il Citfadino, Italy)
- Mikhail Pletnev:
"In September 1995 the Russian National Orchestra performed A.Scriabin's
poem "Prometheus" with E.Mikhailov as soloist at musical festivals in
Switzerland and Germany. This gifted musician demonstrated the highest
professionalism, brilliant musicianship and a bright emotional interpretation
of this musical work".
- Mikhail Voskressensky:
"Mikhailov has a sensitive lyric talent. He has a wide sound range,
especially in "piano". His sense of musical structure is perfect and his
interpretation always unexpected".
(Music Academy, Russia)
- "Evgeni Mikhailov possesses the rare gift of both virtuoso technique
and deep feeling".
"This young pianist, among other merits, has an intelligent and refined
manner of performing, a fine taste and preserves the best Russian traditions
of piano playing ".
(From the Russian press)
- "I think, that the audience will get great pleasure from the fine "rubato"
in the second movement of the Concerto No.2 by Chopin and the bright virtuosity
in "Allegro Vivace" as performed by the young soloist Evgeni Mikhailov."
(The Observer, Sweden)
- "Evgeni Mikhailov won over everyone in the Concerto No.2 by Rachmaninov
with his bright soft touch, great confidence, virtuosity and deep interpretation
of this work".
(Kartner Tageszeitung, Austria)
Contact details and further information
Tel/Fax: (+7 8432) 93-38-94
For further details, see Evgeni Mikhailov's web pages
E-mail Evgeni Mikhailov
