Andrei Ivanovitch Explained
Andrei Ivanovitch (; born 1968)[1] is an international classical pianist and winner of a number of international competitions.
Biography and career
Andrei Ivanovitch, great-grandson of the Romanian composer Ion Ivanovici (The Waves of the Danube), studied at the Central Music School, at the Leningrad Conservatory, at the Music Academy in Moscow and at the Musical College in Karlsruhe.[2] He won several prizes in international competitions, amongst others he won the gold medal at the World Piano Competition in Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.[3] The specialised press compares him to Dinu Lipatti and Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli. Since 2003, he is honorary member of the Chopin Society. His numerous concerts in Europe earned him the reputation of being one of the great Interpreters of Russian piano music. The Canadian film Glenn Gould: The Russian Journey[4] with Ivanovitch interpreting The Art of Fugue[5] by Johann Sebastian Bach was awarded with the Grand at the International Festival of Films on Art in Montreal[6] . During his Germany tours he always gave guest performances at Hummer's Culture Parlour[7] in Soßmar (whose owner, Gerhard Hummer, he's been friends with for several years), which made him a great following in this region.During his tour in 2007, he met the jazz pianist Eyran Katsenelenbogen in the Hummer's Culture Parlour[7] in Soßmar, in order to create a new kind of piano concert.[8]
Press
Discography
- 1999: various artists Best of Mozart CD (1 of 8 tracks)
- 1999: various artists Best of Chopin - Grande Valse Brilliante, Barcarole, etc. CD (8 of 11 tracks)
- 2000: Ivanovitch & De Luca Chopin: Piano Concertos
- 2001: various artists Monet Collection - Romantic Moments CD (1 of 29 tracks)
- 2002: various artists 50 Classical Performances - Romantic Piano CD (24 of 50 tracks)
References
- Web site: pianist Andrei Ivanovitch. Official site. 2007-10-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20060215144449/http://www.ivanovitch.spb.ru/eng/biography.html. 2006-02-15. dead.
- https://web.archive.org/web/20060523011107/http://193.196.117.22/hfm-ka/hfm/02-wir-ueber-uns/pdf/wettbewerbserfolge/1994.pdf List of winners of College in Karlsruhe
- See also on Rules, Regulations and Applications of The World Piano Competition Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. (PDF)
- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0388088/awards Awards - Glenn Gould: The Russian Journey
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDm4rumPDJw Interview with Andrei at time-index 03:15
- Web site: Montréal International Festival of Films on Art (2003) . 2007-10-26 . IMDb . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170305115822/http://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000815/2003 . Mar 5, 2017 .
- Web site: Hummer's Culture Parlour . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230928203559/http://sossmar.de/local-living/culture/Hummer/ . Sep 28, 2023 . sossmar.de.
- News: Michael Schröder . Pianisten verschmelzen die Welt der Musik . Peiner Allgemeine Zeitung . October 6, 2007 . German . 2007-10-20 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090116015028/http://www.paz-online.de:80/newsroom/regional/dezentral/regional/art3546,130383 . Jan 16, 2009 .
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