| Ivan Bessonov | |
| Birth Name: | Ivan Alekseevich Bessonov |
| Birth Place: | Saint Petersburg, Russia |
| Birth Date: | 24 July 2002 |
| Instrument: | Piano |
| Genre: | Classical |
| Occupation: | Classical pianist |
Ivan Alekseevich Bessonov (Russian: Ива́н Алексе́евич Бессо́нов; born 24 July 2002, Saint Petersburg, Russia) is a Russian pianist and composer, winner of the Eurovision Young Musicians 2018.[1] [2]
He composes music and made his film debut as a composer in 2015. He gives solo concerts in Russia and abroad (Austria, Germany, Italy, etc.) and collaborates with world famous conductors, including Valery Gergiev, Vladimir Spivakov, Alexander Sladkovsky.[3]
In 2019, he was the spokesperson of the Russian jury's voting at the Eurovision Song Contest 2019.[4] [5]
In 2022, Bessonov won the First Prize in the first edition of the S. V. Rachmaninoff Competition in the Piano category.[6]