| Pavel Nersessian | |
| Honorific Suffix: | Honored Artist of the Russian Federation |
| Background: | non_vocal_instrumentalist |
| Native Name: | Па́вел Тигра́нович Нерсесья́н |
| Native Name Lang: | ru |
| Birth Date: | 26 August 1964 |
| Birth Place: | Ramenskoye |
| Genre: | Classical music |
| Occupation: | Pianist |
| Instrument: | Piano |
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.
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 his teaching job as an assistant to Sergei Dorensky and as a concertmaster of the Children's Music School number 60 in Moscow.
In 2013 he became a professor of piano in Boston University.[2]
Being one of the most remarkable pianists of his generation in Russia, he is known for his ability to play equally convincing in the whole palette of the piano repertoire. He has won prizes in every piano competition he has entered, 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]
| 1985 | VII Ludwig van Beethoven, Vienna | 2nd prize | Stefan Vladar | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 4th prize | Xiang Dong Kong | David Allan Wehr | |
| 1991 | II Dublin Competition | 1st prize | ||
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]
Pavel Nersessian has recorded disks with compositions of Chopin, Schumann, Schubert, Brahms, Tchaikovsky, Beethoven, Shostakovich etc. The album with compositions of Schumann «Kreisleriana», opus 16, Chopin 24 preludes, opus 28, performed by Pavel Nersessian was released on at Moscow Conservatory in 1995.