Eduard Kunz
Eduard Kunz (Russian: Эдуард Кунц), (born October 30, 1980 in Omsk, Soviet Union) is a Russian pianist. He reached the 2nd round in the International Tchaikovsky Compe*ion in 2011.
Contents
- 1 Biography
- 2 Awards and Compe*ions
- 3 References
- 4 External links
Biography
Eduard was born in Siberia from an *imilated minority German ethnic in Russia. He studied with Michail Khokhlov at the Gnessin Special school for gifted children and with Andrei Diev at the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory. He made his debut with the Omsk Philharmonic Orchestra at the age of 10.He gained a Postgraduate Diploma with Distinction as well as the Gold Medal for performance from the Royal Northern College of Music studying with Norma Fisher and the late Mark Ray.
Eduard is a winner of thirteen first prizes of international piano compe*ions including First Prize of George Enescu Compe*ion in Bucharest and Gold Medals of the New Orleans and Paderewski International Piano Compe*ions.
Other awards included Silver medal from The Worshipful Company of Musicians in London, awards from Hattori and Musical Foundation, Dame Myra Hess and Yamaha Music Foundation of Europe as well as Spivakov Foundation and “Richter” award from Rostropovich Foundation in Moscow. In the 2011, he reached the 2nd round in the International Tchaikovsky Compe*ion.
Eduard radio recordings include Piano Concerto No. 10 (Mozart) with BBC Scottish Orchestra, Piano Concerto No. 3 (Beethoven) and Piano Concerto No. 1(Tchaikovsky) with Ulster Orchestra Northern Ireland, Piano Concerto No. 2 (Rachmaninoff) with BBC Concert Orchestra, Schumann and Dmitri Shostakovich concertos with WNO and the Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini by Sergei Rachmaninoff with BBC Symphony Orchestra, as well as a recording with Alexandru Tomescu of complete repertoire for violin and piano by George Enescu.
Eduard is the co-founder of Kunz Piano Academy in Brașov, Romania, where he invites young artists from all around the world twice a year for a week of public mastercl*es. In 2020, the Academy will have its 4th edition.
Eduard is a Moscow Philharmonic Society Artist, Verbier Festival laureate, a former BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist (2006–2008) and a Yamaha Artist.
He is featured in the 2010 film A Surprise in Texas about the 2009 Van Cliburn Foundation compe*ion.
Awards and Compe*ions
References
External links
- Official web-site
- Youtube channel
- Rachmaninov - Moments musicaux, Op. 16: No. 2, 3, 4
- Scarlatti - Piano Sonata in D minor, K.213