Pavel Nersessian
Па́вел Тигра́нович Нерсесья́н
Honored Artist of the Russian Federation
Born (1964-08-26) 26 August 1964
Ramenskoye
GenresClassical music
Occupation(s)Pianist
Instrument(s)Piano
Websitepavelnersessian.com

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.

Biography

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]

Teaching activity

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]

Into the world arena

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]

Record of piano prizes, incomplete
YearCompetitionPrizeEx-aequo with...1st prize winner
1985 Austria VII Ludwig van Beethoven, Vienna2nd prizeAustria Stefan Vladar
1987 Spain X Paloma O'Shea Santander International Piano Competition4th prizeChina Xiang Dong KongUnited States David Allan Wehr
1991 Republic of Ireland II Dublin Competition1st prize

Concert activity

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]

Recordings

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.

Discography

  • Tchaikovsky - The Sleeping Beauty / Schubert, Scarlatti, Scriabin, Schumann, Moszkowski, Rachmaninov - (CD) Pavel Nersessian 2005, Bel Air Music
  • Rachmaninov - Russian Rhapsody / Dukas - L'apprenti sorcier / Debussy - Prelude / Bizet - Jeux d'enfants - Andrei Pisarev, Pavel Nersessian (CD) 2005, Bel Air Music
  • Beethoven - Piano Concerto No. 4 - Pavel Nersessian / Sonata No. 32 - Andrei Tchistiakov (CD) 2005, Bel Air Music
  • Beethoven - Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D Major Op. 61, Sonata no. 14 in C sharp minor Op. 27/2 2005, Bel Air Music
  • R.Schumann Kreisleriana, opus 16, F.Chopin 24 preludes opus 28, Pavel Nersessian, 1995 Moscow Conservatory

References

  1. ↑ Biography | The Official Pavel Nersessian Site Archived 2013-11-01 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ "On Demand: Pavel Nersessian: Music of the exiles: from Chopin to Stravinsky". University of South Carolina School of the Arts. Retrieved 2022-07-08.
  3. ↑ Ross, Alex (1993-03-09). "Classical Music in Review". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-07-08. This seemed an impressive debut, although none of the music presented a major intellectual challenge (Shostakovich's youthful iconoclasm included).
  4. ↑ "Dublin International Piano Competition 2009". Archived from the original on 2013-11-01. Retrieved 2013-10-30.
  5. ↑ Pavel Nersessian about Astana Piano Passion
  6. ↑ Summit Music Festival 2013
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