Evgenii Evgrafov
Evgenii Evgrafov was born in Moscow, Russia in 2002. His first performance on a public stage with an orchestra was at the age of seven. Evgrafov is currently a 3rd-year student at the Moscow State Conservatory P. I. Tchaikovsky. He has performed with numerous orchestras and various conductors. Evgrafov has performed solo and chamber concerts in China, Greece, Italy, Israel, Palestine, Russia, Slovakia, Spain, and Ukraine. He has participated in many competitions, and in 2022 was awarded the Mikhail Glinka Medal for his contribution to the development of musical art. Evgrafov is also the author of over 250 piano works, including 18 three-part piano sonatas, Romantic Concertino for Piano and String Orchestra, two preludes & fugues, bagatelles, and other pieces. On April 8, 2017, Evgrafov performed his first piano recital consisting of only own works, in the Scriabin Museum in Moscow. In commemoration of the 150th anniversary of Scriabin’s birth, Evgrafov performed in a series of concerts, performing all of Scriabin’s piano pieces. The cycle of seven concerts named The Mysterious Call took place in Moscow from September to October 2021.
Programme
Round 1
L. van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 26 in E-flat major, Op. 81a (“Les Adieux”)
A. Scriabin: Etudes (12) for piano, Op. 8
Round 2
J. S. Bach: Partita No. 4 in D major, BWV 828
F. Mendelssohn-Bartholdy: Fantasy for piano in F-sharp minor, Op. 28 (“Sonate écossaise”)
N. Myaskovsky: Piano Sonata No. 3 in C minor, Op. 19
L. Liebermann: Gargoyles (4) for piano, Op. 29
Round 3
S. Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 16
Awards received
- Grand Prix, Special prize for the best P. I. Tchaikovsky performance and Special prize for the best virtuoso performance, 2nd International Classical Music Competition “Empire of Russian Music” Competition, Moscow, Russia, 2022
- 3rd prize and Audience prize, 23rd International Piano
Competition Mauro Paolo Monopoli Prize, Barletta, Italy, 2020 - 2nd prize and special prize, 21st International Piano Competition Alexander Scriabin, Grosseto, Italy, 2019
- diploma and special prize, 2nd International Competition for Young Pianists Grand Piano, Moscow, Russia, 2018
- 1st prize and the Scriabin prize, 7th International PianoTalents Competition Milan, Milan, Italy, 2017
- 2nd prize, VI. International Competition of Pianists in the Memory of Vera Lotar-Shevchenko, Yekaterinburg, Russia, 2016
- Grand Prix and Gold Medal, VI. International Open Competition of Pianists of the Barents-region Named After Gennady Vavilo, Kostomuksha, Russia, 2016
- 1st prize and special prize, International Piano Competition “A Way to Mastery”, Moscow, Russia, 2015
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