Eduard Kunz
| Eduard Kunz | |
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| Background information | |
| Born |
October 30, 1980 Omsk, USSR |
| Genres | Classical |
| Occupation(s) | Pianist |
| Instruments | Piano |
Eduard Kunz (Russian: Эдуард Кунц), (born October 30, 1980 in Omsk, Soviet Union) is a Russian pianist.
Biography
Eduard was born in Siberia from an assimilated 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.[1] He made his debut with the Omsk Philharmonic Orchestra at the age of 10.[1] He gained a Postgraduate Diploma with Distinction as well as the Gold Medal for performance from the Royal Northern College of Music[2] studying with Norma Fisher[1] and late Mark Ray.
Named among 10 tomorrow's great pianists by the BBC Music Magazine, Eduard Kunz has performed and broadcast with many major orchestras in the UK[3] including the BBC Symphony, BBC Concert, and BBC Scottish Symphony orchestras, the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Hallé, Ulster Orchestra, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic and London Musici Orchestras, with conductors such as Tugan Sokhiev, Christian Mandeal, Edward Gardner, Gerard Schwarz, Lothar Koenigs, Garry Walker, Clark Rundell, Mark Stephenson, Alejandro Posada, Josep Caballe Domenech, Alexander Joel, Andrés Orozco-Estrada, Barry Wordsworth and David Angus, amongst others.
Other important debuts included Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin at the Berlin Philharmonie, The Philharmonia Orchestra at the Royal Albert Hall, Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, Orquesta Sinfónica de Castilla y León, Orkest van het Oosten, Orchestre national du Capitole de Toulouse and Braunschweig Symphony orchestras as well as recitals at the Wigmore Hall in London, Bridgewater Hall in Manchester, Louvre in Paris, Concertgebouw in Amsterdam and Winterthur Hall in Barcelona, amongst many others. Recordings for classical radio stations include BBC Radio 3, Radio France and Deutschlandradio Kultur amongst many others.
Eduard is a winner of thirteen first prizes of international piano competitions[1] including The Grand Prix of George Enescu Competition in Bucharest and Gold Medals of the New Orleans[3] and Paderewski International Piano Competitions.
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[1] as well as Spivakov Foundation and “Richter” award from Rostropovich Foundation in Moscow. In the 2011 Tchaikovsky competition he reached only the 2nd round.[4]
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 competition.[5]
Awards and Competitions
| Year | Award | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 |  Spivakov Foundation Award | ||
| 2002 | Richter Award, Rostropovich Foundation | ||
| 2004 |  Erik Chisholm Memorial Prize | ||
| 2004 |  Royal Northern College of Music's Gold Medal | ||
| 2004 | Dame Myra Hess Award | ||
| 2004 | Worshipful Company of Musicians Silver Medal | ||
| 2005 | Yamaha Music Foundation Award | ||
| 2005 | Hattori Foundation Award | ||
| 2006 | MIFCO Award | ||
| 2006 | BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist | ||
| 2007 |  Verbier Festival laureate | ||
| Year | Competition | Prize | |
| 2000 | III Sabitov International Piano Competition | 1st prize | |
| 2001 |  IV Horowitz International Piano Competition | 3rd prize | |
| 2002 |  III Bitola International Music Competition | 1st prize | |
| 2002 |  II Enschede International Piano Competition | 1st prize | |
| 2002 |  Grand Konzerteum International Piano Competition | 1st prize | |
| 2005 | Dudley International piano Competition | 1st prize | |
| 2005 | Manchester Piano Award | 1st prize | |
| 2007 |  XVIII George Enescu International Competition | 1st Grand Prix | |
| 2007 |  XIII Città di Sulmona International Piano Competition | 1st prize | |
| 2007 |  VIII Premi Principat d'Andorra | 1st prize | |
| 2008 | Pinerolo International Piano Competition | 1st prize | |
| 2009 |  Van Cliburn International Piano Competition | Jury Discretionary Award | |
| 2009 | San Nicola di Bari International Piano Competition | Winner | |
| 2009 |  XVII Frechilla-Zuloaga Piano Award | 1st prize | |
| 2010 | 22nd New Orleans International Piano Competition | 1st prize | |
| 2010 |  8th Paderewski International Piano Competition | 1st prize |
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Manchester Beethoven Orchestra, Eduard Kunz biographycal note accessed 4 January 2013.
- ↑ Royal Northern College of Music complete university guide. accessed 4 January 2013.
- 1 2 Eduard Kunz triumphs in New Orleans International Piano Competition, 27 July 2010. accessed 4 January 2013.
- ↑ Tom Service classical blog 24 June 2011. accessed 4 January 2013.
- ↑ Review: 'A Surprise in Texas', Benjamin Olivo : May 14, 2010. accessed 4 January 2013.
External links
- Official web-site
- Rachmaninov - Moments musicaux, Op. 16: No. 2, 3, 4
- Scarlatti - Piano Sonata in D minor, K.213
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