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<p><a name="biography"></a> </p>
<DD>Pianist Evgeni Mikhailov was born February 7, 1973 in the city of Izhevsk
(Russia) into a family of musicians. After graduating from the Music School
and Music College in Izhevsk, he entered Kazan State Conservatoire (class
of Professor E.Bournasheva), then took a post-graduate course at the Moscow
State Conservatoire (class of Professor M.Voskressensky). Since September
1996 Evgeni Mikhailov has been a teacher of Kazan State Conservatoire,
and since November 1997 - a soloist of Moscow State Philharmonic Society.
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<p><a name="competitions"></a> </p><UL>
<LI>In 1993 Evgeni Mikhailov won the 9th V.Safonov All-Russian piano Competition
in Kislovodsk.
<LI>In 1995 he became the winner of the 1st A.Scriabin International piano
Competition in Nizhny Novgorod (Russia), and also the possessor of three
special prizes, including the S.Richter's prize.
<LI>In 1996 E.Mikhailov become the laureate of the 1st G.Eriksson International
piano Competition (Sweden).
<LI>In 1999 he become the laureate of the 21st International piano Competition
"E.Pozzoli" (Italy).
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<DD>Since 1995 Evgeni Mikhailov gave many concerts in Moscow, Nizhny Novgorod,
Kazan and other Russian cities. In June 1995 he was invited to play as
soloist with Deutsche Symphonie Orchester Berlin under the direction of
V.Ashkenazy in Berlin Philharmonic Hall performing the Piano Concerto
by A.Scriabin. In September 1995 he played Scriabin's poem "Prometheus"
together with Russian National Orchestra under the direction of M.Pletnev
at the music festivals in Germany and Switzerland.
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<DD>During all this time Evgeni Mikhailov has prepared many programs, including
the cycle of 10 Sonatas by A.Scriabin. In 1998 he recorded two CD with
those sonatas at the Russian recording firm "Melodiya". Evgeni has successfully
toured in Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Italy, Sweden, Norway. He got
wonderful reviews of his creative work in the Russian newspapers "Music
Review", "The Culture", "Arguments and facts", in the magazines "Music
Life", "Music Academy", and also in the foreign press.
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<DT>Works for piano solo:<BR>
<LI>Bach
<DT>Selected preludes and fugues
<LI>Beethoven
<DT>Sonatas No.3, 4, 21, 24, 27, 28, 29, 31
<LI>Brahms
<DT>Pieces
<LI>Chopin
<DT>4 Ballades, sonata No.3 h-moll; 24 preludes, etudes, mazurkas
<LI>Debussy
<DT>"Bergamasque suit"; preludes
<LI>Grieg
<DT>"Holberg-suite", pieces
<LI>Haydn
<DT>Selected sonatas
<LI>Liszt
<DT>Sonata h-moll, "Mephisto-waltz"; pieces, etudes
<LI>Medtner
<DT>Sonata-elegy d-moll
<LI>Mozart
<DT>Selected sonatas
<LI>Prokofiev
<DT>Sonata No.7, "Sarcasms"; pieces, etudes
<LI>Rachmaninov
<DT>Sonata No.2 b-moll, 6 moments musicaux; etudes-tableaux, preludes
<LI>Ravel
<DT>"Gaspard de la nuit"
<LI>Scarlatti
<DT>Selected sonatas
<LI>Schubert
<DT>Fantasia "Wanderer", 6 moments musicaux; impromptus
<LI>Schumann
<DT>Fantasia C-dur, novelletta No.8, cycle "Kinderszenen", pieces
<LI>Scriabin
<DT>Complete sonatas, fantasia h-moll, 24 preludes; pieces, etudes, poems.
<DT>Sonata No.4 in F sharp major, op.30:
<DT>1. <a href="tr11.mp3">Andante</a>
<DT><font size="-2">(time 2:42 - sound file in .mp3 format - 2542 K)</font>
<DT>2. <a href="tr12.mp3">Prestissimo volando</a>
<DT><font size="-2">(time 4:52 - sound file in .mp3 format - 4662 K)</font>
<DT><a href="tr2.mp3">Sonata No.7</a>, op.64:
<DT><font size="-2">(time 11:15 - sound file in .mp3 format - 10712 K)</font>
<LI>Taneev
<DT>Variations c-moll, prelude and fugue gis-moll
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<DT>Concerts for Piano and Orchestra:<BR>
<LI>Bach
<DT>Concert d-moll
<LI>Beethoven
<DT>Concerts No.2 B-dur, No.3 c-moll
<LI>Chopin
<DT>Concerts No.1 e-moll, No.2 f-moll
<LI>Liszt
<DT>Concert No.1 Es-dur
<LI>Mozart
<DT>Concerts No.20 d-moll, No.23 A-dur, No.26 D-dur
<LI>Prokofiev
<DT>Concerts No.1 Des-dur, No.3 C-dur
<LI>Rachmaninov
<DT>Concerts No.1 fis-moll, No.2 c-moll, "Paganini - Rhapsody"
<LI>Ravel
<DT>Concert G-dur
<LI>Scriabin
<DT>Concert fis-moll, poem "Prometheus"
<LI>Shostakovitch
<DT>Concert No.1 C-dur
<LI>Tchaikovsky
<DT>Concert No.1 b-moll
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<DD>The repertoire also includes music by modern composers. </dd>
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<DD>Paul Badura-Skoda:</DD>
<DD>"E.Mikhailov is an excellent pianist, demonstrating bright emotions
and depth of interpretation. He is a brilliant performer of Scriabin's
music, his recording of Scriabin's piano sonatas is outstanding". </DD>
<DIV ALIGN=right><font size="-2">("Il Citfadino", Italy)</font> </DIV>
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<Dd>Mikhail Pletnev:</DD>
<DD>"In September 1995 the Russian National Orchestra performed A.Scriabin's
poem "Prometheus" with E.Mikhailov as soloist at musical festivals in
Switzerland and Germany. This gifted musician demonstrated the highest
professionalism, brilliant musicianship and a bright emotional interpretation
of this musical work". </DD>
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<DD>Mikhail Voskressensky:</DD>
<DD>"Mikhailov has a sensitive lyric talent. He has a wide sound range,
especially in "piano". His sense of musical structure is perfect and his
interpretation always unexpected".</DD>
<DIV ALIGN=right><font size="-2">("Music Academy", Russia)</font> </DIV>
<p><a name="reports"></a> </p>
<DD>"Evgeni Mikhailov possesses the rare gift of both virtuoso technique
and deep feeling".
<DD>"The young pianist, among other merits, has an intelligent and refined
manner of performing, a fine taste and preserves the best Russian traditions
of piano playing ". </DD>
<DIV ALIGN=right><font size="-2">(From the Russian press)</font> </DIV>
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<DD>"I think, that the audience will get great pleasure from the fine "rubato"
in the second movement of the Concerto No.2 by Chopin and the bright virtuosity
in "Allegro Vivace" as performed by the young soloist Evgeni Mikhailov."
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<DIV ALIGN=right><font size="-2">("The Observer", Sweden) </font> </DIV>
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<DD>"Evgeni Mikhailov won over everyone in the Concerto No.2 by Rachmaninov
with his bright soft touch, great confidence, virtuosity and deep interpretation
of this work". </DD>
<DIV ALIGN=right><font size="-2">("Kartner Tageszeitung", Austria)</font>
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<DT>Contacts:</DT>
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<li>Tel/Fax: (+7 8432) 93-38-94 </li>
<li> E-mail: <A HREF="mailto:evgeni@kzn.ru">evgeni@kzn.ru</A> </li>
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