1. Evgeny Igorevich Kissin is a Russian-born concert pianist and composer.
17 Facts About Evgeny Kissin
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Evgeny Kissin became a British citizen in 2002 and an Israeli citizen in 2013.
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Evgeny Kissin first came to international fame as a child prodigy.
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Evgeny Kissin has a wide repertoire and is especially known for his interpretations of the works of the Romantic era, particularly those of Franz Schubert, Frederic Chopin, Robert Schumann, Franz Liszt, Johannes Brahms, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Modest Mussorgsky, and Ludwig van Beethoven.
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Evgeny Kissin is commonly viewed as a great successor of the Russian piano school because of the depth, lyricism and poetic quality of his interpretations.
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Evgeny Kissin's talents were revealed outside Russia after 27 March 1984 when, still only twelve, he recorded for Melodiya both of Chopin's piano concertos with Dmitri Kitayenko and the Moscow Philharmonic at the Moscow Conservatory.
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Evgeny Kissin made regular recital tours of Europe, America and Asia.
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Evgeny Kissin has performed chamber music with Martha Argerich, Mikhail Pletnev, Gidon Kremer, James Levine, Mischa Maisky, Thomas Quasthoff, Isaac Stern, Itzhak Perlman, Karita Mattila, Dmitry Hvorostovsky, Joshua Bell, Leonidas Kavakos, Natalia Gutman, Yuri Bashmet, Vladimir Spivakov, the Emerson String Quartet and others.
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In 2018 Evgeny Kissin's autobiography was published under the title of Memoirs and Reflections.
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Evgeny Kissin has composed numerous musical works which have been published by Henle Verlag, including Four Piano Pieces, Op.
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On 10 March 2017 Evgeny Kissin married Karina Arzumanova, a childhood friend, in Prague, where they live.
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Evgeny Kissin has been an outspoken critic of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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Evgeny Kissin was declared a foreign agent by the Russian government in July 2024.
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Evgeny Kissin performed at the 1992 Grammy Awards Ceremony, where he played the finale of Liszt's Spanish Rhapsody.
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Evgeny Kissin became Musical America's youngest Instrumentalist of the Year in 1995.
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Evgeny Kissin was the first pianist to be invited to give a recital at the BBC Proms, and, in the 2000 season, was the first concerto soloist ever to be invited to play in the Proms opening concert.
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In May 2001 Evgeny Kissin was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Music by the Manhattan School of Music.