Alexander Kobrin

ALEXANDER KOBRIN

Piano

(1st Prize 51esimo Concorso Busoni 1999)

Alexander Kobrin. 

Alexander Kobrin Called the "Van Cliburn of today" by the BBC, pianist Alexander Kobrin has placed himself at the forefront of today's performing musicians. His prize winning performances have been praised for their brilliant technique, musicality and emotional engagement with the audience. In 2005, Mr. Kobrin was awarded the Nancy Lee and Perry R. Bass Gold Medal at the Twelfth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in Fort Worth, TX. His numerous successes in competitions also include top prizes at the Busoni International Piano Competition (First Prize), Hamamatsu International Piano Competition (Top Prize), Scottish International Piano Competition in Glasgow (First Prize), and the International Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw (Third Prize).
Mr. Kobrin was born in 1980 in Moscow. At the age of five, he was enrolled in the world-lamous Gnessin Special 
School of Music after which he attended the prestigious Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatoire. His teachers have
included renowned professors Tatiana Zelikman and Lev Naumov. 

Programme:

Johannes Brahms, Rapsodie Op. 79

I Agitato

II Molto passionato, ma non troppo allegro

Franz Schubert, Sonata in Si bemolle maggiore D960

Molto moderato

Andantino sostenuto

Scherzo. Allegro vivace. Trio

Allegro ma non troppo 

Costs: € 12,00; seats are not numbered, no reduced prices.

Season ticket for the summer performances: € 40,00