He first came to international fame as a child prodigy. This is the second of brilliants box sets devoted to russian recordings from evgeny kissin. Jul 26, 2017 yesterdays child prodigy, todays living legend of the piano, evgeny kissin is a regular of the verbier festival. Anyone who like me has found themselves resistant to evgeny kissins toysoldier showmanship, particularly in his earlier career, needs to hear his brilliant account of the concerto in f minor. This is the website dedicated to the legend evgeny kissin, a musical prodigy and concert pianist. Chopin evgeni kissin, conductor dmitri kitaenko concerto no. Piano superstar evgeny kissin s new prokofiev album with his firstever recording of piano concerto no. Yevgeny kissin, frederic chopin, dmitri kitayenko, moscow philharmonic orchestra chopin. Kissin, evgeny evgeny kissin the complete concert o. A former child prodigy, kissin came to international attention in march 1984 when, at the age of twelve, he performed chopin s piano concertos 1 and 2 with the moscow state philharmonic. Evgeny kissin stood out for a talent far surpassing that of the usual wunderkind and. Check out evgeny kissin the complete concerto recordings by evgeny kissin on amazon music. There are few living pianists so wellknown and with such legendary status as evgeny kissin. A shy piano virtuoso, he was a true prodigy, climbing up to the family piano at the age of two and a half and playing both chopin concertos with the moscow philharmonic when he was twelve.
He has a wide repertoire and is especially known for his interpretations of the works. Concert evgeny kissin plays beethoven and rachmaninov. For evgeny kissin, recording prokofievs third piano concerto must be deja vu all over again, to quote noted american philosopher yogi berra, because every time the russian pianist switches labels, he records the piece again. He has been a british citizen since 2002 and an israeli citizen since 20. More than any other pianists on the contemporary scene, kissin has a special. Listen to your favorite songs from kissin plays chopin by evgeny kissin now. After many early milestones including an appearance playing both chopin concertos with the moscow state philharmonic at age twelve, he has become seemingly without difficulty one of the finest adult pianists on the worlds concert stages. Feb 24, 2014 evgeny kissin chopin piano concerto no. Maestosolarghetto allegro vivace evgeny kissin, pianist. Evgeny kissin and emerson quartet rise to each others challenges. Prokofiev, evgeny kissin, the moscow philharmonic symphony orchestra, andrey chistyakov prokofiev, evgeny kissin, the moscow philharmonic symphony orchestra, andrey chistyakov piano concerto no. Joined by the verbier festival orchestra and its musical director charles dutoit, he performs the beloved frenchpolish composers piano concerto no. In 1985, he recorded it for rca with andrei chistyakov and the moscow philharmonic, and in 1994, he recorded it for deutsche grammophon with claudio. The full video of year old evgeny kissin playing chopin s piano concerto no.
The concerts take place in the heart of the swiss alps. Kissins mother and teacher marvel at his perfect pitch and phenomenal memory. Yesterdays child prodigy, todays living legend of the piano, evgeny kissin is a regular of the verbier festival. Evgeny kissin, prokofiev, philharmonia orchestra, vladimir ashkenazy. Evgeny kissin stood out for a talent far surpassing that of the usual wunderkind and became one of the finest pianists on concert stages.
Kissin, the russianborn pianist, was a dynamo at carnegie hall. Verbier festival orchestra charles dutoit conductor. Nikolai demidenkos account of the concerto in e minor is searching and expansive, livening up with dancing lightness in the krakowiakinfused finale. The performances were recorded live at the royal festival hall in january 2008 with. Evgeny kissin piano with the warsaw philharmonic orchestra.
This year, he performs beethovens landmark piano sonata no. Kissin s first appearances outside russia were in 1985 in eastern europe, followed a year later by his first. A former child prodigy, kissin came to international attention in march 1984 when, at the age of twelve, he performed chopins piano concertos 1 and 2 with the moscow state philharmonic. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
Larghetto 1984 part 34 youtube chopin piano concerto no. Buy evgeny kissin plays chopin by kissin, evgeny from amazons classical music store. Piano superstar evgeny kissins new prokofiev album with his firstever recording of piano concerto no. Born in moscow in 1971, evgeny kissin made his name early with a talent that far surpassed the typical wunderkind. Antoni wit, conductor warsaw philharmonic orchestra. At the age of ten, he made his concerto debut playing mozarts piano concerto k. Nikolai demidenko and evgeny kissin play chopins piano. He came to international attention in march 1984 when, at the age of twelve, he performed chopins piano concertos 1 and 2 in the great hall of the moscow conservatory with the moscow state. The complete piano concertos evgeny kissin, colin davis on allmusic 2008. He became a british citizen in 2002 and an israeli citizen in 20. The verbier festival orchestra, the site says is one of the worlds leading training ensembles and it has been. Labeled as early, these live concert performances from 1984 to 1990 carry us from the day after kissin turned mozart cto. Chopin piano concerto no 2 in f minor, op 21 d antoni wit piano evgeny kissin.
Order from your preferred classical music cd store arkivmusic. Kissin has a wide repertoire and is especially known for his interpretations of the works of the romantic era, particularly those of frederic chopin, sergei rachmaninoff, and franz liszt. Kissin follows the concerto with a performance of selected etudes for solo piano from the chopins op. Kissin the legendary 1984 moscow concert chopin piano. Evgeny kissin the complete concerto recordings by evgeny.
Chopin piano concerto no 2 in f minor, op 21 d antoni wit piano. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Now, some six years later and still not quite 22, he has tackled the formidable third, arguably one of the most difficult concertos in the repertoire. The full video of year old evgeny kissin playing chopins piano concerto no. Provided to youtube by national digital aggregator llc piano concerto no. The performances were recorded live at the royal festival hall in january 2008. Overview v biography v discography v compositions v credits v related v. The precursor to the israel philharmonic was the palestine symphony orchestra, whose driving force and inspiration was violinist bronislaw. There is a live recording on dvd of the 2010 piano gala in the warsaw concert hall warsaw phil. Kissin s talents were revealed to the international scene in 1984, at the age of twelve, when he played and recorded both of chopin s piano concertos with the moscow philharmonic orchestra, in the great hall of the moscow conservatoire. Allegro maestoso evgeny kissin piano with the warsaw philharmonic orchestra.
Kissin s mother and teacher marvel at his perfect pitch and phenomenal memory. For his third emi classics release, piano legend evgeny kissin has turned to repertoire from his native russia, sergei prokofievs piano concertos nos. Evgeny kissin made his name at the age of 16 with his recording of rachmaninovs second concerto. Kissin, evgeny evgeny kissin the complete concert o recordings music skip to main content. Since then he has gone on to win countless prizes and plaudits.