Pavel Gintov
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Pavel Gintov (born January 14, 1984 in Kiev
, Ukraine
) is a classical pianist. Gintov currently studies with acclaimed Professor Nina Svetlanova
at the Manhattan School of Music
in New York City
, where he is now completing his Doctoral studies.
(custodian of the Heinrich Neuhaus
methods that are credited with producing many extraordinary 20th-century Russian keyboard masters such as Gilels and Richter
) and his assistant Daniil Kopylov. In 2008 he obtained Master of Music Degree on a full scholarship from the Manhattan School of Music
, studying with professor Nina Svetlanova.
Merkin Hall at Kaufman Center, New York (2009),
Berlin Philharmonic Hall (2007)
Kioi Hall, Tokyo (2007),
The Great Hall of Moscow Conservatory (2006),
Teatro Verdi Nationale, Milan (2006),
St-Petersburg Philharmonic Hall (2003),
Kiev Philharmonic Hall (1999).
Kiev
Kiev or Kyiv is the capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River. The population as of the 2001 census was 2,611,300. However, higher numbers have been cited in the press....
, Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
) is a classical pianist. Gintov currently studies with acclaimed Professor Nina Svetlanova
Nina Svetlanova
Nina Svetlanova is a Russian-American concert pianist and educator. She became a naturalized US citizen in 1983...
at the Manhattan School of Music
Manhattan School of Music
The Manhattan School of Music is a major music conservatory located on the Upper West Side of New York City. The school offers degrees on the bachelors, masters, and doctoral levels in the areas of classical and jazz performance and composition...
in New York City
New York City
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, where he is now completing his Doctoral studies.
Education
At the age of 6 he started his musical education at Kiev Central Music School and continued at the Moscow State Conservatory, where he was a student of the proclaimed "Godfather of the Russian piano school" Lev NaumovLev Naumov
Lev Nikolayevich Naumov was a Russian classical pianist, composer and educator. Received a title of People's Artist of Russia and was nicknamed the "Godfather of the Russian piano school"....
(custodian of the Heinrich Neuhaus
Heinrich Neuhaus
Heinrich Gustavovich Neuhaus was a Soviet pianist and pedagogue of German extraction. He taught at the Moscow Conservatory from 1922 to 1964. He was made a People's Artist of the RSFSR in 1956...
methods that are credited with producing many extraordinary 20th-century Russian keyboard masters such as Gilels and Richter
Richter
Richter can refer to:* the Richter magnitude scale, a scale measuring the strength of earthquakes.* Richter , an electro-rock band from Buenos Aires, Argentina.-Richter as a surname:...
) and his assistant Daniil Kopylov. In 2008 he obtained Master of Music Degree on a full scholarship from the Manhattan School of Music
Manhattan School of Music
The Manhattan School of Music is a major music conservatory located on the Upper West Side of New York City. The school offers degrees on the bachelors, masters, and doctoral levels in the areas of classical and jazz performance and composition...
, studying with professor Nina Svetlanova.
Major performances with orchestra
Tokyo Royal Chamber Orchestra, Manhattan Chamber Orchestra, Henderson Symphony Orchestra, Shizuoka Symphony, The Peninsula Music Festival Orchestra, Orchester Berliner Musikfreunde, Campobasso Orchestra Regionale, The State Orchestra of Ukraine.Selected stage appearances
Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, New York (2010),Merkin Hall at Kaufman Center, New York (2009),
Berlin Philharmonic Hall (2007)
Kioi Hall, Tokyo (2007),
The Great Hall of Moscow Conservatory (2006),
Teatro Verdi Nationale, Milan (2006),
St-Petersburg Philharmonic Hall (2003),
Kiev Philharmonic Hall (1999).
Awards
- First prize in the Bradshaw and Buono International Piano CompetitionBradshaw and Buono International Piano CompetitionThe Bradshaw & Buono International Piano Competition is an international piano competition founded in 2003 by the late David Bradshaw, and Cosmo Buono...
(New York, 2010),
- First prize and four special prizes in the premier Takamatsu International Piano Competition (Japan, 2006),
- 3rd prize and prize for the best performance of Tchaikovsky's piece in the Vth International V. Krainev Young Pianists Competition (Kharkov,Ukraine, 2000),
- Diploma in the Moscow Festival of Young Pianists in memory of H. Neuhauz (Moscow, Russia, 1998),
- Grant of the Shevchenko Scientific Society (New York, 2008),
- Full scholarship and stipend grant at the Manhattan School of Music (New York, 2006),
- The Ukrainian President's grant (1998–2001),
- Grant of the Scriabin Fund (Moscow, 1999),
- Grant of the International Charity Programme "New Names" (Moscow, 1998),
- Diploma for the Best Accompanist in the 2nd International Paganini Violin Competition (Moscow, 2004)