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Ekaterina Derzhavina

Ekaterina Derzhavin (b. 1967 ) - Russian pianist.

Began his musical studies at age six under the direction of Yuri Polunin, then studied at the School of Music Gnesin Valeria Polunina, he graduated from the Russian Academy of Music (class of Vladimir Tropp ). In 1989 city of she won III prize and special prize for best performance "Kreisleriana" Robert Schuman at the VIII All-Russian Piano Competition in 1992 city of I received a prize at the International Piano Competition named Bach in Saarbrucken.

Tours in various European countries, as well as in the United States and Canada. Participant of a number of music festivals, one of the founders of the annual Medtner -festivalya in Moscow (since 2006 YG). The first disc Derzhavin, " Goldberg Variations " I. JS Bach, was published in 1996, it was followed by a double album with the works of Nikolai Medtner, keyboard sonatas by Joseph Haydn and his own clavier concert with a chamber orchestra « the Musica viva » under management of Alexander Rudin , Russian vocal chamber music with the French singer Catherine Nick. According to the reviewer,

strengths Derzhavina - modernity and novelty of the approach, although, perhaps, with too pronounced offensive, intellectualism, finally, high quality craftsmanship. It has a tool so that it is able in one intervention stylistically "dissolve" such different composers, and most importantly - with graphic clarity to build a colossus pianistic thought as Schubert sonata. Derzhavin not part of "untwisted" young stars, but the test passes the height of craftsmanship with the highest score [1].

"Piano evening with Catherine Derzhavina program activities" Chamber music masters "became the high point of piano music in the theater filled to overflowing brothers Bush Dalbruhe. Pianist constantly open up new ways of thinking, and aspects of literally breathtaking invading holding of the voting rights or polyphonic articulations. With fabulously controlled technology a success result, exciting and ghostly music ... "" Vestfelishe Rundschau ".

"With the technology is no problem: full clarity of lines and plans, power chords mass, rich sonority despite the imperfect instrument, in short - a real piano music. And not a single false note! On this solid basis based focus, musicality, expression and sense of mastery that will never get lost. musician's presence is felt most at any moment: in a transparent Haydn, Berg, whose endless reprise it gives a three-ease in the works of Scriabin, brought it almost to perfection ... "" La Presse ", Montreal, Canada.

"... As for the pianists, in Moscow, for example, there is one absolutely phenomenal - Kate Derzhavin. What is a "genius" for me? When I do not realize why it captures off from the real world. What to me is the essence of entertainment, or, if you will, of the drug. " Pianist Boris Berezovsky, in an interview with the newspaper "Evening Club", Moscow.

"There are musicians world-wide, which is on everyone's lips only in professional circles, because they do not often appear on the world stage. One of them - the Russian pianist Ekaterina Derzhavin. She first toured the Stadthalle concert at the invitation of the Directorate Pitchfork and provided the audience a great evening. Being outside is often demonstrated, familiar to all Russian piano school with its strong, sometimes lacking the subtleties of piano technique, Derzhavin - performer who gives piano vast range of sound colors, from solo, through chamber music to orchestral. Exact, sharp sound production, is extremely sensitive pedal, light, floating piano and forte dominant - these were methods by which she so sweetly sang the "Aria ..." with its ten variations. Those who still believe that here we are talking only about the educational material that is caught in a lie. She played the work on the same wavelength from the first to the last note as a great epic cycle. " Westdeutsche Zeitung

In 1993-2006 gg. He taught at the Department of Special Piano, Russian Academy of Music. Since 2003, he teaches at the Moscow Conservatory at the Faculty of historical and contemporary performing arts, while in 2006 a teacher of world music faculty of the Academy of Maimonides.

Awarded a special prize "Solidarity" Union of Journalists of Russia "for the nobility and the height of the action in the arts, culture and journalism," as part of a group of musicians - participants of the concert programs "In memory of Anna Politkovskaya" and "Memory of the murdered journalists" [2].

Notes [ edit | edit the wiki text ] ↑ A. Tsereteli. Catherine Derzhavin "bite" Schubert // "Nezavisimaya Gazeta", 04.05.2001. ↑ Results of the All-Russian Media Contest for the best journalistic work 2010 // Official site of the Russian Journalists' Union

Ekaterina Vladimirovna Derjavina (in Russian :  Екатерина Владимировна Державина ), born in Moscow in 1967, is a pianist classic.

Ekaterina Derjavina began his piano training at the age of 6 years under the direction of Yuri Polunin. At 14, she returned to the Gnessin Music School in Moscow where she studied with Valeria Polounina. At 19, she was admitted to Gnessin Russian Academy of Music with Professor Vladimir Tropp.

Among his first success in piano competitions, we find the third prize and the special prize for the best interpretation of a romantic work ( Kreisleriana of Robert Schumann ), the Russian Piano Competition in 1989, and first prize at the International Competition piano JS Bach to Saarbrücken in Germany , in 1992 , for her portrayal of the Goldberg Variations. His recording of the Goldberg Variations was released in 1996 and received the "Choc" award by the French newspaper Le Monde music in 1999.

Ekaterina Derjavina has given concerts in Austria, in Germany , in France , in Slovakia , in Luxembourg , in Liechtenstein , in Finland , in Canada and of course, in Russia , in Ukraine and in Belarus. She also participated in several international music festivals, including the Mosel Festwochen and Thüringer BachWochen in Germany, the Festival international de Lanaudière in Canada , and the Music Festival Bratislava in Slovakia.