Dmitry Shishkin in Recital

Silver Medal at the XVI International Tchaikovsky Competition and winner of the 73rd Geneva International Music Competition, Dmitry Shishkin has been acclaimed for both his creative and individual approach to music. He has been defined by the critics as a “electrifying and flamboyant pianist, of great musical honesty and rigor.”

Dmitry Shishkin’s recent and upcoming highlights include Shostakovich Piano Concerto at Wiener Musikverein, appearances with the Orchestra de la Suisse Romande under J.Nott, Budapest Festival Orchestra under G. Takacs-Nagy, Prague Radio Symphony under P. Popelka, recital tours in S. Korea and Taiwan, as well as at the Bellini Theater in Catania, Wigmore Hall and at the Verbier Festival.

He has also appeared with the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra, Belgium National Orchestra, Staatskapelle Weimar, Tokyo Symphony Orchestra, Mariinsky Theatre, Svetlanov State Symphony Orchestra, Russian National Orchestra, Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra, Istanbul State Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra del Teatro Massimo Bellini and Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra, among others.

He is frequently invited to prestigious Festivals, such as Verbier, La Roque d’Antheron, Dubrovnik Summer Festival, Radio France Montepellier Festival, Bergen Music Festival, “Chopin and his Europe” Festival, Bergamo Brescia Music Festival, and has collaborated with such artists as Daniel Lozakovich and Jean-Efflam Bavouzet.

Based currently in Switzerland, he began his piano studies at the Gnessin Moscow School of Music with Mikhail Khokhlov, continuing at the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory under Eliso Virsaladze, and later in Sicily at the “Vincenzo Bellini” State Conservatory in Catania with Epifanio Comis and in Hannover at the Musikhochschule with Arie Vardi.

“Dmitry is a serious and dedicated pianist: high professionalism combined with natural musical subtlety and artistry.” – Evgeny Kissin

“More notable than the limpid clarity of this passagework is the subtly imaginative pointing to his phrasing – something that bodes well for a life beyond familiar repertoire.” – GRAMOPHONE

PROGRAM:

BACH Chorale Prelude BWV 639
FRANCK Prelude, Fugue and Variations
TCHAIKOVSKY “Dumka”
TCHAIKOVSKY “Scherzo a La Russe”

Intermission

SCRIABIN Sonata-Fantasie No. 2
RACHMANINOV Preludes Op. 23 Nos. 1, 3 & 5
RACHMANINOV Preludes Op 32  Nos. 5, 8, 10 & 12
PROKOFIEV Piano Sonata No. 2

AN UNFORGETTABLE ONSTAGE EXPERIENCE | At this event, the Vilar stage transforms into a club-style venue where the artists and audience members will be onstage, together. Attendees can choose theater-style General Admission Seats or Reserved Seating at 2-top tables. Sit just feet away from the artists as they bring every note to life in an intimate, immersive experience. This isn’t just a concert — it’s a moment you’ll feel in your soul.