Historical
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About
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Artem Belogurov
Known
equally for his “verve, wit, and delicatesse” (Boston Musical
Intelligencer) and his “infinite tenderness” (Evening Odessa), Artem Belogurov
has an extensive repertoire, ranging through three centuries of solo
and chamber works. He has a particular affinity for the Viennese
classical style, in which he is distinguished by his use of
improvisatory ornamentation. His interest in period performance leads
him to historical keyboards, including clavichord, harpsichord, and
fortepianos spanning the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. His
critically acclaimed album of solo piano works by the late nineteenth
century American Romantic composers, recorded on a Chickering piano
built in 1873, was released by the London-based label Piano Classics in
2015. He is also a discerning advocate of contemporary music, and
collaborates with a number of composers. In 2009 he had the honor of
performing the Boston premiere of Elliott Carter’s Caténaires for solo
piano.
As a soloist and as a member of chamber ensembles Artem
has performed at a number of international festivals, among them
Festival Montréal Baroque, Festival Passe ton Bach Toulouse, Utrecht
Oude Muziek Fabulous Fringe, Fortepiano Festival Zaandijk and
Wonderfeel Festival. Artem performed in many European and North
American halls, such as Jordan Hall in Boston, Harvard Musical
Association, the Universität der Kunste in Berlin, the Musikhochschule
in Hanover, St Andrews University in Scotland, the Odessa Philharmonic
Hall in Ukraine, the Rachmaninoff Society in Saint Petersburg, Castello
di Galeazza in Italy, Tivoli Vredenburg in Utrecht, and Muziekgebouw in
Amsterdam, Eindhoven and Leiden.
Artem’s recent projects
included performances and a recording of the complete cello and piano
works by Beethoven with Octavie Dostaler-Lalonde to be released later
this year on the Italian label Gamma Musica. His recording of a new
arrangement of Prokofiev’s opera Fiery Angel for cello and piano with
the Russian cellist Maya Fridman on the label TRPTK was released in
2018 to critical acclaim. His next recording projects include a 3 CD
recording of lesser known 18th century repertoire on a number of
original instruments with his former teacher Menno van Delft and a CD
of violin and piano music by contemporary American composers with
violinist Aleksey Semenenko.
As a continuo player Artem works as
a co-repetitor at the Utrecht Conservatory and regularly performs with
AKOR ensemble and Concerto Köln as well as his duo partner, cellist
Octavie Dostaler-Lalonde.
Artem won 1st and 2nd prizes at
international competitions such as International Competition for Early
Music in Yamanashi, Japan, Geelvinck Fortepiano Concours in Amsterdam,
Netherlands and Brothers Graun Award in Bad Liebenwerda, Germany.
Artem
was born in Riga, Latvia and grew up in Odessa, Ukraine. At the age of
18 he moved to Boston and studied modern piano at the New England
Conservatory with Gabriel Chodos, Patricia Zander, and Victor
Rosenbaum. In 2014 Artem moved to Amsterdam where he studied fortepiano
and clavichord at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam with Richard Egarr
and Menno van Delft and graduated receiving cum laude in 2016.
This is Artem Belogurov's fourth appearance in the Historical Piano Concert Series.
