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Artem Belogurov
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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 pianos of all kinds
extends through the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. 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 in chamber groups, Artem has performed in a wide variety
of venues, among them Jordan Hall, 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, and the Castello di Galeazza in Italy.
Artem
received his early training at the Stolyarsky School of Music in
Odessa, Ukraine, majoring in music theory, piano performance, and
composition. In 2009, he received his Bachelor of Music in Piano
Performance from the New England Conservatory in Boston, where his
primary teachers were Gabriel Chodos, Patricia Zander, and Victor
Rosenbaum. He has also studied with Peter Serkin.
In
2007, Artem attended the Aspen Music Festival, and in 2009 the
Tanglewood Music Festival. In 2010, he studied with Robert Levin at the
Sommerakademie of the Universität Mozarteum
in Salzburg, Austria. He has participated in masterclasses with
Christian Tetzlaff, Emanuel Ax, Claude and Pamela Frank, Garrick
Ohlsson, Alexander Lonquich, James Levine, and András Schiff.
Artem’s
recent projects included a series of lectures, recitals, and
masterclasses in Germany on the Chopin Préludes with the noted
musicologist and historian Mark Lindley. During the summer of 2013 he
recorded his debut solo album of late nineteenth-century romantic
American composers on a recently restored 1870s Chickering grand, which
will be released in the fall of 2013. His other projects this coming
season will include a series of performances of this delightful and
rarely-heard repertoire across New England, and a tour of the eastern
USA with the brilliant young Ukrainian violinist, Aleksey Semenenko.
You will enjoy visiting his web site at artembelogurovmusic.com .