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Artem Belogurov
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Known
equally for his “verve, wit, and délicatesse” (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 in chamber groups, Artem has performed in a wide variety
of venues, including 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, Rachmaninoff Society in Saint Petersburg, Castello di Galeazza
in Italy, Tivoli Vredenburg in Utrecht, and Muziekgebouw in Amsterdam.
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, US tours with the brilliant
young Ukrainian violinist, Aleksey Semenenko, and performances at the
Early Music Festival Fabulous Fringe in Utrecht. He has also been
performing programs drawn from his solo CD in the US and Europe. 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 is scheduled to be released in Spring 2017. His next recording
projects include Canadian cellist Octavie Dostaler-Lalonde, for the
Italian label Gamma Musica and a CD of violin and piano music by
composers from Boston with Aleksey Semenenko.
In the coming
season, Artem will be touring Europe, the US, Canada and Japan. Artem
won 1st and 2nd prizes at international competitions such as
International Competition for Early Music in Yamanashi, Japan,
Geelvinck Fortepiano Concours in Amsterdam, and Brothers Graun Award in
Bad Liebenwerda.
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 cum laude in 2016.
This is Artem Belogurov's third appearance in the Historical Piano Concert Series.
You can learn more about Artem on his web site, artembelogurovmusic.com/ .