Sergey Tanin
Sergey Tanin (born 27 June 1995[1]) is a Russian pianist. He has performed with leading symphony orchestras, including the Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich under Christian Zacharias, the Bamberger Symphoniker under Jakub Hruša; and won several awards such as the Concours Reine Elisabeth (2025), and the Concours Géza Anda in Zurich (2018).
Biography
[edit]After starting his musical education in Yakutia and continuing it at the central music school of Moscow he became a student of Irina Plotnikova at the Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Moscow.[2] In 2019, he moved to Switzerland[3] where he continued his studies with Claudio Martinez Mehner at the Musikakademie Basel.[4] Currently, he continues his education with Anna Vinnitskaya[5] during a soloist program at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg and lives in Switzerland.[6]
He is a prize winner at prestigious competitions such as the Concours Reine Elisabeth 2025[7] playing Prokofiev's 3rd piano concerto,[8] the Concours Géza Anda in Zurich 2018 (including the audience award),[9] the Bremen piano competition in 2016[10] or the Kissinger Klavierolymp 2020 (including the audience award).[11][12] He shared the stage with conductors like Christian Zacharias[9] or Jakub Hrůša or chamber music partners like Michael Barenboim or Esther Hoppe.[13] He played in renowned concert halls such as the Tonhalle Zürich,[14] the Stadtcasino Basel,[15] the Salle Gaveau[16] in Paris, the Bozar in Brussels[8] or the great hall of the Tchaikovsky Conservatory[2] and many international festivals such as the Musikdorf Ernen,[17] musicaAndeer[18] or the Festival of Cervo.[19]
Discography
[edit]- Brahms / Schubert-Liszt / Prokofiev (Prospero, 2021): With the first piano sonata of Johannes Brahms, transcriptions of Schubert songs by Franz Liszt as well as Sergei Prokofiev's piano pieces op. 12.[20][21]
- Rachmaninoff: 6 Moments Musicaux (Prospero, 2023): Sergei Rachmaninoff's op. 16 played on Rachmaninoff's original Steinway grand piano.[22]
- Sergey Tanin plays Schumann (Prospero, 2024): With Davidsbündlertänze op. 6, Toccata op. 7, Arabeske op. 18 and Faschingsschwank aus Wien op. 26, all by Robert Schumann.[23][24][25]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Sergey Tanin". Piano+. Retrieved 2025-06-12.
- 1 2 "Sergey Tanin | Pianist". sergeytanin.com. Retrieved 2025-05-11.
- ↑ "Sergey Tanin und das Heimweh nach Sibirien". Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF) (in German). Retrieved 2025-06-08.
- ↑ "Sergey Tanin". Davos Festival (in German). Retrieved 2025-05-11.
- ↑ "Sergey Tanin". queenelisabethcompetition.be (in French). Retrieved 2025-05-11.
- ↑ "Sergey Tanin – Der aus der Kälte kam". www.rondomagazin.de (in German). Retrieved 2025-06-08.
- ↑ "Sergey Tanin 6e lauréat du Concours Reine Elisabeth 2025 piano - RTBF Actus". RTBF (in French). Retrieved 2025-06-08.
- 1 2 "Concours Reine Elisabeth : le jeu tout en finesse de Sergey Tanin". Le Soir (in French). 2025-05-28. Retrieved 2025-06-08.
- 1 2 "Concours Géza Anda – Géza Anda Foundation". geza-anda.ch. Retrieved 2025-05-11.
- ↑ "Prizewinners / Europäischer Klavierwettbewerb Bremen". www.ekw-bremen.de. Retrieved 2025-05-12.
- ↑ "klassik.com : Pianist Sergey Tanin siegt beim Kissinger Klavier-Olymp". magazin.klassik.com (in German). Retrieved 2025-05-11.
- ↑ "Sergey Tanin gewinnt Kissinger KlavierOlymp". MUSIK HEUTE (in German). 2020-10-05. Retrieved 2025-06-08.
- ↑ "musicaAndeer". Musica Andeer (in German). Retrieved 2025-05-11.
- ↑ "Galakonzert der Romantik, Prague Royal Philharmonic, February 15 2025, Zurich, Switzerland | Watch Online". Operabase. 2025-02-15. Retrieved 2025-05-11.
- ↑ "Schlusskonzert Hochschule Für Musik FHNW". Retrieved 2025-05-11.
- ↑ "Sergey tanin, piano, Salle Gaveau, February 9 2023, Paris, France | Watch Online". Operabase. 2023-02-09. Retrieved 2025-05-11.
- ↑ Feger, Gregory. "Pianist Sergey Tanin: "In a way, classical music is closer to people than Taylor Swift"". pomona.ch. Walliser Bote. Retrieved 2025-06-08.
- ↑ Marina U., Fuchs (2022-05-19). "Sie wollen das Schamser Musikleben intensivieren | Südostschweiz". www.suedostschweiz.ch (in Swiss High German). Südostschweiz. Retrieved 2025-06-08.
- ↑ Redazione (2022-08-14). "Festival di Cervo 2022, via alla residenza artistica di Sergey Tanin e del 3D Trio a Cervo: tre concerti in programma, si inizia martedì 16 agosto". Riviera Time (in Italian). Retrieved 2025-06-08.
- ↑ Franck, Rémy (2021-09-03). "Sergey Tanin: Stupende Technik, großartige Musikalität". Pizzicato (in French). Retrieved 2025-06-08.
- ↑ Waltenberger, Ingobert. "CD SERGEY TANIN spielt BRAHMS, SCHUBERT-LISZT und PROKOFIEV; Prospero". Online Merker (in German). Retrieved 2025-06-08.
- ↑ "SERGEY RACHMANINOFF: SIX MOMENTS MUSICAUX FOR PIANO, OP. 16". PROSPERO CLASSICAL. Retrieved 2025-05-11.
- ↑ Steyne, Christophe (2024-05-05). "Schumann et ses masques, retanné au clavier de Sergey Tanin". Crescendo Magazine (in French). Retrieved 2025-06-08.
- ↑ Franck, Rémy (2024-04-05). "Ein echter Gestalter". Pizzicato (in French). Retrieved 2025-06-08.
- ↑ "Review - Schumann: Arabeske, Davidsbündlertänze, Faschingsschwank aus Wien (Sergey Tanin)". Gramophone. Retrieved 2025-06-08.