Piano Dmitry Masleev, Tatarstan State Symphony Orchestra & Alexander Sladkovsky

• Domenico Scarlatti (1685 - 1757): Keyboard Sonatas:
• 1 Keyboard Sonata in B Minor, K.27/L.449/P.83 03:41
• 2 Keyboard Sonata in F Minor, K.466/L.118/P.501 06:29
• 3 Keyboard Sonata in D Minor, K.1/L.366/P.57 02:07
• 4 Keyboard Sonata in D Minor, K.141/L.422/P.271 03:31
• 5 Keyboard Sonata in D Minor, K.32/L.423/P.14 02:37
• Sergei Prokofiev (1891 - 1953): Piano Sonata No. 2 in D Minor, Op. 14:
• 6 Piano Sonata No. 2 in D Minor, Op. 14: I. Allegro, ma non troppo - Più mosso - Tempo primo 06:00
• 7 Piano Sonata No. 2 in D Minor, Op. 14: II. Scherzo: Allegro marcato 05:40
• 8 Piano Sonata No. 2 in D Minor, Op. 14: III. Andante 04:36
• 9 Piano Sonata No. 2 in D Minor, Op. 14: IV. Vivace - Moderato - Vivace 02:03
• Dmitri Shostakovich (1906 - 1975): Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Major, Op. 102:
• 10 Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Major, Op. 102: I. Allegro 06:29
• 11 Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Major, Op. 102: II. Andante 06:39
• 12 Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Major, Op. 102: III. Allegro 05:06
• 13 Ballet Suite No. 3: IV. Elegy (arr. D. Masleev for piano) 03:08
• Total Runtime 58:06

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Dmitry Masleev ist der aktuelle Gewinner des 15. Internationalen Tschaikowski-Wettbewerbs (2015). Seitdem ist er in den bekanntesten Konzertsälen der Welt zu Hause und feierte u.a. sein Debüt in der Carnegie Hall, im Konzerthaus Berlin und in der Philharmonie de Paris. Er spielte mit Orchestern wie den Münchner Symphonikern, dem Orchestre Philharmonique deRadio France, dem Mariinsky Orchestra und Gidon Kremers Kremerata Baltica. Boris Berezovsky ist mittlerweile sein Mentor geworden, zusammen geben sie regelmäßig Kammermusikkonzerte. Nun präsentiert Dmitry Masleev sein Debütalbum, das im Oktober beim russischen Label Melodiya erscheint. Melodiya ist das legendärste Label Russlands, das weiterhin Aufnahmen von Swjatoslaw Richter, Emil Gilels, Mstislav Rostropowitsch und anderen russischen Musikgiganten veröffentlicht. Das Album beginnt mit ausgewählten Sonaten von Scarlatti, gefolgt von Prokofieffs Sonata Nr. 2 in d-Moll und Schostakowitschs Klavierkonzert Nr. 2 in F-Dur. Als musikalischen Bonus hat Masleev das Wiegenlied aus Schostakowitschs Suite Nr. 3 ausgewählt und neu arrangiert, mit Erlaubnis von der Schostakowitsch Familie. Um die Albumveröffentlichung zu begleiten, wurden mehrere Konzerte in Europa organisiert, u.a. sein Debüt im Concertgebouw Amsterdam und beim St. John Smith Square in London. Ende 2017 wird Masleev u.a. mit den Bamberger Symphonikern und dem SWR Orchester spielen. Im Frühling 2018 wird er als „Artist in Residence“ beim Bodensee Festival sowohl Rezital, als auch Kammer- und Orchesterstücke spielen.

"... hinterläßt Masleev einen schillernden Eindruck." (Fono Forum)

"Vor allem aber lässt Masleev jeden einzelnen Ton leuchten, mal schimmernd und bewusst geblässt, mal hell und strahlend." (Stereo)

Dmitry Masleev, piano
Tatarstan National Symphony Orchestra
Alexander Sladkovsky, conductor

Dmitry Masleev
The triumphant winner of the International Tchaikovsky Competition (2015), Dmitry Masleev took the First Prize and the international spotlight with wholehearted support from the audience, the jury, and the media. His first two touring seasons were filled with high-profile debuts, which inspired an ever-growing worldwide demand for his artistry and confirmed his status as a “future great pianist” (La Croix) of “virtuoso brilliance” (The Financial Times) and “musicality of metaphysical proportions” (Neue Musikzeitung). Mr. Masleev is starting his third season with a return to Berlin for a televised performance on Young Euro Classics festival, recital debuts at Concertgebouw in Amsterdam and on the Blüthner Series in London, orchestra tours across North and South Americas, and the worldwide release of his first solo recording of Scarlatti, Prokofiev and Shostakovich, for Russia’s legendary label Melodiya. ARTE’s primetime TV show Stars von Morgen, hosted by Rolando Villazon, will feature Dmitry Masleev as the pianist to watch.

Germany and France have become particularly important destinations for Mr. Masleev, whose Munich debut at the Philharmonie am Gasteig has already led to two re-engagements there: one with Prokofiev piano sonatas, the other with Beethoven’s First Piano Concerto and the Munich Symphony Orchestra. The Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra debut with Rachmaninoff Variations on the Theme of Paganini was nearly sold out. The appearance at the Philharmonie de Paris has paved the way for a solo recital at Fondation Louis Vuitton and an Asian tour with the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France under Mikko Franck. Dmitry Masleev’s playing has been admired at the La Roque d’Anthéron, Beauvais, Rheingau, Bad Kissingen, Klavierfestival Ruhr, and MecklenburgVorpommern festivals. Several of these concerts were streamed on Medici TV, exponentially increasing Mr. Masleev’s audience. “The display of virtuosity was offset by magical tenderness. The pianist offered a mix of virtuosity, understated brilliance, gripping imagination, and beautifully blended sound,” reported Mittelbayerische Zeitung on a recent performance.

The Bamberg Symphony and SWR Orchestra Stuttgart are among the orchestras, with which Dmitry Masleev will collaborate in the current season. 2017-18 highlights also include an artistic residence at the Bodensee Festival with solo, chamber and orchestral performances, and a coast-to-coast US tour with the Moscow State Symphony. North America fell in love with Dmitry Masleev when he made his Carnegie Hall recital debut at the Isaac Stern Auditorium in January 2017 and repeated the same program at Toronto’s Koerner Hall in March. “A discovery and a brilliant pianist”, is how Boris Berezovsky describes Dmitry Masleev. The two musicians have already given two duo recitals in Moscow and are planning several more.

Born and raised in Ulan-Ude (a Siberian town between Lake Baikal and the Mongolian border), Masleev was educated at the Moscow Conservatory in the class of Professor Mikhail Petukhov, and at the International Music Academy at Lake Como.

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