Sergey Kasprov
Date of birth
1979
Profession
pianist
Country
Russia
Sergei Kasprov is a pianist, harpsichordist and organist, one of the most extraordinary musicians of the new generation. He has a unique ability to get used to the atmosphere of creativity and the emergence of compositions, to convey the finest stylistic gradations of pianism from different times.
Sergei Kasprov was born in Moscow in 1979. Graduated from the Moscow Conservatory with a degree in piano and historical keyboard instruments (class of Professor A. Lyubimov) and organ (class of Professor A. Parshin). Subsequently, he studied at the postgraduate course of the Moscow Conservatory as a pianist, and also did an internship at the Schola Cantorum in Paris under the guidance of Professor I. Lazko. He took part in piano master classes by A. Lyubimov (Vienna, 2001), in creative workshops on playing ancient keyboard instruments by M. Spagni (Sopron, Hungary, 2005), as well as in a cycle of piano seminars at the Mannheim Conservatory (2006).
In 2005-2007, the musician was awarded a special prize at the International Piano Competition. V. Horowitz, Grand Prix of the International Competition. M. Yudina, First Prize at the International Competition. N. Rubinstein in Paris and the First Prize at the International Competition. A. Scriabin in Paris (2007). In 2008 at the competition. S. Richter in Moscow Sergey Kasprov was awarded the Prize of the Government of Moscow.
The musician’s recordings were broadcast on the waves of radio stations “Orpheus”, France Musique, BBC, Radio Klara.
S. Kasprov’s performing career is developing not only on the stages of the halls of Moscow, St. Petersburg and other cities of Russia, but also on the largest concert venues in Europe. He is a participant of such world famous festivals as La Roque d’Anthéron (France), Klara Festival (Belgium), Klavier-Festival Ruhr (Germany), Chopin and his Europe (Poland), “Ogrody Muzyczne” (Poland), Schloss Grafenegg (Austria), St.Gallen Steiermark (Austria), Schoenberg Festival (Austria), Musicales Internationales Guil Durance (France), Art Square (St. Petersburg), December Evenings, Moscow Autumn, Antiquarium.
He successfully performed with such orchestras as the State Academic Symphony Orchestra of Russia. E.F. Svetlanova, Academic Symphony Orchestra of the St. Petersburg Philharmonic, “La Chambre Philharmonique”. Among the conductors with whom the pianist collaborated are V. Altshuler, A. Steinluht, V. Verbitsky, D. Rustioni, E. Krivin.
Sergey Kasprov successfully combines his concert activity on the modern piano with his performance on historical keyboard instruments – the hammerklavier and the romantic piano.
Sergey Kasprov
Praised as a “powerful pianist” by The Moscow Times, Sergey Kasprov has already made himself known as an artist who “is not afraid to say too much or go too far”. His impact on the audience is due not only to “his formidable technique, but his raw emotion as well.” According to Théo Bélaud on ClassiqueInfo.com, “there is nothing artificial in the feeling of overt improvisation that he highlights.”
Sergey Kasprov’s career has frequently brought him to perform in Russia, as well as in France, Belgium, Poland and Germany. In the last two years he has made appearances at such well-known events as La Roque d’Anthéron International Piano Festival, the Klara Festival in Brussels, Chopin and His Europein Warsaw, the Ruhr Piano Festival and Musical Gardens in Warsaw. He has performed with such renowned orchestras as the St Petersburg Philharmonic, the Moscow State Orchestra and La Chambre Philharmonique. In winter 2010 he made his debut at the Cité de la Musique in Paris with Liszt’s Second Piano Concerto under maestro Emmanuel Krivine.
Sergey Kasprov studied at the Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory under Alexei Lubimov, graduating in piano, early keyboards and organ in 2004. He continued his studies at the Schola Cantorum de Paris in the years 2004‐2006. Since 2007 he was assistant of Alexei Lubimov and currently Associate Professor at the Moscow Conservatory.
Sergey Kasprov has won 1st prizes at the International Scriabin Competition, the International Nikolai Rubinstein Competition and the International Maria Yudina Competition. In 2008 Sergey Kasprov was awarded the Moscow City Government Prize at the International Sviatoslav Richter Piano Competition.
Selected critic quotes:
“… Liszt’s splendid Concerto No 2 came alive and resonated under Sergey Kasprov’s fingers, he rendered sublimely this exaltation full of contrasts, went to the most extreme nuances, from the dreamy simplicity of the main theme that comes back in the Tempo del andante, to the almost military energy of the Allegro decisio, without even talking about the unforgettable final Allegro animato, where the leaping rhythms end in surprising glissandi, that nonetheless do not disfigure this grandiose épopée. In this concerto, Sergey Kasprov, with his precision of touch, gives the impression of taking some distance to face the density of this music, and, at the same time, of underlining it’s romanticism, it’s darkness, it’s exaltation: one can only hail the excellent performance of the pianist…”
Marie‐Aude Labatide‐Alanore
“Kasprov is interesting from beginning to end, handling very confidently the almost forgotten style of the fingering school à la russe in all it paradoxical dimensions. Paradox of the fingering technique combined with the sound idiosyncrasies of the Liszt and Godowsky transcriptions, paradox of the versatile and eluding attitude to the aphoristic depth of Scarlatti. We will remember above all the six sonatas by Scarlatti, especially the K. 87, played, as the other five, in detached phrases: but this charm that seems to come directly from a Moscow or Warsaw salon of the beginning of the last century works perfectly, and the clear feeling of improvisation that the listener gets is no fake. The means are all there, sufficient for this exercise de style, relaxed and articulated with the utmost precision…”
Théo Bélaud, ClassiqueInfo.com
“The tall, powerful pianist is impressive not only because of his formidable technique, but his raw emotion as well. While most young pianists nowadays tend to do only the right thing and aim for pretty perfection, this is a pianist who isn’t afraid to say too much or go too far… He leaves a strong impression upon listeners.”
Ayano Hodouchi, The Moscow Times
Sergey Kasprov
Musi wekuzvarwa
1979
Profession
pianist
nyika
Rashiya
Sergei Kasprov mutambi wepiyano, harpsichordist uye oganist, mumwe wevanonyanya kushamisa vaimbi vechizvarwa chitsva. Ane hunyanzvi hwakasarudzika hwekujaira mhepo yekugadzira uye kubuda kwezvinyorwa, kuendesa yakanakisa stylistic gradations yepiyano kubva panguva dzakasiyana.
Sergei Kasprov akaberekerwa muMoscow muna 1979. Akapedza kudzidza kubva kuMoscow Conservatory ane dhigirii mupiyano uye nhoroondo yezviridzwa zveimba (kirasi yaProfessor A. Lyubimov) uye nhengo (kirasi yaProfessor A. Parshin). Zvadaro, akadzidza pachikoro chepamusoro cheMoscow Conservatory semupiyano, uye akaitawo internship paSchola Cantorum muParis achitungamirirwa naProfessor I. Lazko. Akatora chikamu mumakirasi epiyano master naA. Lyubimov (Vienna, 2001), mumashopu ekugadzira ekuridza zviridzwa zvekare zvekiibhodhi naM. Spagni (Sopron, Hungary, 2005), pamwe nemukutenderera kwemasemina epiyano kuMannheim Conservatory. (2006).
Muna 2005-2007, muimbi akapiwa mubayiro unokosha paInternational Piano Competition. V. Horowitz, Grand Prix yeMakwikwi eMarudzi. M. Yudina, Mubairo Wokutanga paMakwikwi eMarudzi. N. Rubinstein muParis uye Mubairo Wokutanga paMakwikwi eMarudzi. A. Scriabin muParis (2007). Muna 2008 pamakwikwi. S. Richter muMoscow Sergey Kasprov akapiwa Mubayiro weHurumende yeMoscow.
Zvinyorwa zvemuimbi zvakatepfenyurwa pamasaisai eredhiyo «Orpheus», France Musique, BBC, Radio Klara.
Basa rekuita reS. Kasprov riri kukura kwete chete pamatanho eimba yeMoscow, St. Petersburg nemamwe maguta eRussia, asiwo pane makuru makuru emakonti muEurope. Iye ari mubatanidzwa wemitambo ine mukurumbira pasi rose seLa Roque d’Anthéron (France), Klara Mutambo (Belgium), Klavier-Festival Ruhr (Germany), Chopin neEurope (Poland), «Ogrody Muzyczne» (Poland), Schloss. Grafenegg (Austria), St.Gallen Steiermark (Austria), Schoenberg Festival (Austria), Musicales Internationales Guil Durance (France), Art Square (St. Petersburg), December Evenings, Moscow Autumn, Antiquarium.
Akabudirira kuita nemitambo yakadai seState Academic Symphony Orchestra yeRussia. EF Svetlanova, Academic Symphony Orchestra yeSt. Petersburg Philharmonic, «La Chambre Philharmonique». Pakati pevaiti vepiyano vakashanda navo ndiV. Altshuler, A. Steinluht, V. Verbitsky, D. Rustioni, E. Krivin.
Sergey Kasprov anobudirira kusanganisa chiitiko chake chekonzati papiyano yemazuva ano nekuita kwake pazviridzwa zvekare — hammerklavier uye piano yerudo.
