Nikolai Petrov
Moscow-born Nikolai Petrov was one of the world's great classical pianists. Nearly four decades since he made his international debut with a silver medal-winning performance at the Van Cliburn International Competition and a second place finish at the Queen Elizabeth International Competition, Petrov continued to make his presence felt as an instrumentalist, piano teacher, and musical activist. Besides playing an annual average of 100 concerts, he taught at the Moscow Conservatory and served as president of the Academy of Russian Arts and the All-Russia Society.The Christian Science Monitor claimed that he possessed "all the technique, heart, and mind to make him a giant among pianists," and the Canadian magazine L'Action wrote, "this Russian pianist has no weaknesses. He has only youth and dash and the deepest respect for the music, as if it were a living being."
Petrov was born to a family of musicians and dancers. His grandfather played bass for the Bolshoi Theater beginning in the 1970s. After studying with Tatiana Kestner at the Central Music School, he graduated to study with Professor Jakov Zak at the Moscow Conservatory. In 1986, Petrov received a gold medal from the Balsac French Academy for his interpretation of Beethoven, Berlioz, and Liszt. A decade later, the academy named him Musician of the Year.
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Prokofiev: Complete Piano Sonatas
Classical - Lançado por JSC Firma Melodiya em 14/04/2023
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Liszt, Chopin & Schumann: Piano Works
Classical - Lançado por Russian Compact Disc em 21/01/2022
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Rachmaninoff: Suites, Op. 5 & 17, Symphonic Dances
Nikolai Petrov, Alexander Ghindin
Classical - Lançado por Piano Classics em 03/09/2013
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Scarlatti, Soler & Others: Piano Works
Classical - Lançado por Russian Compact Disc em 07/08/2020
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Kabalevsky, Stravinsky & Others: Piano Works (Live)
Nikolai Petrov, The Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, Dmitri Kitayenko
Classical - Lançado por Russian Compact Disc em 14/01/2022
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Concert to the 100th Anniversary of Sergei Prokofiev. Moscow, January 3, 1991 (Live)
Nikolai Petrov, Gennady Rozhdestvensky, USSR Ministry of Culture Symphony Orchestra
Classical - Lançado por JSC Firma Melodiya em 30/04/2021
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Kapustin, Rachmaninoff & Others: Piano Works (Live)
Classical - Lançado por Russian Compact Disc em 14/01/2022
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Russian Piano School: Nikolai Petrov
Classical - Lançado por Russian Compact Disc em 04/10/2011
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J.S. Bach, Soler & Others: Piano Works (Live)
Classical - Lançado por Russian Compact Disc em 21/01/2022
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Schubert: Piano Works
Classical - Lançado por Russian Compact Disc em 21/01/2022
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Schumann & Saint-Saëns: Works for Piano
Classical - Lançado por Russian Compact Disc em 04/02/2022
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Chopin, Brahms & Liszt: Piano Works
Classical - Lançado por Russian Compact Disc em 03/01/2020
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Scarlatti & Haydn: Piano Sonatas
Classical - Lançado por JSC Firma Melodiya em 01/01/2005
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Sergei Rachmaninoff - 145, Vol. 7
Nikolai Petrov, Alexei Cherkasov
Classical - Lançado por JSC Firma Melodiya em 01/01/2018
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Works on Themes of Paganinini
Classical - Lançado por JSC Firma Melodiya em 01/01/2010
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Ravel, Delibes & Others: Piano Works (Live)
Classical - Lançado por Russian Compact Disc em 21/01/2022
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J.S. Bach: Piano Works (Live)
Classical - Lançado por Russian Compact Disc em 21/01/2022
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Chopin, Mendelssohn & Brahms: Piano Works
Classical - Lançado por Russian Compact Disc em 03/01/2020
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Music for Two Pianos (Live)
Nikolai Petrov, Alexander Ghindin
Classical - Lançado por JSC Firma Melodiya em 01/01/2006
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