Monadnock Music: Konstantin Lifschitz

Konstantin's Bio:

Konstantin Lifschitz studied the piano with his mother from the age of four. The following year he entered Moscow's Gnessin School of Music. In Moscow he was invited to perform with Vladimir Spivakov and the Moscow Virtuosi, and in 1991 he toured with them to Japan. He has since appeared with the Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra, with I Solisti Veneti, and with the Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra at the Munich Gasteig. In Spring 1997 he toured Europe with the St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra. He has collaborated with conductor James Bolle as a concerto soloist, twice with the New Hampshire Symphony Orchestra, and in January 2002 when he made his Boston-area debut with Bolle and the Monadnock Festival Orchestra in a special concert at Sanders Theater in Cambridge. As a recitalist Konstantin Lifschitz has appeared in London, Paris, Munich, Cologne, Frankfurt, Amsterdam, Madrid, Milan, Rome, Tokyo, Moscow, Zurich, St. Petersburg, Montreal, and the US. He made his New York City recital debut in fall of 2002 and debuted as soloist with the New York Philharmonic Orchestra in spring of 2003. In chamber music he has appeared with Gidon Kremer and Mischa Maisky in Paris, Vienna, Madrid and Lisbon, with Lynn Harrell in Europe, and with Mtislav Rostropovich in New York City. He has recorded recitals of works by Rachmaninov, Schubert, Scriabin, Bach's Goldberg Variations, and the Mozart Piano Concertos #21 and #27 with James Bolle and the Monadnock Music Orchestra. Lifschitz' Bach recordings of the '90s received a Grammy Nomination and the Best Young Artist of the Year Prize from the Hamburg Recordings Commission. Since then he has released fourteen more albums, including four double ones, not counting "pirated" records and recordings in collaborations with other artists. He performs extensively in Europe, the Far East, Israel, US, Canada, Brazil, and New Zealand. This is his fourth summer at Monadnock Music. Welcome back, Konstantin!