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
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
- 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
- ^ "Sergey Tanin". Piano+. Retrieved 2025-06-12.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ a b "Concours Reine Elisabeth : le jeu tout en finesse de Sergey Tanin". Le Soir (in French). 2025-05-28. Retrieved 2025-06-08.
- ^ a b "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.