Ivan Bessonov
Russian pianist and composer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ivan Alekseevich Bessonov (Russian: Ива́н Алексе́евич Бессо́нов; born 24 July 2002, Saint Petersburg, Russia) is a Russian pianist and composer, winner of the Eurovision Young Musicians 2018.[1][2]
Ivan Bessonov | |
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 Bessonov in June 2019 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Ivan Alekseevich Bessonov |
| Born | 24 July 2002 Saint Petersburg, Russia |
| Genres | Classical |
| Occupation | Classical pianist |
| Instrument | Piano |
He composes music and made his film debut as a composer in 2015. He gives solo concerts in Russia and abroad (Austria, Germany, Italy, etc.) and collaborates with world famous conductors, including Valery Gergiev, Vladimir Spivakov, Alexander Sladkovsky.[3]
In 2019, he was the spokesperson of the Russian jury's voting at the Eurovision Song Contest 2019.[4][5]
In 2022, Bessonov won the First Prize in the first edition of the S. V. Rachmaninoff Competition in the Piano category.[6]
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