Dmitry Rachmanov
precise and dazzling technique."
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Dmitry Rachmanov has concertized across continents to great acclaim, appearing at venues such as London's Barbican and South Bank Centres,Washington DC's Kennedy Center and New York's Carnegie Hall. Hailed as an "indisputable musician" by the Brussels' Le Soir and "suave and gifted pianist" by the New York Times, his probing intellect and insightful musicianship have led him to explore large plateaus of repertoire such as the Beethoven, Schubert or Scriabin sonatas cycles, as well as presenting recital series on original fortepianos. A proponent of the Russian repertoire, his all-Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff and Scriabin albums for Vista Vera and Master Musicians' labels, along with his Omniclassic Beethoven CD, received critical praise, and his Prokofiev disc is scheduled for release in 2008 on Vista Vera. Rachmanov's recital "The Art of the 19th Century Russian Character Piece" was noted by the New York Times for "considerable color and focus" he brought to each work, and he gave the US premiere of Boris Pasternak's Piano Sonata, broadcast nationwide by the NPR.
Rachmanov's festivals include Banff in Canada, Prussia Cove in England, Moulin d'Andé in France, Spoleto USA, Bard and the IKIF in New York. Among his honors are the George Schick Award for Outstanding Musicianship, the three-year Fellowship from the American Pianists Association, the ArtsLink grant for touring his native Russia, and the first prize at the Frinna Awerbuch International Piano Competition.
Dr. Rachmanov began his studies at Moscow's Gnesins School of Music, earning his BM and MM degrees from The Juilliard School and the DMA from Manhattan School of Music. His teachers include Nadia Reisenberg, Arkady Aronov and Alexander Eydelman. A sought-after educator and master class clinician, he has served on the faculties of Manhattan School of Music and Chicago College of Performing Arts at Roosevelt University. Currently a member of the faculty at Long Island Conservatory, SUNY, Dr. Rachmanov has recently been named the head of the piano department at California State University at Northridge.