Daniil Trifonov, Tchaikovsky Competition Gold Medal WInner

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On Saturday, February 18, at 8pm,
a rising star in the world of classical piano will take the
stage at the Montalvo Arts Center: Daniil Trifonov. Only
21 years old, Trifonov is the gold medal winner of the
2011 XIV Tchaikovsky Competition—arguably, one of the
most difficult and prestigious musical competitions in the
world. His performance is presented as part of the
Montalvo Piano Masters Series.
Born in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia in 1991, Trifonov began his study of the piano at the age of five.
At the age of nine, he entered the Moscow Gnesin School of Music, where he was a student of
Tatiana Zelikman—one of the most revered music instructors in the world—until he turned 18.
From 2006 to 2009, Trifonov also focused his studies on musical composition. He continues to
compose piano, chamber and orchestral music to this day. Since 2009, when his studies at the
Gnesin School came to an end, he has studied at the Cleveland Institute of Music under Sergei
Babayan.

Since the age of 17, Trifonov has won increasingly prestigious international competitive awards for
his piano playing and has distinguished himself as one of the most outstanding pianists of his
generation. The 2010‐11 competitive season was a break‐out year for Trifonov: he earned high
distinctions at three of the most prestigious competitions in the music world, including a bronze
medal at the International Chopin Competition in Warsaw, first place at the Arthur Rubinstein
Competition in Tel Aviv, and the Gold Medal at the International Tchaikovsky Competition in
Moscow.
Trifonov’s victory at the Tchaikovsky Competition is an especially high honor. Held every four years
in Moscow, the Competition draws the most accomplished young musical performers from all over
the world. The tournament lasts for two weeks, and involves three rounds of elimination, each
requiring increasingly complex performance challenges: for the first round, all competitors must
give a solo recital. For the second round, they must give a second recital of a commissioned work,
and perform as part of a chamber ensemble. The final round requires a performance with a full
symphony orchestral accompaniment. The jury is not bound to award a gold medal distinction to
any of the competitors—they can withhold that honor if they feel that none of the performers
merit this exceptional distinction, and instead ask the best two competitors to share the silver
medal. Trifonov not only won the gold medal, he also received the Audience Choice Award and the
Award for the Best Performance of a Chamber Concerto.
Trifonov’s first album was released on Decca in 2011, featuring a selection of Chopin solo piano
works. He has also made a number of television recordings in Russia, the USA and Italy.

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