Behzod Abduraimov

Behzod Abduraimov (born 11 September 1990) is an Uzbek pianist. A former student of Van Cliburn International Piano Competition gold medalist Stanislav Ioudenitch at Park University's International Center for Music (ICM), he was described by The Independent as "the most perfectly accomplished pianist of his generation".[1] Abduraimov won the London International Piano Competition in 2009 at the age of 18, which launched his career. He continues to perform internationally in solo recitals, chamber music performances, and as soloist with leading orchestras such as the Boston Symphony Orchestra, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Cleveland Orchestra, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Mariinsky Orchestra, NHK Symphony Orchestra, and Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra under such conductors as Valery Gergiev, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Manfred Honeck, Vasily Petrenko, James Gaffigan, Jakub Hrůša, Thomas Dausgaard and Vladimir Jurowski.

Early life and education

Abduraimov was born in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, and began to play the piano at the age of five.[2] He initially started his studies with his pianist mother, later studying with Tamara Popovich.[3] At the age of 15, he began studying with Stanislav Ioudenitch, gold medalist of the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in 2001, at Park University's International Center for Music (ICM). Since 2014, Abduraimov has served as the ICM's artist-in-residence.[4][5]

Career

In 2009, at the age of 18, Abduraimov won the London International Piano Competition.[6] His performance of Sergei Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No. 3 (Op. 26) in the final round with the London Philharmonic Orchestra was described by The Daily Telegraph as “the most enthralling roller-coaster ride of a Prokofiev third concerto imaginable.”[7] Shortly after his victory in London, he substituted for Martha Argerich in a performance of the concerto with Charles Dutoit and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra,[3] and also toured China, performing as a soloist with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra conducted by Vladimir Ashkenazy.[8] In 2010 he won the Kissinger Sommer festival's international piano competition, Kissinger Klavierolymp.[9] Soon after, Abduraimov signed with HarrisonParrott artist management and the Decca Classics record label.[3][10]

Abduraimov has collaborated with numerous major international orchestras, including the Los Angeles Philharmonic,[11] Mariinsky Orchestra,[12] Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra,[8] Cleveland Orchestra, [13] Munich Philharmonic Orchestra, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra,[14] Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Hr-Sinfonieorchester, San Francisco Symphony, Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra,[15] Montreal Symphony Orchestra, Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra, Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra, West Australian Symphony Orchestra,[16] Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Czech Philharmonic, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre National de Lyon, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, working with such conductors as Valery Gergiev, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Manfred Honeck, Vasily Petrenko, James Gaffigan, Jakub Hrůša, Thomas Dausgaard and Vladimir Jurowski.[10][2] He has also collaborated with such musicians as Truls Mørk[17] and his mentor Stanislav Ioudenitch, and appeared at such festivals as the Aspen Music Festival,[18] Verbier Festival, Ravinia Festival,[19] and the Vail Valley Music Festival.[20]

In 2012, Abduraimov released his debut album for Decca, a recording of Sergei Prokofiev's Piano Sonata No. 6 and other works by Prokofiev, Liszt and Saint-Saëns: the album won the Choc de Classica and the Diapason Découverte. His second album for Decca, a recording of Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No. 3 and Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1 with the Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI conducted by Juraj Valčuha, was released in 2014.[21]

In July 2014, Abduraimov, substituting for Yefim Bronfman, performed Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1 with the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl. Later that year, in October, he substituted for Leila Josefowicz and performed Prokofiev Piano Concerto No. 3 with the orchestra at Walt Disney Concert Hall.[11] Although he got his own gig with the Los Angeles Philharmonic in August 2017 (performing Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 3 at the Hollywood Bowl), he substituted for Khatia Buniatishvili in July 2018 and performed Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 2 with the orchestra at the Hollywood Bowl.[22]

In 2016, at the age of 26, Abduraimov made his solo recital debut in the Stern Auditorium of Carnegie Hall, becoming one of the very few young artists to do so; he played works by Schubert, Beethoven, Prokofiev, Tchaikovsky, and Liszt in addition to transcriptions of Johann Sebastian Bach by Alfred Cortot and Ferrucio Busoni.[23][24] He had played a solo recital in Carnegie Hall's much smaller Weill Recital Hall that previous year,[25] and also performed Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No. 3 with the Mariinsky Orchestra and Valery Gergiev at the Stern Auditorium in a concert that was broadcast by the video streaming platform Medici.tv.[26] That same year, he also made his debut at the BBC Proms, performing Sergei Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 3 with the Munich Philharmonic conducted by Valery Gergiev; his performance was described by The Guardian as a "glitteringly idiomatic account".[27] In 2017, Abduraimov returned to the Proms, performing Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 2 with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales conducted by Thomas Søndergård.[1]

References
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  3. "MusicalAmerica – New Artist of the Month: Behzod Abduraimov". www.musicalamerica.com. Retrieved 2018-07-19.
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  6. "Results Retrieved: 2010-03-31". Archived from the original on 2010-04-07. Retrieved 2010-03-31.
  7. "Meet Your New Piano Idol: Behzod Abduraimov". NPR.org. Retrieved 2018-07-19.
  8. "A Conversation with Behzod Abduraimov : Interlude.hk". www.interlude.hk. Retrieved 2018-07-21.
  9. Kissingen, Bayerisches Staatsbad Bad Kissingen, Stadt Bad. "Kissinger Sommer , Kissinger KlavierOlymp". www.kissingersommer.de. Retrieved 2018-07-21.
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  11. Ginell, By Richard S. "Pianist Behzod Abduraimov again proves to be a super sub". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2018-07-21.
  12. "Spurning Placidity for the Fire Within". New York Times. Retrieved 2018-07-20.
  13. "Robert Trevino and Behzod Abduraimov to make their Cleveland Orchestra debuts". clevelandclassical.com. Retrieved 2018-07-19.
  14. Isaacs, Gregory Sullivan (2017-11-17). "Review: Enigma Variations | Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra | Bass Performance Hall". TheaterJones.com. Retrieved 2018-07-19.
  15. ""Superman" Stephen Mulligan again steps in to conduct the ASO". ArtsATL. 2018-03-09. Retrieved 2018-07-21.
  16. "Acclaimed young pianist Behzod Abduraimov". Radio National-AU. 2016-06-03. Retrieved 2018-07-21.
  17. "Behzod Abduraimov, Piano & Truls Mørk, Cello in Concert, May 1". Park ICM. Retrieved 2018-07-21.
  18. "A Recital by Behzod Abduraimov piano | Aspen Music Festival And School". www.aspenmusicfestival.com. Archived from the original on 2018-07-21. Retrieved 2018-07-21.
  19. "Ravinia Festival – Official Site | Behzod Abduraimov". www.ravinia.org. Retrieved 2018-07-21.
  20. "Behzod Abduraimov debuts at Vail Valley Music Festival". HarrisonParrott. 2018-06-21. Retrieved 2018-07-21.
  21. "Behzod Abduraimov – Recent Releases". www.deccaclassics.com. Retrieved 2018-07-19.
  22. Schultz, Rick. "Review: Gustavo Dudamel and pianist Behzod Abduraimov amp the passion, hold the schmaltz in Rachmaninoff at the Bowl". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2018-07-21.
  23. "Review: No Blood Spilled at This Concert (Though It Seemed So)". New York Times. Retrieved 2018-07-19.
  24. "Just 26, and Playing the Big House (Carnegie Hall)". New York Times. Retrieved 2018-07-19.
  25. "Review: Behzod Abduraimov Nurtures and Protects in Full Exposure". New York Times. Retrieved 2018-07-20.
  26. "Spurning Placidity for the Fire Within". New York Times. Retrieved 2018-07-21.
  27. Kettle, Martin (2016-07-19). "Munich PO/Gergiev at the Proms review – Ustvolskaya's powerful, profound symphonic scream". the Guardian. Retrieved 2018-07-21.
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