Alexei Sultanov
Alexei Sultanov | |
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Born | Fort Worth, Texas, US | August 7, 1969
Genres | Classical |
Occupation(s) | Pianist |
Instrument(s) | Piano |
Website | https://alexeisultanov.org/ |
Alexei Sultanov (Russian: Алексей Султанов; August 7, 1969 – June 30, 2005) was a Soviet and American (since 2004) classical pianist of Uzbek origin.
Biography
Alexei Sultanov was born to a family of musicians, his father a cellist, his mother a violinist, both music teachers. At the age of 6, he began piano lessons in Tashkent with Tamara Popovich[1] and then with Lev Naumov at the Moscow Conservatory.[1] At the age of thirteen he was a participant of the International Radio Competition for Young Musicians in Prague.[1] He became famous after winning the Eighth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition on June 11, 1989, at the age of 19,[2] the youngest contestant in that year's competition. Listeners were awed by his virtuosic technique, musicality, and dynamic range. After winning the Van Cliburn, he made appearances on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson and Late Night with David Letterman.
In October 1995, Sultanov won second prize at the XIII International Chopin Piano Competition; the grand prize was not awarded.[1] He went on to perform in North America, Europe and Asia.[1] During his lifetime Alexei Sultanov performed i.e. at New York's Carnegie Hall and Washington's Kennedy Center.[1]
In 1996 he had his first stroke, and despite his refusal was convinced by his wife Dace Abele to visit Ed Kramer, a neurologist. Kramer checked on him and discovered some small black spots which proved to him that blood clots had formed in the brain. Despite the stroke he continued his performance in
He became an American citizen in 2004.[2]
On June 30, 2005, at 4:30 a.m., he suffocated following a stroke. He died at the age of 35 in
Memorabilia
His performances of concerti by
References
- ^ a b c d e f Dybowski, Stanislaw. "The Fryderyk Chopin Institute". chopin.nifc.pl. Warsaw. Retrieved 2023-07-19.
- ^ a b c "A Pianist Who Played His Own Rules". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2023-07-19.
- ISBN 978-2-3505-5192-0
- ^ Alexey Koshkin (August 3, 2010). "The life and rebirth of musical mastermind (Alexey Sultanov)". Mikhail Gubin. Archived from the original on February 1, 2014. Retrieved January 17, 2014.
- ^ "Alexei Sultanov". Official Site. Retrieved January 18, 2014.