Konstantin Scherbakov

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Konstantin Scherbakov (11 June 1963 in

Chamber Music Festival of Asolo
; this launched his international career.

Scherbakov has had a successful recording career for

ClassicsToday.com
, and won him a classical award at Cannes in 2001.

Since 1998, Konstantin Scherbakov has been professor at the Zurich University of the Arts. He is a jury member in major international competitions (such as ARD Munich, Busoni in Bolzano, Liszt in Weimar, and among others Rio de Janeiro, Seoul, Havana etc.) and he regularly holds master classes all over the world (Germany, Italy, Switzerland, New Zealand, Singapore, Cuba, Russia, South Africa, Japan, Brazil). Many of his students won prizes and awards at international competitions, most recently Yulianna Avdeeva, the winner of the 2010 International Chopin Competition in Warsaw.

Scherbakov has lived with his family in Zurich, Switzerland since 1992. He spends much of his time in Spain and Russia.

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