Ivan Bessonov
Ivan Alekseevich Bessonov (born 24 July 2002, Saint Petersburg, Russia) is a Russian pianist and composer, winner of the Eurovision Young Musicians 2018. He composes music and made his film debut as a composer in 2015. He gives solo concerts in Russia and abroad (Austria, Germany, Italy, etc.) and collaborates with world famous conductors, including Valery Gergiev, Vladimir Spivakov, Alexander Sladkovsky.
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- Name
- Ivan Bessonov
- Birth Name
- Ivan Alekseevich Bessonov
- Birthplace
- Saint Petersburg, Russia
- Born
- 24 July 2002
- Education
- Central Musical School
- Occupation
- Classical pianist
- Nationality
- Russia
- Languages
- Russian
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Ivan Alekseevich Bessonov (born 24 July 2002, Saint Petersburg, Russia) is a Russian pianist and composer, winner of the Eurovision Young Musicians 2018. He composes music and made his film debut as a composer in 2015. He gives solo concerts in Russia and abroad (Austria, Germany, Italy, etc.) and collaborates with world famous conductors, including Valery Gergiev, Vladimir Spivakov, Alexander Sladkovsky.
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In 2019, he was the spokesperson of the Russian jury's voting at the Eurovision Song Contest 2019. In 2022, Bessonov won the First Prize in the first edition of the S. Rachmaninoff Competition in the Piano category.
Ivan Alekseevich Bessonov, a Russian pianist and composer
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• Name — Ivan Bessonov • Native Name — Иван Бессонов • Birth Name — Ivan Alekseevich Bessonov • Birthplace — Saint Petersburg, Russia • Born — 24 July 2002 • Instrument — Piano • Education — Central Musical School • Genre — Classical • Occupation — Classical pianist
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Ivan Bessonov was born in Saint Petersburg. His mother, Maria Bessonova, is a violinist. And his father, Alexey Grigoriev, is a composer and sound engineer. In 2021 Bessonov entered the Moscow Conservatory.
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- 1.Ivan Bessonov from Russia wins Eurovision Young Musicians 2018. youngmusicians.tv.
- 2.Как 16-летний Иван Бессонов победил на классическом Евровидении. sobaka.ru.
- 3.Гергиев о победе Бессонова: мы с Мацуевым приметили его давно. Gazeta.ru.
- 4.Заменивший Алсу на Евровидении пианист Бессонов: Узнал только сегодня. Moskovskij Komsomolets.
- 5.Результаты Евровидения-2019 объявит в прямом эфире пианист Иван Бессонов. Komsomolskaya Pravda. 1 May 2019.
- 6.2022 Rachmaninoff Competition: participants and laureates.
- 7.Zakharov, Pavel. Иван Бессонов, 20. Forbes «З0 до 30».
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