Irina Lankova

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Irina Lankova
Irina Lankova
Born11 September 1977
GenresClassical Music
Occupation(s)Concert Pianist
Websitehttp://www.irinalankova.com

Irina Lankova (born September 11, 1977, in Michurinsk, Russia) is an international concert pianist.

Early life[]

Irina Lankova was born in Russia in a family of engineers[1] and started playing piano in the age of seven.[2] She graduated with highest honours from Gnessin State Musical College in Moscow with Irina Temchenko, studying also with Lev Naumov and Vladimir Tropp.[3] In 1996 she moved to Brussels to continue her studies at Royal Conservatory of Brussels with Evgeny Mogilevsky. At the end of her first year at the Conservatory she was awarded the "Premier Prix" for Piano with the Highest Distinction and consecutively obtained Diplômes Supérieurs of Piano, Chamber Music, Music theory, Music pedagogy and studied Conducting.[2] Furthermore, she received personal musical guidance from Vladimir Ashkenazy.

Professional career[]

International critics describe Irina Lankova as a pianist with "genuinely poetic touch" and "infinite palette of colours".[4] After her successful Wigmore Hall debut in 2008, Irina Lankova was invited to join the worldwide piano elite "Steinway Artists".[5] She is recognised for her very personal and sensitive interpretations and recordings, but also for her innovative projects such as "Piano Unveiled" and "Goldberg Visions".[6]

Irina Lankova performs in most prestigious concert halls such as Wigmore Hall in London, Salle Gaveau in Paris, Flagey, Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel and La Monnaie in Brussels, Cidades das Artes in Rio and in St Martin-in-the-Fields in London.[2] She is invited to play in many international festivals: Piano Folies Touquet, Académie d'Eté de Nice, Sagra Musicale Umbria, Schiermonnikoog Kamermuziekefestival, Festival de Wallonie, Brussels Summer Festival, Fortissimo d'Orleans, Berlin Summer Festival, etc.

Her albums dedicated to Rachmaninoff, Scriabin, Chopin and Schubert are highly acclaimed by critics for their "great sensitivity" (Pianiste), "very personal narrative" (La Libre Belgique) and "compelling authority" (The Independent).[1] In March 2021, she released her latest album "Elégie" featuring her favourite pieces by Rachmaninov, Schubert and Bach.

Inspired by other forms of art and always in search for new ways of presenting the classical music, Irina Lankova develops innovative creative projects. After many years of working on Goldberg Variations of Bach, she created in 2020 a multimedia project "Goldberg Visions" together with French visual artist Isabelle Françaix, combining music and video.

Willing to communicate more with her audience, Irina Lankova launches "Piano Unveiled"[7] in 2016, an informal concert, enriched with her personal comments and destined to various publics. The concept meets a big success, also on the Internet in a form of short series. The artist's YouTube channel counts several million views.[8]

Since 2015, she is the artistic director of International Music Festival Max van der Linden in Belgium.

Private life[]

Irina Lankova is married to a Belgian architect and has two children (*2007 and *2009). She has a younger brother (*1985).[1] She lives in Belgium (Walloon Brabant).[9]

Discography[]

External links[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c Martine D. Mergeay (2005-04-12). "'La beauté me sauve'". La Libre Belgique (in French). Retrieved 2021-04-22.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Free Lunchtime Piano Recital – Irina Lankova". St Martin-in-the-Fields. 2002-11-30. Archived from the original on 2016-02-06. Retrieved 2018-01-02.
  3. ^ "Irina Lankova – Piano Concertist". L'Académie Internationale d'Eté de Nice. 2015. Archived from the original on 2018-01-02. Retrieved 2021-04-22.
  4. ^ "Irina Lankova. Press Review". Website of Irina Lankova. Retrieved 2019-06-26.
  5. ^ "Irina Lankova". Steinway & Sons. Retrieved 2019-06-26.
  6. ^ "Irina Lankova va vous faire aimer le classique". L'Echo (in French). 2019-03-15. Retrieved 2019-06-26.
  7. ^ "Piano unveiled, narrated concerts by Irina Lankova". Website of Irina Lankova. Retrieved 2021-04-27.
  8. ^ "Irina Lankova Official Channel". YouTube. Retrieved 2019-06-26.
  9. ^ Philippe Cornet (2014-09-26). "Bach investit la cathédrale". Le Vif/L'Express.
  10. ^ Xavier Flament (April 21, 2021). "Irina Lankova, pianiste: 'J'étais attirée par la souffrance'". L'Echo (in French). Retrieved April 22, 2021.
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