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Anna Gourari

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Anna Semyonovna Gourari (Russian Анна Семёновна Гурарий, born in Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia) is a German classical concert pianist.

Life and career

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Gourari received her first piano education at the age of five from her parents, professors at Kazan Academy of Music. In 1979 she performed her first public concert. From that year onwards she studied at further renowned piano schools and with famous piano tutors. In 1990 she relocated together with her parents to Germany in order to study at the Hochschule für Musik with Ludwig Hoffmann in Munich.[1]

In 2001 she played a star role in Werner Herzog's movie Invincible.[2]

Competitions

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Anna Gourari quickly gained renown by winning important competitions:

  • 1986 1st prize at the Kabalevsky competition in Russia
  • 1989 1st prize at the First International Chopin competition in Göttingen.
  • 1994 1st prize at the First International Clara-Schumann-Klavierconcours in Düsseldorf. Jury: Martha Argerich, Alexis Weissenberg, Nelson Freire, Vladimir Ashkenazy a.o.

This last prize marked the beginning of her international acceptance. As of that year, Gourari has played a significant role on the international concert scene. She has performed with leading orchestras under conductors such as Lorin Maazel or Zubin Mehta.

Discography

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References

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  1. ^ "ELUSIVE AFFINITY Anna Gourari & Susanne Bernhard". Teatro La Fenice. Retrieved 2024-06-14.
  2. ^ Cassin, Alessandro (2013-04-03). "Darker But Still Singing Anna Gourari's Canto Oscuro". The Brooklyn Rail. Retrieved 2024-06-14.
  3. ^ "Paul Hindemith / Alfred Schnittke". ECM Records. Retrieved 2024-06-14.
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