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    • Igor Levit (Russian: Игорь Левит; born 10 March 1987) is a Russian-German pianist who focuses on the works of Bach, Beethoven, and Liszt. He is also a professor at the Musikhochschule Hannover. He lives in Berlin. See more

    BornRussian: Игорь Левит · 10 March 1987 · Gorky, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
    EducationMozarteum · Musikhochschule Hannover
    OccupationsClassical pianist · Professor
    OrganizationsMusikhochschule Hannover
    Biography

    Born in Gorky (now Nizhny Novgorod) to a Jewish family, Levit began playing piano at the age of three. He received piano lessons from his mother Elena Levit, a piano teacher, répétiteur and grand-disciple of Heinrich N… See more

    Awards

    • 2009 Luitpold Prize for young artists at the Festival Kissinger Sommer in Bad Kissingen
    • 2017 Beethoven Ring
    • 2018 Gilmore Artist Award … See more

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    Igor Levit Is Like No Other Pianist - The New Yorker

    May 11, 2020 · On March 10th, the German pianist Igor Levit played Beethoven’s Third and Fifth Piano Concertos at the Elbphilharmonie, the hulking concert complex in Hamburg. It was his...

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    Igor Levit – Citizen. European. Pianist. Mensch. Musician. “Igor Levit Is Like No Other Pianist” - (The New Yorker)

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    Igor Levit: The classical music star streaming …

    Jan 4, 2021 · Igor Levit is, to mix musical genres, a rock star. Here he is inside London's Royal Albert Hall, for the opening at The Proms in 2017, one of the oldest and most anticipated festivals...

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    Who is Igor Levit?
    Igor Levit (Russian: Игорь Левит; born 10 March 1987) is a Russian-German pianist who focuses on the works of Bach, Beethoven, and Liszt. He is also a professor at the Musikhochschule Hannover. He lives in Berlin. Born in Gorky (now Nizhny Novgorod) to a Jewish family, Levit began playing piano at the age of three.

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    Is Igor Levit a good pianist?
    "Igor Levit may well be one of the best pianists of the century. In any case, he is the most noticeable," writes Florian Zinnecker, in the preface to Hauskonzert, the new biographical book he co-wrote with Levit .

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    Where did Igor Levit grow up?
    The Levit family settled in the city of Hanover with its superb piano teachers. The following years were difficult, but the family managed, and integrated into German society. Igor Levit, a "rather unhappy" overweight teenager, dropped out of high school. A wizard on the piano, he did not lack confidence, however.

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    Why was Igor Levit in Hanover?
    Levit tweeted that he was in Hanover that day to help celebrate NDR Radiophilharmonie's 70th anniversary. He notes in the intro that this is Hauskonzert no. 50. ^ 02 May 2020 Hauskonzert. Igor Levit on Twitter.

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    Why did Igor Levit keep playing?
    Igor Levit continued performing for 52 consecutive nights of live concerts during the pandemic. His followers joined from all over the world, unbothered by the tinny sound of his piano when it lapsed out of tune. He kept playing because of the pandemic. What usually must be right was wrong, and it didn't matter.

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    Why did Elena Levit scold Igor?
    Six months later, Elena Levit presented the child to her own teacher, the legendary piano professor Berta Marantz. Igor played a Bach Invention and his mother was scolded because the three-and-a-half-year-old used the wrong fingering.

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    Learn More About Igor Levit: Gilmore Artist | The Gilmore

    Hailed as “one of the essential artists of his generation” by The New York Times, 2018 Gilmore Artist Igor Levit has quickly distinguished himself as a pianist of immense technical prowess and intellectual depth. Born in Russia in 1987, …

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    Igor Levit - Sony Classical Records

    In January 2018, Igor Levit was named the Gilmore Artist 2018, and in May 2018, he was named “Instrumentalist of the Year” at the 2018 Royal Philharmonic Society Music Awards. Born in Nizhni Nowgorod in 1987, Igor Levit at age …

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