Mikhail Pletnev

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Mikhail Pletnev

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Russian pianist, conductor and composer, born 14 April 1957 in Arkhangelsk, Soviet Union. After winning first prize and gold medal on the VI International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow in 1978, he started touring extensively around the world. Pletnev debuted as a conductor in 1980. He found the Russian National Orchestra (RNO) in 1990, the first non-government-supported orchestra in Russia since 1917, and became its first principal conductor. He lives in Switzerland since 1996, and more recently in Thailand.

His name can be transliterated variously as Mikhail Vasilievich Pletnev in English and Michail Wassiljewitsch Pletnjow in German.

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Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 23 in A Major, K. 488 (Cadenza by Mozart): II. Adagio

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Nocturne in C sharp minor, Op.Posth.

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Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 23 in A Major, K. 488 (Cadenza by Mozart): III. Allegro assai

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Piano Sonata No. 21 in C 'Waldstein' Op. 53: III. Rondo (Allegretto moderato)

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Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major K488 (Cadenza by Mozart): III. Allegro assai

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Piano Sonata No. 21 in C 'Waldstein' Op. 53: I. Allegro con brio

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Piano Sonata No. 14 In C Sharp Minor 'Moonlight' Op. 27 No. 2: I. Adagio Sostenuto

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Sonata in D minor Kk 9

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Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor 'Moonlight' Op. 27 No. 2: II. Allegretto

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Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor 'Moonlight' Op. 27 No. 2: I. Adagio sostenuto

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July 4, 2024

Cankarjev Dom

Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia

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May 11, 2014

Teatro Donizetti

Bergamo, Lombardy, Italy

  • 1. Sonata in sol maggiore op.14 n. 2(Ludwig van Beethoven cover)

  • 2. Sonata in re minore op. 31 n.2 "La tempesta"(Ludwig van Beethoven cover)

  • 3. Humoreske in si bemolle maggiore op. 20(Robert Schumann cover)

  • 1. Ventiquattro preludi op. 11(Alexander Scriabin cover)

  • 1. Notturno in do diesis minore op. postuma(Fryderyk Chopin cover)

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October 29, 1982

Shinjuku Bunka Center

Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

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October 2, 1982

Great Hall of Moscow Conservatory

Moscow, Moscow, Russia

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September 27, 1982

Tallinn, Harjumaa, Estonia

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Some of Mikhail Pletnev's most popular tracks include Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 23 in A Major, K. 488 (Cadenza by Mozart): II. Adagio, Nocturne in C sharp minor, Op.Posth., Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 23 in A Major, K. 488 (Cadenza by Mozart): III. Allegro assai, Piano Sonata No. 21 in C 'Waldstein' Op. 53: III. Rondo (Allegretto moderato), Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major K488 (Cadenza by Mozart): III. Allegro assai. Listen to these songs and discover more from their extensive catalog.

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