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| name = Vladimir Feltsman
| name = Vladimir Feltsman
| image = Vladimir Feltsman in New York.jpg
| background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
| caption = Feltsman in New York by piano in 1987
| birth_name = Vladimir Oskarovich Feltsman
| background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1952|01|08|df=yes}}
| birth_name = Vladimir Oskarovich Feltsman
|birth_place =[[Moscow]], [[Russia]]
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1952|01|08|df=yes}}
| genre = [[Classical music|Classical]]
| birth_place =[[Moscow]], [[Soviet Russia|Russia]], [[Soviet Union]]
| occupation = [[Pianist]]
| genre = [[Classical music|Classical]]
| years_active =
| occupation = [[Pianist]]
| website = [http://www.feltsman.com www.feltsman.com]
| years_active = 1963–Present
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'''Vladimir Oskarovich Feltsman''' ({{lang-ru|Владимир Оскарович Фельцман}}, ''Vladimir Oskarovič Feltsman''; born in [[Moscow]] on 8 January 1952) is a [[Russia]]n [[United States|American]] classical pianist.
'''Vladimir Oskarovich Feltsman''' ({{langx|ru|Владимир Оскарович Фельцман}}, ''Vladimir Oskarovič Feltsman'' (born 8 January 1952) is a [[Russian-American]] classical pianist of [[Lithuanian Jewish]] descent particularly noted for his devotion to the music of [[Johann Sebastian Bach]] and [[Frédéric Chopin]].<ref name=Feltsman>
{{cite web
| title = Biography
| publisher = Vladimir Feltsman
| url = http://www.feltsman.com/index.php?page=biography
| access-date = 10 September 2017}}</ref><ref name=NYT1987>
{{cite news
| first = Harold C.
| last = Schonberg
| title = MUSIC: Vladimir Feltsman Recalls His Years as a Nonperson
| work = New York Times
| url = https://www.nytimes.com/1987/08/30/arts/music-vladimir-feltsman-recalls-his-years-as-a-nonperson.html
| date = 30 August 1987
| access-date = 10 September 2017}}</ref><ref name=Mannes>
{{cite web
| title = Vladimir Feltsman
| publisher = New School
| url = https://www.newschool.edu/mannes/faculty-az/?id=4e6a-4978-4e67-3d3d
| access-date = 10 September 2017}}</ref><ref name=BachCantatas>
{{cite web
| title = Vladimir Feltsman
| publisher = New School
| url = http://www.bach-cantatas.com/Bio/Feltsman-Vladimir.htm
| access-date = 10 September 2017}}</ref><ref name=Tchaikovsky>
{{cite web
| title = Vladimir Feltsman
| publisher = The XV International Tchaikovsky Competition
| url = http://tch15.medici.tv/en/artist/vladimir-feltsman
| access-date = 10 September 2017}}</ref><ref name=HV1>
{{cite news
| first = Lynn
| last = Woods
| title = Vladimir Feltsman and the genesis of PianoSummer
| work = New York Times
| url = https://hudsonvalleyone.com/2016/07/01/vladimir-feltsman-20-years-of-pianosummer-2/
| date = 1 July 2016
| access-date = 10 September 2017}}</ref><ref name=People>
{{cite news
| first = Susan
| last = Reed
| title = Silenced for Eight Years in Russia, Pianist Vladimir Feltsman Brings the Sound of His Music to the U.S.
| work = New York Times
| url = http://people.com/archive/silenced-for-eight-years-in-russia-pianist-vladimir-feltsman-brings-the-sound-of-his-music-to-the-u-s-vol-29-no-6/
| date = 15 February 1988
| access-date = 10 September 2017}}</ref><ref name=AMG>
{{cite web
| title = Vladimir Feltsman, Piano: Biography
| publisher = Arts Management Group
| url = https://www.artsmg.com/vladimir-feltsman-1
| access-date = 10 September 2017}}</ref><ref name=Nimbus>
{{cite web
| title = Vladimir Feltsman: Biography
| publisher = Nimbus Records
| url = http://www.wyastone.co.uk/nimbus-artists/vladimir-feltsman/biography
| access-date = 10 September 2017}}</ref>


==Background==
Feltsman debuted with the [[Moscow Philharmonic]] at age 11. He studied at the Moscow Tchaikovsky, Moscow, and Leningrad (now St. Petersburg) Conservatories and went on to win the Grand Prix at the [[Long-Thibaud-Crespin Competition|Marguerite Long International Piano Competition]] in Paris.


Vladimir Oskarovich Feltsman was born on January 8, 1952, in [[Moscow]]. His father, the [[composer]] [[Oscar Feltsman]], was known in the [[Soviet Union]] for popular songs and musical comedies.<ref name=Feltsman /><ref name=Mannes /><ref name=BachCantatas /><ref name=AMG /><ref name=Nimbus />
In 1979, because of his growing discontent with the official Soviet ideology and rigid governmental control of the arts, Feltsman applied for an exit visa from the Soviet Union. In response, he was immediately banned from performing in public. After eight years of struggle and virtual artistic exile, he was finally granted permission to leave the Soviet Union.


Vladimir Feltsman debuted with the [[Moscow Philharmonic]] at eleven (11) years of age.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.feltsman.com/index.php?page=biography|title=Vladimir FELTSMAN|website=www.feltsman.com|access-date=2018-07-06}}</ref> He studied at the Moscow Tchaikovsky, Moscow, and Leningrad (now St. Petersburg) Conservatories. In 1971, he won the Grand Prix at the [[Long-Thibaud-Crespin Competition|Marguerite Long International Piano Competition]] in Paris, followed by tours in the former Soviet Union, Europe, and Japan, thus beginning his adult career.<ref name=Feltsman /><ref name=NYT1987 /><ref name=BachCantatas /><ref name=HV1 /><ref name=AMG /><ref name=Nimbus />
Upon his arrival in the United States in 1987, Vladimir Feltsman was warmly greeted at the [[White House]], where he performed his very first concert in North America. That same year his debut at [[Carnegie Hall]] established him as a major pianist on the American scene.


==Career==
Feltsman teaches at the [[Mannes College The New School for Music]] and the [[State University of New York New Paltz]], where he is the founder and Artistic Director of the International Festival-Institute Piano Summer. Feltsman, who became a U.S. citizen in 1995, lives in upstate New York.


In 1979, because of his growing discontent with the official [[Soviet ideology]] and rigid governmental control of the arts, Feltsman applied for an [[exit visa]] from the Soviet Union. In response, he was immediately banned from performing in public. After eight years of struggle and virtual artistic exile, he was finally granted permission to leave the Soviet Union.<ref name=Feltsman /><ref name=NYT1987 /><ref name=Mannes /><ref name=BachCantatas /><ref name=People/><ref name=AMG /><ref name=Nimbus />
Vladimir Feltsman often performs on the [[fortepiano]]; he has notably performed all of the Mozart's piano sonatas on a replica of a Walter fortepiano, as well as Beethoven's Emperor Concerto and Mozart's Concerto K595, No. 27.

His discography includes six albums of clavier works of J.S. Bach, recordings of Beethoven's last five piano sonatas, solo piano works of Schubert, Chopin, Liszt, Brahms, Messiaen, and Silvestrof, as well as concerti by Bach, Chopin, Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov, and Prokofiev.
Arriving in the United States on August 18, 1987, Vladimir Feltsman found himself warmly greeted at the [[White House]], where on September 27, 1987, he performed his very first concert in North America for U.S. President [[Ronald Reagan]]. On November 11, 1987, his performance at [[Carnegie Hall]] established him as a major pianist on the American scene. During his early years in the [[Western Bloc|West]], he was promoted as a Russian Romantic firebrand, yet his debut recital consisted of works by [[Schubert]], [[Schumann]] and [[Messiaen]]. By the mid-1990s, he had devoted himself to Bach, offering expressively shaped and thoughtfully ornamented performances on a modern piano. Then he returned to the standard repertory — [[Haydn]], [[Beethoven]], [[Mussorgsky]] — in the big-toned, blockbuster-style that many had anticipated when he first arrived in the USA. He has been described by music critics as a master of reinventing himself.<ref name=Feltsman /><ref name=Mannes /><ref name=HV1 /><ref name=People/><ref name=AMG /><ref name=Nimbus />

His father, the [[composer]] [[Oscar Feltsman]], was known in the [[Soviet Union]] for popular songs and musical comedies.
Feltsman teaches at the [[Mannes College The New School for Music]] and the [[State University of New York New Paltz]], where he is the founder and artistic director of the International Festival-Institute Piano Summer.<ref name=Feltsman /><ref name=Mannes /><ref name=BachCantatas /><ref name=HV1 /><ref name=AMG /><ref name=Nimbus /><ref>
{{cite web
| title = PianoSummer at New Paltz
| publisher = SUNY New Paltz
| url = https://www.newpaltz.edu/piano/
| date = 30 August 1987
| access-date = 10 September 2017}}</ref>
Feltsman has turned to performances on the [[fortepiano]]; he has notably performed all of Mozart's piano sonatas on a fortepiano, as well as Beethoven's [[Emperor Concerto]] and Mozart's Concerto K595, No. 27. As his contribution to the Mozart anniversary year, he commissioned the keyboard builder [[Paul McNulty (piano maker)|Paul McNulty]] to construct a fortepiano modeled after an [[Anton Walter]] instrument from Mozart's time.<ref name=Feltsman /><ref name=BachCantatas /><ref name=AMG /><ref name=Nimbus />

==Personal==
[[File:Vladimir Feltsman with wife Anna, son Daniel.jpg|thumb|Feltsman in New York, with his first wife Anna and son Daniel, in 1987]]
He married a woman named Anna in 1977, and they had a son, Daniel, circa 1983. He was allowed to travel outside the Soviet Union after his marriage, though his wife was not allowed to accompany him, held as a [[de facto]] hostage so he would return.<ref name=NYT1987/>

In 1995, Feltsman became a U.S. citizen.<ref name=Feltsman /><ref name=BachCantatas /><ref name=AMG /><ref name=Nimbus />

He lives in [[upstate New York]] with his [[Koreans|Korean]] wife, Haewon.<ref name=Feltsman /><ref name=BachCantatas /><ref name=AMG /><ref name=Nimbus />

==Works==

Feltsman's discography includes six albums of clavier works of [[J.S. Bach]], recordings of Beethoven's last five piano sonatas, solo piano works of [[Franz Schubert]], Chopin, Liszt, Brahms, [[Olivier Messiaen]], and [[Valentyn Sylvestrov]], as well as concerti by Bach, [[Frédéric Chopin]], Tchaikovsky, [[Sergei Rachmaninov]], and [[Sergei Prokofiev]].<ref name=Feltsman />

==Awards==

* 1962: Debut, Moscow State Philharmonic<ref name=Mannes />
* 1967: First Prize, Concertina International Competition (Prague)<ref name=Mannes /><ref name=Tchaikovsky />
* 1971: Grand Prix, Marguerite Long Competition (Paris)<ref name=Mannes />

==References==

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== External links ==
== External links ==

* [http://www.feltsman.com/ Vladimir Feltsman official website]
* {{Official website|http://www.feltsman.com/|Vladimir Feltsman official website}}
*{{Allmusic|class=artist|id=q23293}}
*{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=q23293}}
* [http://www.newschool.edu/mannes/facultyCollege.aspx?mid=4624 Mannes The New School for Music faculty member]
* [http://www.newschool.edu/mannes/facultyCollege.aspx?mid=4624 Mannes The New School for Music faculty member]
* [https://charlierose.com/videos/6623 Charlie Rose] February 21, 1994


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Latest revision as of 18:29, 31 October 2024

Vladimir Feltsman
Feltsman in New York by piano in 1987
Feltsman in New York by piano in 1987
Background information
Birth nameVladimir Oskarovich Feltsman
Born (1952-01-08) 8 January 1952 (age 72)
Moscow, Russia, Soviet Union
GenresClassical
OccupationPianist
Years active1963–Present
Websitefeltsman.com

Vladimir Oskarovich Feltsman (Russian: Владимир Оскарович Фельцман, Vladimir Oskarovič Feltsman (born 8 January 1952) is a Russian-American classical pianist of Lithuanian Jewish descent particularly noted for his devotion to the music of Johann Sebastian Bach and Frédéric Chopin.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]

Background

[edit]

Vladimir Oskarovich Feltsman was born on January 8, 1952, in Moscow. His father, the composer Oscar Feltsman, was known in the Soviet Union for popular songs and musical comedies.[1][3][4][8][9]

Vladimir Feltsman debuted with the Moscow Philharmonic at eleven (11) years of age.[10] He studied at the Moscow Tchaikovsky, Moscow, and Leningrad (now St. Petersburg) Conservatories. In 1971, he won the Grand Prix at the Marguerite Long International Piano Competition in Paris, followed by tours in the former Soviet Union, Europe, and Japan, thus beginning his adult career.[1][2][4][6][8][9]

Career

[edit]

In 1979, because of his growing discontent with the official Soviet ideology and rigid governmental control of the arts, Feltsman applied for an exit visa from the Soviet Union. In response, he was immediately banned from performing in public. After eight years of struggle and virtual artistic exile, he was finally granted permission to leave the Soviet Union.[1][2][3][4][7][8][9]

Arriving in the United States on August 18, 1987, Vladimir Feltsman found himself warmly greeted at the White House, where on September 27, 1987, he performed his very first concert in North America for U.S. President Ronald Reagan. On November 11, 1987, his performance at Carnegie Hall established him as a major pianist on the American scene. During his early years in the West, he was promoted as a Russian Romantic firebrand, yet his debut recital consisted of works by Schubert, Schumann and Messiaen. By the mid-1990s, he had devoted himself to Bach, offering expressively shaped and thoughtfully ornamented performances on a modern piano. Then he returned to the standard repertory — Haydn, Beethoven, Mussorgsky — in the big-toned, blockbuster-style that many had anticipated when he first arrived in the USA. He has been described by music critics as a master of reinventing himself.[1][3][6][7][8][9]

Feltsman teaches at the Mannes College The New School for Music and the State University of New York New Paltz, where he is the founder and artistic director of the International Festival-Institute Piano Summer.[1][3][4][6][8][9][11] Feltsman has turned to performances on the fortepiano; he has notably performed all of Mozart's piano sonatas on a fortepiano, as well as Beethoven's Emperor Concerto and Mozart's Concerto K595, No. 27. As his contribution to the Mozart anniversary year, he commissioned the keyboard builder Paul McNulty to construct a fortepiano modeled after an Anton Walter instrument from Mozart's time.[1][4][8][9]

Personal

[edit]
Feltsman in New York, with his first wife Anna and son Daniel, in 1987

He married a woman named Anna in 1977, and they had a son, Daniel, circa 1983. He was allowed to travel outside the Soviet Union after his marriage, though his wife was not allowed to accompany him, held as a de facto hostage so he would return.[2]

In 1995, Feltsman became a U.S. citizen.[1][4][8][9]

He lives in upstate New York with his Korean wife, Haewon.[1][4][8][9]

Works

[edit]

Feltsman's discography includes six albums of clavier works of J.S. Bach, recordings of Beethoven's last five piano sonatas, solo piano works of Franz Schubert, Chopin, Liszt, Brahms, Olivier Messiaen, and Valentyn Sylvestrov, as well as concerti by Bach, Frédéric Chopin, Tchaikovsky, Sergei Rachmaninov, and Sergei Prokofiev.[1]

Awards

[edit]
  • 1962: Debut, Moscow State Philharmonic[3]
  • 1967: First Prize, Concertina International Competition (Prague)[3][5]
  • 1971: Grand Prix, Marguerite Long Competition (Paris)[3]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Biography". Vladimir Feltsman. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d Schonberg, Harold C. (30 August 1987). "MUSIC: Vladimir Feltsman Recalls His Years as a Nonperson". New York Times. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h "Vladimir Feltsman". New School. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h "Vladimir Feltsman". New School. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  5. ^ a b "Vladimir Feltsman". The XV International Tchaikovsky Competition. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  6. ^ a b c d Woods, Lynn (1 July 2016). "Vladimir Feltsman and the genesis of PianoSummer". New York Times. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  7. ^ a b c Reed, Susan (15 February 1988). "Silenced for Eight Years in Russia, Pianist Vladimir Feltsman Brings the Sound of His Music to the U.S." New York Times. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Vladimir Feltsman, Piano: Biography". Arts Management Group. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  9. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Vladimir Feltsman: Biography". Nimbus Records. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  10. ^ "Vladimir FELTSMAN". www.feltsman.com. Retrieved 2018-07-06.
  11. ^ "PianoSummer at New Paltz". SUNY New Paltz. 30 August 1987. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
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