Mikhaïl Bouzine
is a pianist and composer based in Nuremberg. He studied
contemporary piano music at the University of Music and
Performing Arts Stuttgart with Prof. Nicolas Hodges, and
previously at the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory: piano
with Prof. Andrey Shibko, composition with Prof.
Vladimir Tarnopolski, and harpsichord with Prof. Tatiana
Zenaïshvili.
Bouzine is
distinguished by conceptual solo piano recitals in which
he interprets a wide repertoire ranging from the
Renaissance to Fluxus performances.
Mikhaïl Bouzine has
released three albums reflecting his unconventional
aesthetic: L’oiseau
rebelle (2021), a conceptual live recording made
after winning the Orléans International Piano
Competition, featuring works by Langgaard, Stockhausen,
Rossini, and others; Auspex
(2023), a self-produced project that weaves classical
pieces with their reworked versions on synthesizers into
an experimental soundscape; and Pfandgut
Rendezvous, a kaleidoscopic journey through eras
and styles, constructed as a sequence of rap-style
“skits” in which fragments of Mozart, C.P.E. Bach,
Dvořák, Yoko Ono, Johannes Maria Staud, Sandeep
Bhagwati, and Dimitri Terzakis intertwine with his own
material and electronic elements, creating a collection
that is both radical and poetic.
Mikhaïl won the 14th
Concours International de Piano in Orléans, was a
semifinalist at the 64th Busoni Competition, and
participated in the Géza Anda Competition. Additionally,
Mikhaïl is a member of the KYMATIC ensemble and founder
of the indie classical music label L I M I N A L I T Y.
He attended piano
masterclasses with Peter Donohoe, Alexei Lubimov, and
Maria Grazia Bellocchio, as well as the Play&Direct
Academy in Paris with Lars Vogt and Mark Stringer.
He studied composition in
masterclasses with, among others, Leif Segerstam and
Vyacheslav Artyomov, and since 2012 has been working on
an extensive meta-cycle dedicated to the Pan-Slavic
alphabet.
***
«A
thunderstorm!» -- Bertrand Bolognesi @ Anaclase
«Tanto
espansivo e dominatore della scena ...» -- Alessandro
Tommasini @ Amadeus Magazine
«Une
personnalité absolument singulière ... qui a le grain
de folie» -- Christian Merlin @ Le Figaro
*
My sincere thanks to:
the agents who have worked with me over the years --
Stefan Schmidt & Impresariat Forte Possibile
(2022-2024) and Isabella Vasilotta (2020-2022).
Robert Turnbull Piano Foundation for the financial
support during the 2020-2021 season
Mr Peter McBurney for his generous donation in 2025
|