Nikolai Medvedev

Whether you're a seasoned aficionado or a curious newcomer to the world of classical music, at the Lobe you can hear familiar sounds combined with grand, experimental modern architecture, porous concrete walls, 30-foot-high windows, and a friendly, inviting atmosphere given a new lease on life. Our plant-based restaurant, Lobe Canteen, welcomes you with comfort food, delicious wine and delectable desserts. Our goal is to provide a unique, intimate and dynamic classical music experience that encourages individuality and creativity. Under the direction of Piano Salon Christophori we are honoured to host musicians of the highest caliber. Fall in love with music anew and become a part of our community.

Nikolay Medvedev was born in 1986. He studied at the Krasnodar Rimsky-Korsakov Music College, the Krasnodar State University of Culture and Arts, the Gnessin Russian Academy of Music (under the guidance of Alexei Skavronsky and Tatiana Zelikman) and undertook a postgraduate study at the Academy (class of Tatiana Zelikman).

He has taken lessons from Vladimir Tropp, Nikolai Petrov, Dmitry Bashkirov, Emanuel Krasovsky, Alexander Mndoyants, Jerome Rose, Vladimir Viardo, José Ribera and William Noll. He has been a grant-recipient of the Russian Culture Foundation, the Glazunov Foundation, the New Names foundation and the Russian Performing Arts foundation. In 2010 he received the most prestigious in Russia Triumph youth prize. Since 2015 he has taught at the Gnessin Russian Academy of Music (solo piano and chamber music faculties).

Prize-winner at several competitions, including the International Mily Balakirev Russian Piano Competition in Krasnodar (First prize), the International Pancho Vladigerov Piano Competition in Shumen (Third prize), the International Piano Competition in Campillos (Second prize), the International Vladimir Horowitz Young Pianists' Competition (Second prize and Special Salle Cortot Prize), the All-Russian Benditsky Open Piano Competition (Grand Prix), the International Piano Competition in Memory of Vera Lotar-Shevchenko (First prize), the All-Russian Music Competition in Moscow (First prize), XV International Tchaikovsky competition (semi-final).

Nikolay appears in cities throughout Russia, Europe and the USA and he performs concerts at the Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatoire, the Tchaikovsky Concert Hall, the Moscow House of Music, the Bolshoi Theatre, the Gnessin Russian Academy of Music, the Concert Hall of the Mariinsky Theatre, the St Petersburg State Philharmonic and various other venues in Russia and abroad, such as: Paris, Vienna, Berlin, Copenhagen, Bergen, Cologne, Düsseldorf, Belgrade, Capetown, Johannesburg, Pretoria, Naples (Florida), Shenzchen etc. He has taken part in the international festival A Week of Rostropovich in Moscow and the International Piano Festival in Saint-Petersburg

Bach - English Suite no.6 d-Moll

Kapustin - Variations op.41

Gershwin - Selected songs

Kapustin - 5 concert etudes from op.40

• The Lobe Canteen will be open from 19:00 for wine, healthy food and dessert.

• The concert starts at 20:30, there will be a short break.

• The concert ends at 21:45.

More information about Lobe Canteen and our entire program of events is available on our website: https://lobeblock.de/

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