Gleb Ivanov, piano

With a personality to match his larger-than-life talent, pianist Gleb Ivanov has been captivating audiences since winning First Prize in the 2005 Young Concert Artists International Auditions and an award from the Jack Romann Special Artists Fund of YCA. He made his recital debuts in the Young Concert Artists Series at Carnegie’s Zankel Hall and at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, as well as his New York concerto debut with the Orchestra of St. Luke’s at Lincoln Center, under conductor Scott Yoo. Honored as recipient of the 2010 Michaels Award of Young Concert Artists, Mr. Ivanov makes his Lincoln Center recital debut at Alice Tully Hall this season.

A protégé of the late Mstislav Rostropovich, Mr. Ivanov appeared as soloist under the famous maestro with the Nizhny Novgorod Philharmonic. Born in Moscow, Mr. Ivanov comes from a family of musicians, and began to accompany his father’s vocal recitals at the age of eight. Mr. Ivanov earned his Master’s degree from the Manhattan School of Music, working with Nina Svetlanova.