At only 22, Igor Levit is already working with orchestras such as the Luzerner Sinfonieorchester (with whom he just performed Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No. 2 under Andris Nelsons), the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, the Stuttgarter Philharmoniker, and the NDR Radiophilharmonie Hannover. He has toured several times with the English Chamber Orchestra, and has also toured with the Chamber Orchestra of Europe under Vladimir Jurowski.
Highlights of next season include his debut with the NDR Sinfonieorchester Hamburg under John Axelrod playing Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No. 1, and Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 3 with the Duesseldorfer Symphoniker under Gregor Bühl.
The youngest artist of the competition, Igor took four prizes at the 2005 International Arthur Rubinstein Piano Master Competition, and has won second prize at the 2004 International Maria Callas Grand Prix in Athens and first prize at the International Hamamatsu Piano Academy Competition in Japan.
His chamber music partners include musicians such as Lisa Batiashvili, Gautier and Renaud Capuçon, Mischa Maisky and Maxim Vengerov. The Kissinger Sommer has just awarded the 2009 “Luitpold Prize” for young artists to Igor Levit.
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