The Strand Rising Stars Series - Misha Kaploukhii

        As part of the exciting new Strand Rising Stars Series, in association with The Keyboard Trust, enjoy an exceptional recital at the beautiful candlelit venue of St Mary le Strand. A unique opportunity to hear new some of the brightest new stars of the piano world.

Featuring
Misha Kaploukhii (Piano)

Programme
Schumann - Davidsbündlertänze Op. 6
Giacinto - Scelsi Suite No. 11 cinquième mouvement
Liszt - Reminiscences de Norma de Bellini, S. 394

Misha Kaploukhii was born in 2002 and is an alumnus of the Moscow Gnessin College of Music, where he studied in the piano class of Mikhail Egiazarian. Misha is currently studying at the Royal College of Music; he is an RCM and ABRSM award holder generously supported by Robert Turnbull Piano Foundation and Talent Unlimited charity studying for a Bachelor of Music with Professor Ian Jones.

Misha has gained inspiration from lessons and masterclasses with musicians such as Claudio Martínez Mehner, Dmitri Bashkirov, Jerome Lowenthal and Konstantin Lifschitz. He has performed with orchestras around the world including his recent debut in Cadogan Hall with the Rachmaninoff 1st Piano Concerto. How repertoire includes a wide range of solo and chamber music. Recently, Misha has won prizes in the RCM concerto competition (playing Liszt’s 2nd Piano Concerto) and in the International Ettlingen Piano Competition.”