Nikolai Mazhara (Piano)
Born in Leningrad in 1977.
Graduated from St.Petersburg State Conservatoire
named after Rimsky-Korsakov as composer under Prof. Alexander Mnatsakanyan
(2000) and as pianist under Prof. Eduard Bazanov (2001). Completed his
post-graduate studies in 2002 (department of composition). His awards includes: 1998 – Competition of
Composition held by Gartow Fund – III-rd prize Rostropovich Fund Stipendium (Composition) 2004 – Ist prize Laureate of the IVth International Prokofiev
Competition (a member of the World Federation), Piano Section,
Saint-Petersburg. Composed several chamber works,
Symphony for strings, two concertos for piano and orchestra. Gives regular solo concerts in St.-Petersburg. Two concerts of his own
com-position were played on the 1st and 2nd Festivals “The Youth Academies of
Russia” (St.-Petersburg and Moscow, December 2002; Moscow, Kazan, Ekaterinburg,
Febru-ary 2004). Nikolai Mazhara is a member of the
St.Petersburg Academic Symphonic Or-chestra (since 2001).
|