Rustam Khanmurzin
Bachelor degree in Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory. After completing Master of Performance at Royal College of Music (London. Uk) he's currently an Artist Diploma student there holding a position of the Constant and Kit Lambert Junior Fellow. During his studies in London he appeared in number of festivals in such venues as St John's Smith Square, Victoria and Albert Museum, Pushkin House, Starr Cinema (Tate Modern), Cadogan Hall, St Lawrence Jewry, St John's Waterloo etc, also performing for Berlioz Society, Consort and Boodles Clubs, and in cities of France, Russia, Italy and Spain. His major awards now include the 1st Prize at RCM Concerto Competition 2019 and 3rd Prize at Clamo International Piano Competition. In November 2019 Rustam joined the Young Artists' Programme of the Worshipful Company of Musicians (London).
Rustam Khanmurzin made his concerto debut with the Moscow State Symphony Orchestra at the Moscow Soloists Festival where he was awarded a title of Laureate for an outstanding performance of the 2nd Piano Concerto by Chopin. In 2012 in South Korea the First Lady of Poland presented Rustam with the Silver medal of the 2nd Asia-Pacific Chopin Piano Competition. In 2013 the Melodiya Lable launched Anthology of Piano Music by Russian and Soviet Composers CD Series with Rustam's recordings of pieces by Tchaikovsky. Twice Rustam won the Presidential Award for Talented Youth; in 2015 he was awarded with the PianoForum Magazine Award and Russian Music Union Prize 'for a brilliant performance at the Great Hall of Moscow Conservatory'. He performs regularly in cities of Europe including Rheingau Musik Festival, Festival d'Auvers-sur-Oise and Christmas Meetings in Northern Palmyra in Saint-Petersburg.
Along with successful start of his solo career Rustam is also widely recognized as an emerging collaborative pianist. In 2015-2017 he worked as an opera répétiteur at Russian University of Theatre Arts; also in spring and summer season 2017 he was invited to prestigious Sirius Centre in Sochi to coach young instrumentalists – rising stars of Russian music stage. His recent competition success includes First Prize at Brooks-van der Pump English Song Competition and Titanic Memoriam Piano Prize at Lies Askonas Competition in 2019. The Melodiya Lable release of "Rachmaninoff: Transcriptions for Flute and Piano" in May 2020 features him as a sensitive accompanist for Ekaterina Kornishina (flute). Moreover, Rustam Khanmurzin proudly serves as an official accompanist for the UK Russian Song Festival and Contest at Cadogan Hall.
Rustam Khanmurzin made his concerto debut with the Moscow State Symphony Orchestra at the Moscow Soloists Festival where he was awarded a title of Laureate for an outstanding performance of the 2nd Piano Concerto by Chopin. In 2012 in South Korea the First Lady of Poland presented Rustam with the Silver medal of the 2nd Asia-Pacific Chopin Piano Competition. In 2013 the Melodiya Lable launched Anthology of Piano Music by Russian and Soviet Composers CD Series with Rustam's recordings of pieces by Tchaikovsky. Twice Rustam won the Presidential Award for Talented Youth; in 2015 he was awarded with the PianoForum Magazine Award and Russian Music Union Prize 'for a brilliant performance at the Great Hall of Moscow Conservatory'. He performs regularly in cities of Europe including Rheingau Musik Festival, Festival d'Auvers-sur-Oise and Christmas Meetings in Northern Palmyra in Saint-Petersburg.
Along with successful start of his solo career Rustam is also widely recognized as an emerging collaborative pianist. In 2015-2017 he worked as an opera répétiteur at Russian University of Theatre Arts; also in spring and summer season 2017 he was invited to prestigious Sirius Centre in Sochi to coach young instrumentalists – rising stars of Russian music stage. His recent competition success includes First Prize at Brooks-van der Pump English Song Competition and Titanic Memoriam Piano Prize at Lies Askonas Competition in 2019. The Melodiya Lable release of "Rachmaninoff: Transcriptions for Flute and Piano" in May 2020 features him as a sensitive accompanist for Ekaterina Kornishina (flute). Moreover, Rustam Khanmurzin proudly serves as an official accompanist for the UK Russian Song Festival and Contest at Cadogan Hall.