Mikhail Pletnev
2 954 fans
Artist's top tracks
| Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Minor, Op. 21 (Arr. Pletnev) : Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Minor, Op. 21 (Arr. Pletnev) - II. Larghetto | Daniil Trifonov, Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Mikhail Pletnev, Frédéric Chopin | 10:20 | |
| Rachmaninoff: The Isle of the Dead, Op. 29 | Russian National Orchestra, Mikhail Pletnev | 18:42 | |
| Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2 'Moonlight': I. Adagio sostenuto | Mikhail Pletnev | 07:14 | |
| Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Minor, Op. 21 (Arr. Pletnev) : Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Minor, Op. 21 (Arr. Pletnev) - III. Allegro vivace | Daniil Trifonov, Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Mikhail Pletnev | 08:49 | |
| Piano Sonata No. 12 in F, K.332 : Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 12 in F, K.332 - 2. Adagio | Mikhail Pletnev | 04:37 | |
| Piano Concerto No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 11 (Arr. Pletnev) : Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 11 (Arr. Pletnev) - III. Rondo. Vivace | Daniil Trifonov, Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Mikhail Pletnev | 09:41 | |
| Symphony No. 2 in E Minor, Op. 27 : Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 2 in E Minor, Op. 27 - I. Largo - Allegro moderato | Russian National Orchestra, Mikhail Pletnev | 16:32 | |
| Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 23 in A Major, K. 488: I. Allegro | Mikhail Pletnev, Die Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, Christian Tetzlaff | 10:50 | |
| Symphony No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 13 : Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 13 - III. Larghetto | Russian National Orchestra, Mikhail Pletnev | 09:01 | |
| The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66, TH.13 / Act 3 : Tchaikovsky: The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66, TH.13 / Act 3 - 25b. Pas de quatre: Variation I (Cinderella And Prince) (Waltz) | Russian National Orchestra, Mikhail Pletnev, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky | 00:49 |
Latest release
The Verbier Festival Celebrates Rodion Shchedrin At Ninety (Live)
by Martha Argerich, Yuja Wang, Rodion Shchedrin, Roland Pöntinen ...
25/11/2022
19 fans
Popular albums
Mikhail Pletnev - Concerti & Encores (Live)
by Mikhail Pletnev, Joseph Haydn, Verbier Festival Orchestra, Iván Fischer...
Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No.3 / Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No.3
by Mikhail Pletnev, Russian National Orchestra, Mstislav Rostropovich
Similar artists
Playlists
Featured in
For every mood
Biography
Distinctive classical pianist Mikhail Pletnev claimed worldwide attention when he took first place at the Tchaikovsky International Piano Competition in Moscow when he was 21-years-old. His global career stalled when cultural relations with the Soviet Union were curtailed during that nation's war in Afghanistan but he toured the Soviet territories, released recordings and made up for lost time in the 1990s with many appearances in the west.
Born the son of musicians in Archangel in the north of Russia, Pletnev studied at the Moscow Conservatory where he later taught. Following his celebrated competition win, he made his debut in America in 1979 and played in major cities from London to Tokyo winning applause for his performances of works by composers for the piano. Travel restrictions then prevented him from performing for several years in his homeland, Bulgaria, Yugoslavia, or East Germany. With the support of Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev, in 1990 he founded the Russian National Orchestra, the first in that country to be funded privately. The orchestra's first recording, of Tchaikovsky's 'Pathetique' won high praise from critics, and subsequent recordings included Tchaikovsky's 'Sixth Symphony' and 'Marche Slave', Rachmaninov's Second and Third Symphonies and works by mostly Russian composers plus Chopin, Liszt, and Scarlatti.