Igor Lovchinsky Overview

Born in the town of Kazan, then part of the Soviet Union, Lovchinsky began his musical career in 1989 when he entered the Kazan Special Music School for Gifted Children. After immigrating to the United States with his family in 1994,... [more]

Born in the town of Kazan, then part of the Soviet Union, Lovchinsky began his musical career in 1989 when he entered the Kazan Special Music School for Gifted Children. After immigrating to the United States with his family in 1994, Lovchinsky continued his studies with renowned pedagogues Nina Polonsky and Steven Glaser, professor of piano at The Ohio State University. In 2003, Lovchinsky entered the Juilliard School in New York, under full scholarship, where he studied under Jerome Lowenthal. He received his Bachelor's degree from Juilliard in 2007, and is currently in the graduate program at the New England Conservatory in Boston. As concerto soloist, Mr. Lovchinsky has performed with the Columbus Symphony Orchestra, the Live Music Project Ensemble and the Florida International University Symphony Orchestra. In addition, his performance of Chopin's First Concerto with the Connecticut Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra was broadcast on WQXR radio in New York and was featured as the soundtrack of the independent film "Romance Larghetto" by director Pablo Goldbarg. In 2007, in collaboration with Earl Wild, Lovchinsky recorded his debut album on the Ivory Classics label. Lovchinsky is the first prize winner of the Eastman International Piano Competition and the National Chopin Piano Competition of the Kosciuszko Foundation. [show less]