Igor Lovchinsky
{{Short description|Russian pianist (born 1984)}}{{Infobox person
| name = Igor Lovchinsky
| native_name = Игорь Ловчинский
| native_name_lang = ru
| education = Kazan Special Music School for Gifted Children, Juilliard School
| occupation = Pianist
}}
Igor Lovchinsky ({{langx|ru|Игорь Ловчинский}}) is a Russian-American classical pianist.
Performing and recording career
Lovchinsky was born in Kazan, Russia and studied at the Kazan Special Music School for Gifted Children. In 2003, Lovchinsky entered the Juilliard School in New York on full scholarship, where he studied under Jerome Lowenthal.
As soloist, Lovchinsky has given recitals across the United States and internationally, including performances at Carnegie Hall, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and the Phillips Collection.{{cite news |last=Reinthaler |first=Joan |date=2012-11-19 |title=Music review: Igor Lovchinsky and Jonathan Coombs at Phillips Collection |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/music-review-igor-lovchinsky-and-jonathan-coombs-at-phillips-collection/2012/11/19/5970e5e0-324f-11e2-92f0-496af208bf23_story.html |work=The Washington Post}} Lovchinsky has performed with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, the Columbus Symphony Orchestra, the Minnesota Sinfonia, the Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra, the Midcoast Symphony Orchestra, and others.{{cite web |url=https://www.nuvo.net/arts/visual/igor-lovchinsky-recital-concert/article_32cc1008-cf9b-5791-8126-568b2c2dadbd.html |title=Igor Lovchinsky recital/concert |date=2009-01-29}}{{cite web |url=https://www.nuvo.net/arts/visual/americas-next-great-pianists/article_75c70363-2098-5d43-a923-5b3996a45541.html |title=America's next great pianists |date=2009-03-27}} His performance of Chopin's Concerto in E minor with the Connecticut Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra in 2004 was broadcast live on WQXR radio in New York. In 2007, in collaboration with American pianist Earl Wild, Lovchinsky recorded his debut album on the Ivory Classics label, featuring music of Chopin, Scriabin and Wild's transcriptions of Gershwin songs. The record received positive reviews from Gramophone Magazine, Germany's Piano Magazine, MusicWeb International Record Review and was voted one of the top classical recordings of 2008 by Time Out.{{cite web |url=https://ivoryclassics.com/products/igor-lovchinsky-debut-recording |title=Pianist Igor Lovchinsky: Debut Recording}}
In addition to music, Lovchinsky holds a Ph.D. in Physics from Harvard University where his doctoral advisor was Mikhail Lukin.{{cite web|url=https://www.science.org/content/article/playing-new-tune=en|title=Playing a new tune|website=www.science.org| last=Austin |first=Jim |date=2014-08-20}} He has published numerous scientific articles in nanotechnology, quantum computing and high-energy astrophysics in leading scientific journals.{{cite web|url=https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=NdeXo-EAAAAJ&hl=en|title=Igor Lovchinsky|website=scholar.google.com}}
Awards
Lovchinsky is a laureate of the National Chopin Piano Competition, the Eastman International Piano Competition and the Kosciuszko Foundation Chopin Piano Competition.{{cite web |url=https://www.esm.rochester.edu/news/2002/07/51/ |title=17-YEAR-OLD WINS EASTMAN’S SIXTH ANNUAL YOUNG ARTISTS INTERNATIONAL PIANO COMPETITION |date=2002-07-01}}{{cite web |url=https://www.pressherald.com/2012/03/23/renowned-pianist-lines-up-lewiston-recital/ |title=Renowned Pianist lines up Lewiston recital| date=2012-03-23}}{{cite web |url=http://www.thevirtuosi.org/2003-2004/May.htm |title=Mostly Chopin}}{{cite web |url=https://www.thefreelibrary.com/The+7th+National+Chopin+Piano+Competition+winners+announced-a0134910575 |title=The 7th National Chopin Piano Competition winners announced |date=2005-08-01}}
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Category:Russian male classical pianists
Category:21st-century Russian classical pianists
Category:Juilliard School alumni
Category:New England Conservatory alumni
Category:Harvard University alumni