Leon Livshin (USA)

Leon Livshin, piano (USA)

April 3, 2011 at 2:00 PM
Lecture Hall
Richmond Cultural Centre
7700 Minoru Gate
Music by Chopin, Schumann, Brahms, Ravel, Schnittke
Tickets: $20 / $15
Info: 604 - 247 - 8300
www.encoreconcerts.org

Mr. Livshin began his piano studies at age 5 at the music school for gifted children in his native Lithuania. He then studied at the Lithuanian Academy of Music and performed across Europe and the former Soviet Union. As a young performer he won numerous international young artists competitions. At age 14 he was invited to play for Pope John Paul II at the Vatican.

For his graduate studies, Mr. Livshin attended the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory, following the Stuttgart Hochschule, where he received a Soloist diploma. In 1997, Mr. Livshin came to the United States on full scholarship to the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York, where he studied with renowned American pianist Barry Snyder. Additionally, Mr. Livshin holds a doctorate degree from the Stony Brook University.

As a soloist and chamber music player, Mr. Livshin has performed at venues such as Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, Merkin Hall, Steinway Hall, Cologne Philharmonic, Berlin Music HochSchulle, Vienna Koncerthaus, Zurich Town Hall, Moscow White Hall, and the United Nations. He has also been broadcast on National Public Radio, as well as classical radio in Boston and Rochester.