<p>Daniil Trifonov, from Russia, who just completed his sophomore year at CIM, won the First Prize and the Audience Choice Award for Piano in the 2011 Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow. He also shared the Mozart Prize with a Korean pianist.
Daniil is a student of Sergei Babayan and is only 20 years old! He’s had a great two years, taking first place in the Rubenstein International Competition in Tel Aviv last April and third place the year before in the Chopin International Competition in Warsaw.
The Tchaikovsky Competition is a launching point for a major career and comes with a three year concert tour commitment. This young man is certainly headed for great things!!</p>
<p>I just watched him play some of his competition pieces on youtube. A truly amazing pianist, he definitely has that little extra about him that will most likely put him among the master pianists. I loved watching his interpretation of all the pieces he played.</p>
<p>Yes, the Competition web site has some great, full -performance videos available for viewing- not just of the piano competition- and of course, there are some on YouTube!</p>