Biography
Daniel Trifonov is a young Russian pianist and composer, laureate of the most prestigious international premiums in the field of piano music, member of the Board of Directors of the New York Philharmonic.Childhood and youth
Daniel Olegovich Trifonov was born on March 5, 1991 in Nizhny Novgorod. Life at least three generations of his ancestors is tightly connected with the music. The great-grandmother and the great-grandfather collected accordions and sang. Grandmother led the chorus. Mom is a teacher of music theory, dad - composer. Contrary to the confidence of the parents that the musicians in the family are enough, the Son fully inherited talent.
Absolute rumor and parent support became the first components of the musician success. Little Daniel received a personal order of the piano, which helped to preserve the father's synthesizer safely. The first teacher of the five-year-old Wunderkind became Tatiana Ryabchikova, a teacher in DSHI No. 18 of Nizhny Novgorod.
At eight years, the boy became the winner of the open contest of young pianists named after Anna Artobolevskaya (Moscow, 1999). At first nine years he entered the music school. Gnesinic in class to Tatiana Zelikman, which robbed a lot of young talents. In parallel, he studied the composition in the class of Vladimir Dovgana, having completed training in 2009.
Another teenager Daniel was not afraid to appear before the strict jury of international competitions in the concert halls of Moscow and even Beijing. In his youth, I tried forces in different areas: there was a period of hobby in punk rock, but now the young composer composes the piano, chamber and orchestral music. In 2009, he moved to the United States to continue vocational training in the Cleveland Institute of Music under the leadership of Sergey Babayan.
Music
Trefonov's music is called magic, demonic and incredible. He performs the classics on the piano solo and with the orchestra, awakening in the auditorium of the storm of emotions. The power of the talent is shocked by listeners. The pianist pays a lot of time to meet every work that plans to include in the repertoire - reads music from a sheet playing in different rates.
Listens to the interpretations of predecessors, but it tries that their perception of music does not interfere with the understanding of the composer's plan. Even before participating in trifone contests listening to competitors only in order to assess the acoustics of the hall in different rows.
The own works of Daniel are still less fame than its execution of the classics, but the young composer has its own things in the program of speeches. The musician gives concerts in different parts of the world: from the prestigious halls of Europe and Moscow to the native Nizhny Novgorod, works with the famous conduirs and famous orchestras.
In preparation for the performance, the pianist discusses in detail all the nuances with his mentor, Sergey Babayan. They together disassemble technical details, choose the desired pace, rhythm. This is especially important for piano concerts with orchestra or violin.
In 2013, trifones signed an exclusive contract with Deutsche Grammophon. Cooperation turned out to be fruitful. The first recorded disk is a concert in Carnegie Hall - awarded in 2014 the Echo Klassik Prize "Opening of the Year, Piano" from the German Academy of Recording. The same album was nominated for Grammy 2015.
Personal life
According to Marina Triffon, Moms of the musician, the son of his son does not remain. Even the fact that the disc with his instrumental solo was put forward at Grammy, Daniel learned later by his parents.
At the age of 26, the young man is not married, the wedding does not plan and information about the existence or the absence of a beloved girl is not sharing.
Stress rehearsals occupy 6-8 hours daily. The pianist is not going to stop and learn new compositions, expanding the concert repertoire. Due to the tense schedule of the tour, the student of the Cleveland Institute of Music had to move from the usual curriculum to a special Artist Certificate, which includes more individual classes by reducing some general educational items.
Thanks to the clear work schedule, Daniel sometimes finds time for recreation. Free hours prefers to spend with friends in nature or in the silence of museums. Painting plays the creativity of the composer the role of an inspiration source. Pictures of Vrubel, Kandinsky, Serov, Rembrandt, El Greco fill its energy. Emotions The musician transforms into a harmonious flow of sounds.
Daniel Trifon Now
2018 added another achievement in the celebrity piggy bank. This premium of the Academy of US Academy "Grammy" for the best tool solo. Daniel's award trifonov the jury awarded the Transcendental album. Recorded in 2016, a disc with Etudes of Ferrency Sheet in 2017 has already received a prestigious award: Echo Klassik prize (for the best solo record of piano music written in the XIX century).
Awarding "Grammy" means recognizing the merit of the musician with a wide range of connoisseurs of classical music. Voting was conducted on the Internet and more than 13 thousand people took part in it.
The official website of the musician is conducted in English. The site contains details of the biography of Daniel Trifonov and promptly appear fresh news, tour schedule and concert announcements.
Discography
- 2008 - Winners of the 4th Scriabin International Piano Competition
- 2011 - Plays Chopin
- 2012 - Piano Concerto No. one
- 2013 - THE CARNEGIE RECITAL
- 2013 - Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 1 - Barcarolle
- 2014 - Mieczysław Weinberg (Live in Lockenhaus & Neuhardenberg / 2012 & 2013)
- 2015 - Rachmaninov Variations
- 2016 - Transcendental - Daniil Triffonov Plays Franz Liszt
- 2017 - Chopin Evocations
- 2017 - Preghiera - Rachmaninov Piano Trios
- 2017 - Trout Quintet
- 2017 - Schubert: ForellenQuintett - Trout Quintet