George Shevtsov
GEORGE (YEGOR) SHEVTSOV (keyboard) has recently appeared at Stormen Konserthus Bodø (Norway), Fajr Festival (Iran), Skirball Center (New York), Tokyo Bunka Kaikan (Japan), the National Theater in Taipei (Taiwan), and Auditorio de Ciudad de León (Spain). His performances have been singled out for their “Mozartean elegance,” “perfect lucidity” (The New York Times), and “superb musicianship” (The Miami Herald). His recording of the piano music of Claude Debussy and Pierre Boulez was selected by rhapsody.com as one of the top 25 classical albums of 2013. Shevtsov is a dedicated collaborator in the world of dance, and in addition to working with MMDG since 2008, he has worked with Lar Lubovitch, Benjamin Millepied, Alexander Ratmansky, John Heginbotham, and others. Among the composers who have heard Shevtsov perform their works are Pierre Boulez, John Luther Adams, Elliott Carter, Charles Wuorinen, Georg Friedrich Haas, Steve Reich, Louis Andriessen, and George Crumb. More information at facebook.com/georgeshevtsovpiano.