EMANUIL IVANOV piano
Part of the 7 Star Arts residency |
Wednesday 21 January 2026Doors: 6.30pm
Concert: 7.30pm Duration: 85min (incl interval) Tickets: £30 |
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7 Star Arts proudly presents a piano recital by Emanuil Ivanov, featuring works by Schumann, Messiaen, Hough, and his own original composition. ProgrammeRobert Schumann
Night Pieces Op. 23 Emanuil Ivanov Dreamscapes Suite (world premiere) Olivier Messiaen Catalogue d'oiseaux La Chouette hulotte L’Alouette lulu Stephen Hough Sonata No.2 'Notturno Luminoso' |
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Emanuil Ivanov |
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Emanuil Ivanov attracted international attention after receiving the First prize at the 2019 Ferruccio Busoni Piano Competition in Italy. This achievement was followed by concert engagements in some of the world’s most prestigious halls including Teatro alla Scala in Milan and Herculessaal in Munich.
Emanuil Ivanov was born in 1998 in the town of Pazardzhik, Bulgaria. From an early age he demonstrated a keen interest and love for music. He regards the presence of symphonic music, especially that of Gustav Mahler, as tremendously influential in his musical upbringing during his childhood.
He started piano lessons with Galina Daskalova in his hometown around the age of seven. Ivanov studied with renowned bulgarian pianist Atanas Kurtev from 2013 to 2018. Subsequently he studied on a full scholarship at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire under the tutelage of Pascal Nemirovski and Anthony Hewitt, and currently an Advanced Diploma student at London’s Royal Academy of Music as a recipient of the prestigious Bicentenary Scholarship. He has received artistic guidance from Dmitri Bashkirov, Dmitri Alexeev, Sir Stephen Hough, Vladimir Ovchinnikov, Peter Donohoe, etc.
In February 2021, at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, Ivanov performed a solo recital in Milan’s famous Teatro alla Scala. The concert was live-streamed online and is a major highlight in the artist’s career.
In 2022, he received the honorary silver medal of the Musician’s Company, London and later in the same year became a recipient of the generous Carnwath Piano Scholarship.
Emanuil Ivanov has given critically acclaimed recitals, concerto performances and tours in japan, France, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bulgaria, Cyprus, South Africa, the United Kingdom and Poland. In the summer of 2023, he recorded an album of Scarlatti sonatas for the renowned Naxos label. Ivanov’s performances have been featured on BBC Radio 3, Italy’s Rai Radio 3 and Japan’s NHK Radio.
Emanuil has continually shown affinity towards some of the more rarely performed works in the repertoire and in 2024 he performed Busoni’s mammoth piano concerto. Apart from playing the piano, he also displays great interest in composition and has composed regularly since childhood.
Emanuil Ivanov was born in 1998 in the town of Pazardzhik, Bulgaria. From an early age he demonstrated a keen interest and love for music. He regards the presence of symphonic music, especially that of Gustav Mahler, as tremendously influential in his musical upbringing during his childhood.
He started piano lessons with Galina Daskalova in his hometown around the age of seven. Ivanov studied with renowned bulgarian pianist Atanas Kurtev from 2013 to 2018. Subsequently he studied on a full scholarship at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire under the tutelage of Pascal Nemirovski and Anthony Hewitt, and currently an Advanced Diploma student at London’s Royal Academy of Music as a recipient of the prestigious Bicentenary Scholarship. He has received artistic guidance from Dmitri Bashkirov, Dmitri Alexeev, Sir Stephen Hough, Vladimir Ovchinnikov, Peter Donohoe, etc.
In February 2021, at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, Ivanov performed a solo recital in Milan’s famous Teatro alla Scala. The concert was live-streamed online and is a major highlight in the artist’s career.
In 2022, he received the honorary silver medal of the Musician’s Company, London and later in the same year became a recipient of the generous Carnwath Piano Scholarship.
Emanuil Ivanov has given critically acclaimed recitals, concerto performances and tours in japan, France, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bulgaria, Cyprus, South Africa, the United Kingdom and Poland. In the summer of 2023, he recorded an album of Scarlatti sonatas for the renowned Naxos label. Ivanov’s performances have been featured on BBC Radio 3, Italy’s Rai Radio 3 and Japan’s NHK Radio.
Emanuil has continually shown affinity towards some of the more rarely performed works in the repertoire and in 2024 he performed Busoni’s mammoth piano concerto. Apart from playing the piano, he also displays great interest in composition and has composed regularly since childhood.