Talk:Evgeny Kissin

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Where that the information about his musicality (questioned musicality) comes from? I'd rather say that he is one of the most musical pianists of our time.Mdv137 21:07, 30 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Some attribution(s) to replace these Weasel words would definitely be appreciated. --Sketchee 23:25, Mar 30, 2005 (UTC)

I haven't heard much criticism of Kissin that I can recall in this regard. (Lang Lang OTOH, I have heard very few good things despite his glowing article.) I'm no expert however :) --Sketchee 23:32, Mar 30, 2005 (UTC)

I support that. Some find him to be overdoing his dramatic and romantic effects, such as rubato and so on. I don't think that has to be contrary to musicality (however one defines that :-P), though. Personally, I think Kissin is great. (And yeah, Lang Lang is much more controversial.) — Pladask 06:41, Mar 31, 2005 (UTC)

Kissin's Patronymic[edit]

Does anybody know his patronymic? I've searched in vain for it. JackofOz 02:00, 24 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Check the Russian translation of this page. Seems to be Igorevich.

Thanks. That never occurred to me. -- JackofOz (talk) 23:21, 27 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

One of the Greatest Pianists? Perfectly Nuanced?[edit]

I'd never heard of Evgeny Kissin until today, when I found a recording of him playing a favourite of mine - Prokofiev's Etude Opus 2 No. 3. I wouldn't say his performance of it was "perfectly nuanced". I'd really like to see some sources cited to justify these outrageous claims. In the mean time, I'm removing them.

61.9.204.168 07:47, 1 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The above comment is rather old at this point (now being 2013), but with all the hooplah surrounding Kissin when his career took off in the mid 80's and especially in the early 90's, and even with some positive reviews, there had always been some hesitancy about claiming him champion of pianists. Besides his throwback style to the virtuoso superstars likes Horowitz, Rubinstein, Wild, etc, it was always felt his interpretations, though spectacular were never the deepest or finest (being a product of youth and oversized technical skill). This kind of thing is subjective of course, but the article should include some of the more balanced,nuanced and negative criticism that Kissin received in his earlier years from the major music press. I don't follow these things as I used to so don't even know if he still records, or if his rep has improved along with interpretations, or has been surpassed by the far more vacuous sounding Lang Lang — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.125.228.55 (talk) 20:18, 10 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Fact Check[edit]

Other bios/interviews say he began studying piano when he was only 5... not 6...

One of his early teachers was a professor at the Gnessin Institute in Moscow, a music college for over-18s. "But it didn't work because, as he admitted, he was used to teaching older people, not little children. I was five." http://www.guardian.co.uk/friday_review/story/0,3605,269289,00.html

Age 6 was when he started with Anna Pavlanova Kantor at the Gnessin Institute. But, contrary to the hype, she isn't his "only" teacher. Kissin himself speaks of the short/abortive lessons with another professor before Kantor.

Why is nothing said about his marriage to Kantor?

What about his disappearance from the concert stage after her gothic death in his arms?

What about his current return to concertizing?

Very, very incomplete... Sorry I can't find link to article about it that I read, but I'll keep looking... Emyth 19:25, 26 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Kissin has never been married and his only teacher is alive and well, living with his family.--SimulacrumDP 01:27, 27 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

YOu may be confusing Kissing with Ivo Pogorelich. Grover cleveland 03:10, 27 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Mention La Campanella?[edit]

Many people attribute Liszt's La Campanella to him as his signature piece. I have personally seen his videos, and few others stack up to his interpretation. Is this worth mentioning or just a minor detail?75.138.110.183 (talk) 21:03, 8 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

No, every concert pianist will have La Campanella during their career. It's not important to mention.--2.245.232.192 (talk) 04:21, 26 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Russian[edit]

Is Kissin still a Russian citizen? He has lived in London for years, IIRC.THD3 (talk) 14:30, 13 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The article says that Kissin became a British citizen in 2002. Since there is no mention to dual nationality, he probably isn't a Russian citizen anymore. MUSIKVEREIN (talk) 15:29, 13 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Missed that one - I've moved it up and tweaked the lead.THD3 (talk) 18:15, 13 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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