Mar 28, 2025 4:00 pm

Mikhail Voskresensky is a renowned Russian pianist and pedagogue with a career spanning over six decades. Born in Berdyansk, Ukraine, he graduated from the Moscow Conservatory, studying under esteemed mentors such as Lev Oborin, Ilya Klyachko, Yakov Milstein, Boris Zemliansky, and Leonid Roizman (organ).

Throughout his illustrious career, Voskresensky has won top prizes at several international competitions, including the Schumann International Piano Competition, the Rio de Janeiro Competition, the Enescu Competition in Bucharest, and the inaugural Van Cliburn Competition. His repertoire encompasses the complete piano sonatas of Beethoven, all works by Chopin, and over 50 piano concertos.

In 1957, he performed the European premiere of Shostakovich’s Second Piano Concerto at the Prague Spring Festival, with the composer in attendance. He has collaborated with esteemed conductors such as Charles Dutoit, Kurt Masur, and Franz Konwitschny, and has worked alongside ensembles like the Borodin Quartet.

As a distinguished professor at the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory, Voskresensky has mentored students who have collectively won over 120 international prizes, including 61 gold medals. His teaching influence extended to his role as a guest professor at Tokyo’s Toho Gakuen School from 1992.

In 2022, Voskresensky emigrated to the United States in protest against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. He has since been in demand across the U.S., serving as a visiting professor at the Juilliard School and performing at venues such as the Aspen Festival in Colorado. His upcoming engagements include masterclasses at Yale University, the Curtis Institute, the Manhattan School of Music, Boston’s Berklee Conservatory, and Indiana University.

Voskresensky’s contributions to music have been recognized with honors such as the title of People’s Artist of Russia in 1989 and the Japanese Medal of the Rising Sun and Gold Rays, awarded by the Emperor of Japan..