(Russia)
Born in 1947 in an old Russian town
of Yelets.
Arcady Sevidov studied at the
Central Secondary Music School of the Moscow Conservatory in the class of
Natalia Lyubomudrova. His tutors at the Moscow Conservatory were Professors Lev
Oborin and Boris Zemlyansky, outstanding pianists and teachers. They exerted a
tremendous influence on the shaping of Arcady Sevidov' personality, and he is
still guided by what his teachers have instilled in him.
In 1969, when still a student of the
Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory, Arcady Sevidov won the First Prize at the USSR
Competition of Young Pianists and was awarded a special prize for the best
interpretation of Tchaikovsky's music. His subsequent success at the 4-th
International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow in 1970 proved that this
victory had not been accidental. Since his triumph of 1970 Sevidov has been
engaged in active concert activities, appearing in the best concert halls in
the Soviet Union and all over the world.
His repertoire covers a wide range,
including the music by Mozart, Beethoven, Brahms, Liszt, Schumann, Musorgsky,
Tchaikovsky and Prokofiev.
Today Sevidov enjoys the reputation
of a mature pianists, an outstanding musician who can grasp the innermost
meaning of the works performed and provide deep insights into musical images.
Arcady Sevidov is fond of ensemble
music-making. Arcady Sevidov makes extensive tours in Russia and abroad
including Italy, Switzerland, Germany, Hungary, Spain, Ireland, Japan,
Luxembourg and others.
The BMG Company issued 6 CD with
recorded composition of Tchaikovsky, Musorgsky, Skryabin including all 3 piano
concertos by Tchaikovsky. Arcady Sevidov holds regular master-classes in various
cities of Russia, CIS and Japan; also he has a long and rich of being a member
of jury at many international piano competitions.
Arcady Sevidov is a People's Artist
of Russia, Professor, teaches in Moscow Concervatory named by P. Tchaikovsky
and Russian Academy of Music named by Gnesinyh. He is Irina Arhipova's
Foundation prize-winner.