Year of birth: 1995
Place of birth: Yekaterinburg
Educated in: Moscow
Place of residence: New Haven
(Plays in New York)
Finalist of the 65th Ferruccio Busoni
International Piano Competition
Watch Vitaly Starikov performance.
F. Schubert / F. Liszt - Du bist die Ruh D. Šostakovič - Prelude and fugue op. 87, No. 15 C. Debussy - Étude No. 2 "Pour les tierces", L. 136 F. Liszt - Études d'exécution transcendante, S. 139: n. 8 "Wilde Jagd"
Vitaly Starikov, a graduate of the Moscow Conservatory, is a laureate of top piano competitions including the Queen Elisabeth and Sydney International. He's known for winning the 26th Epinal Piano Competition and his performances at prestigious venues like the Sydney Opera House. His notable work includes a CD of Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 23 with the Orchestre Royal de Chambre de Wallonie. Vitaly's collaborations with Hugh Wolff, Li-Wei Qin, Belgian National Orchestra and Sydney Symphony Orchestra underscore his profound musical insight, enhanced by his studies with world legends - Vera Gornostayeva and Eliso Virsaladze. His artistry is celebrated on platforms such as medici.tv, ABC and SBS.
Due to health reasons the candidates Shotaro Nishimura and Zixi Chen could not participate in the GPP 2022. They received the possibility to participate in this edition.
Candidates who withdrew from the competition:
Bily Robert
Deng Yubo
Durliat Gabriel
Guo Yungyung
Han Wenfang
Lee Shinyoung
Martinelli Riccardo
Park Chaeyoung
Thomazinho Lucas
Wang Jiapeng