BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Acme Widgets\, Inc.//NONSGML ExportToCalendar//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Groupmuses near X-WR-NAME:Groupmuses near BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260429T132425Z UID:cbd0d4b4-52ed-49d5-9fa5-627a8ee83cc0 DTSTART:20260517T210000Z DTEND:20260517T233000Z DESCRIPTION:Hosted by Jonathan D.\nMusicians: Alexander Bolotin\n\n5 PM Doo rs & Pre-Reception\n6 PM Recital\n7:30 PM Post-Reception\n\n_____\n\n**Ale xander Bolotin**: Early Chopin\n\n[Gotham Arts](https://gothamarts.net) in collaboration with [Groupmuse](https://www.groupmuse.com/) is delighted t o present an intimate private solo recital by pianist [Alexander Bolotin]( https://www.mariinsky.ru/en/company/guests/piano/bolotin/) featuring a pro gram of earlier works by Chopin.\n\nWine will be served.\n\n**Program**\n\ nAll-Chopin:\n\nScherzo No. 2 in b-flat minor\, Op. 31\n\nNocturne in b-fl at minor\, Op. 9 No. 1\nNocturne in E-Flat Major\, Op. 9 No. 2\n\nMazurka in B-Flat Major\, Op. 17 No. 1\nMazurka in e minor\, Op. 17 No. 2\nMazurka in A-Flat Major\, Op. 17 No. 3\nMazurka in a minor\, Op. 17 No. 4\n\nSona ta No. 2 in b-flat minor\, Op. 35\n\n_____\n\n**About the Artist**\n\n[Wat ch an interview trailer with Alexander at the Mariinsky Theatre (English c aptions available)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_d7MA26w5o)\n\nAlexan der Bolotin was born in St Petersburg in 2000. He graduated from the Secon dary Special Music School of the Rimsky-Korsakov St Petersburg State Conse rvatory (class of Alexander Sandler). From 2018 to 2020 he continued his s tudies with the same teacher at the conservatory itself. Has participated in masterclasses held by Dmitri Bashkirov\, Efrem Briskin\, Alexander Brag insky\, Pavel Nersessian\, Miroslav Kultyshev\, Alexander Kobrin\, Anthony Newman\, Matthew Cameron\, Philippe Giusiano and Anna Malikova. Since 202 1 the artist has been a student at the Manhattan School of Music (initiall y under the guidance of Arkady Aronov\, and since 2023 he has been perfect ing his skills in the class of Inessa Sinkevich). In 2015 Alexander Boloti n was awarded the Path to Scriabin scholarship\, in 2017 – the A.P. Petr ov Scholarship from the St Petersburg City Government\, and in 2023 – th e Arthur Balsam and Viola Markus scholarships.\n\nWinner of the Internatio nal Chopin Competition of Young Pianists (Narva\, Estonia\, 2023)\, the In ternational Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition for Children and Youth (Szaf arnia\, Poland\, 2016)\, the International Academy of Music in Castelnuovo di Garfagnana (Italy\, 2016)\, the Moscow International Chopin Competitio n for Young Pianists (2016) and the Mary Smart Concerto Competition (New Y ork\, 2018)\, 2nd-prize winner of the All-Russian Competition Young Talent s of Russia (Moscow\, 2017). Recipient of the St Petersburg City Governmen t’s Young Talents award for 2011.\n\nAlexander Bolotin has performed at the Mariinsky Theatre\, the St Petersburg Philharmonia\, the Sverdlovsk (i n Yekaterinburg) and Kaliningrad philharmonics\, the Moscow Concert Hall Z aryadye and many other venues. He has toured to Poland\, France\, Italy\, Austria\, Slovenia\, Croatia\, Serbia\, Finland\, Estonia\, Slovakia\, Mol dova\, Kazakhstan\, Israel\, Japan and the USA. Has participated in the Ma riinsky International Piano Festival\, the festivals Summit (New York Stat e) and KLAVER (“Piano”) (Tallinn)\, the David Oistrakh Festival (Silla mäe and other Estonian towns) and the Chopin Festival in Nohant (France) among others. Has performed with the Mariinsky Orchestra\, the St Petersbu rg State Academic Symphony Orchestra\, Moscow’s Borodin Symphony Orchest ra\, the North Czech Philharmonic Teplice\, the Thessaloniki State Symphon y Orchestra (Greece)\, the National Philharmonic Serghei Lunchevici’s Sy mphony Orchestra (Chișinău\, Moldova) and other ensembles. LOCATION:Flatiron\, New York SUMMARY:Alexander Bolotin: Early Chopin URL:https://www.groupmuse.com/events/16598-alexander-bolotin-early-chopin END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR