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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Eduard Kunz
| image = Eduard Kunz.JPG
| caption = Eduard Kunz
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1980|10|30}}
| birth_place = [[Omsk]], [[USSR]]
| instrument = [[Piano]]
| genre = [[Classical music|Classical]]
| occupation = [[Pianist]]
| Award =
| website =
}}
'''Eduard Kunz''' ({{langx|ru|Эдуард Кунц}}), (born October 30, 1980, in [[Omsk]], [[Soviet Union]]) is a [[Russians|Russian]] [[pianist]]. He reached the 2nd round in the [[International Tchaikovsky Competition]] in 2011.<ref>{{Citation|title=International Tchaikovsky Competition 2011 – Piano|date=2019-06-21|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=International_Tchaikovsky_Competition_2011_%E2%80%93_Piano&oldid=902769499|work=Wikipedia|language=en|access-date=2019-11-18}}</ref>

== Biography ==
Eduard was born in [[Siberia]] from an assimilated minority German ethnic in Russia. He studied with [[Michail Khokhlov]] at the Gnessin Special school for gifted children and with [[Andrei Diev]] at the [[Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory]].<ref name="mbobio"/> He made his debut with the [[Omsk Philharmonic Orchestra]] at the age of 10.<ref name="mbobio"/>
He gained a Postgraduate Diploma with Distinction as well as the Gold Medal for performance from the [[Royal Northern College of Music]]<ref>[http://www.thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk/universities/profiles/royal-northern-college-of-music/ Royal Northern College of Music complete university guide.] accessed 4 January 2013.</ref> studying with [[Norma Fisher]]<ref name="mbobio">[http://www.beethovenorchestra.co.uk/html/pianists.html Manchester Beethoven Orchestra, Eduard Kunz biographical note] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170223101237/http://beethovenorchestra.co.uk/html/pianists.html |date=2017-02-23 }} accessed 4 January 2013.</ref> and the late Mark Ray.

Named among 10 tomorrow's great pianists by the [[BBC Music Magazine]], Eduard Kunz has performed and broadcast with many major orchestras in the UK<ref name="nola"/> including the [[BBC Symphony Orchestra|BBC Symphony]], [[BBC Concert Orchestra|BBC Concert]], and [[BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra|BBC Scottish Symphony]] orchestras, the [[Royal Scottish National Orchestra]], [[Hallé]], [[Ulster Orchestra]], [[City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra]], [[Welsh National Opera Orchestra]], [[Royal Liverpool Philharmonic]] and [[London Musici]] orchestras, with conductors such as [[Tugan Sokhiev]], [[Christian Mandeal]], [[Edward Gardner (conductor)|Edward Gardner]], [[Gerard Schwarz]], [[Lothar Koenigs]], [[Garry Walker]], [[Clark Rundell]], Mark Stephenson, [[Alejandro Posada]], [[Josep Caballe Domenech]], [[Alexander Joel (conductor)|Alexander Joel]], [[Andrés Orozco-Estrada]], [[Barry Wordsworth]] and [[David Angus]], amongst others.

Other important debuts included Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin at the [[Berlin Philharmonie]], [[The Philharmonia Orchestra]] at the [[Royal Albert Hall]], [[Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra]], [[Orquesta Sinfónica de Castilla y León]], [[Orkest van het Oosten]], [[Orchestre national du Capitole de Toulouse]] and [[Braunschweig Symphony orchestras]] as well as recitals at the [[Wigmore Hall]] in London, [[Bridgewater Hall]] in [[Manchester]], [[Musée du Louvre|Louvre]] in Paris, [[Concertgebouw, Amsterdam|Concertgebouw]] in Amsterdam and [[Winterthur Hall]] in Barcelona, amongst many others.
Recordings for classical radio stations include [[BBC Radio 3]], [[Radio France]] and [[Deutschlandradio Kultur]] amongst many others.

Eduard is a winner of thirteen first prizes of international piano competitions<ref name="mbobio"/> including First Prize of George Enescu Competition in Bucharest and Gold Medals of the New Orleans<ref name="nola">[http://www.nola.com/arts/index.ssf/2010/07/eduard_kunz_triumphs_in_new_or.html Eduard Kunz triumphs in New Orleans International Piano Competition, 27 July 2010.] accessed 4 January 2013.</ref> and Paderewski International Piano Competitions.

Other awards included Silver medal from The Worshipful Company of Musicians in London, awards from Hattori and Musical Foundation, [[Dame Myra Hess Award|Dame Myra Hess]] and Yamaha Music Foundation of Europe<ref name="mbobio"/> as well as Spivakov Foundation and “Richter” award from Rostropovich Foundation in Moscow. In the 2011, he reached the 2nd round in the [[International Tchaikovsky Competition]].<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/music/tomserviceblog/2011/jun/24/tchaikovsky-competition-eduard-kunz Tom Service classical blog 24 June 2011.] accessed 4 January 2013.</ref>

Eduard's stage partners include [[Yulian Rachlin]], [[Patricia Kopachinskaya]], [[Sol Gabetta]], [[Vilde Frang]], [[Boris Andrianov]], [[Aleksandr Ghindin]] and [[Yuriy Medyanik]].
Eduard's performances were recorded by all major European stations including [[BBC Radio 3]], [[Radio France]] and [[Deutsche Radio Kultur]] and [[Russian Orpheus]].
Eduard radio recordings include [[Piano Concerto No. 10 (Mozart)]] with [[BBC Scottish Orchestra]], [[Piano Concerto No. 3 (Beethoven)]] and [[Piano Concerto No. 1 (Tchaikovsky)|Piano Concerto No. 1(Tchaikovsky]]) with Ulster Orchestra Northern Ireland, [[Piano Concerto No. 2 (Rachmaninoff)]] with BBC Concert Orchestra, Schumann and [[Dmitri Shostakovich]] concertos with WNO and the [[Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini]] by [[Sergei Rachmaninoff]] with BBC Symphony Orchestra, as well as a recording with [[Alexandru Tomescu]] of complete repertoire for violin and piano by [[George Enescu]].

Eduard is the co-founder of [[Kunz Piano Academy]] in [[Brașov]], [[Romania]], where he invites young artists from all around the world twice a year for a week of public masterclasses. In 2020, the academy will have its 4th edition.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://kunz-summer-academy.ro/|title=Kunz Piano Academy|last=|first=|date=|website=kunz-summer-academy.ro|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181202054622/http://kunz-summer-academy.ro:80/ |archive-date=2018-12-02 |access-date=2019-11-18}}</ref>

Eduard is a Moscow Philharmonic Society Artist, [[Verbier Festival]] laureate, a former [[BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artists scheme|BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist]] (2006–2008) and a Yamaha Artist.

He is featured in the 2010 film A ''Surprise in Texas'' about the 2009 Van Cliburn Foundation competition.<ref>[http://www.mysanantonio.com/entertainment/movies/article/Review-A-Surprise-in-Texas-789468.php Review: 'A Surprise in Texas', Benjamin Olivo : May 14, 2010.] accessed 4 January 2013.</ref>

== Awards and Competitions ==

{| class="wikitable"
|+
! Year !! Award
|-
! 1997
| {{flagicon|Russia}} Spivakov Foundation Award
|-
! 2002
| {{flagicon|Russia}} Richter Award, Rostropovich Foundation
|-
! 2004
| {{flagicon|Scotland}} Erik Chisholm Memorial Prize
|-
! 2004
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Royal Northern College of Music]]'s Gold Medal
|-
! 2004
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Dame Myra Hess Award]]
|-
! 2004
| {{flagicon|UK}}[[Worshipful Company of Musicians]] Silver Medal
|-
! 2005
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Yamaha Music Foundation]] Award
|-
! 2005
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Hattori Foundation]] Award
|-
! 2006
| {{flagicon|UK}} MIFCO Award
|-
! 2006
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artists scheme|BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist]]
|-
! 2007
| {{flagicon|Switzerland}} [[Verbier Festival]] laureate
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|+
! Year !! Competition !! Prize
|-
! 2000
| {{flagicon|Russia}} III Sabitov International Piano Competition ||'''1st prize'''
|-
! 2001
| {{flagicon|Ukraine}} IV Horowitz International Piano Competition ||'''3rd prize'''
|-
! 2002
| {{flagicon|Macedonia}} III Bitola International Music Competition ||'''1st prize'''
|-
! 2002
| {{flagicon|Holland}} II Enschede International Piano Competition || '''1st prize'''
|-
! 2002
| {{flagicon|Greece}} Grand Konzerteum International Piano Competition || ''' 1st prize'''
|-
! 2005
| {{flagicon|UK}} Dudley International piano Competition || ''' 1st prize'''
|-
! 2005
| {{flagicon|UK}} Bromsgove International musicians Competition || ''' 1st prize'''
|-
! 2005
| {{flagicon|UK}} Manchester Piano Award || ''' 1st prize'''
|-
! 2007
| {{flagicon|Romania}} XVIII [[George Enescu Festival|George Enescu International Competition]] || '''1st prize'''
|-
! 2007
| {{flagicon|Italy}} XIII Città di Sulmona International Piano Competition || '''1st prize'''
|-
! 2007
| {{flagicon|Italy}} VIII Vietri sul Mare International Piano Competition || '''Winner'''
|-
! 2007
| {{flagicon|Andorra}} VIII Premi Principat d'Andorra ||''' 1st prize '''
|-
! 2008
| {{flagicon|Italy}} Pinerolo International Piano Competition || '''1st prize'''
|-
! 2009
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Van Cliburn International Piano Competition]] ||''' Jury Discretionary Award'''
|-
! 2009
| {{flagicon|Italy}} San Nicola di Bari International Piano Competition ||''' Winner'''
|-
! 2009
| {{flagicon|Spain}} XVII Frechilla-Zuloaga Piano Award || '''1st prize'''
|-
! 2010
| {{flagicon|USA}} 22nd New Orleans International Piano Competition || '''1st prize'''
|-
! 2010
| {{flagicon|Poland}} 8th Paderewski International Piano Competition || '''1st prize'''
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://www.facebook.com/eduardkunzpianist/ Official web-site]
* [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTZdichYAJqdvXPyb5Lsg0Q/ Youtube channel]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51F6HZCCgQ0 Rachmaninov - Moments musicaux, Op. 16: No. 2, 3, 4]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WuTpvEI2Jc Scarlatti - Piano Sonata in D minor, K.213]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hHokLGx5ZU]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aeS-K1Ae8To]
* [http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12772451.RSNO__Glasgow_Royal_Concert_Hall/]

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