Kirill Gerstein “shows his stripes” at Gilmore Keyboard Festival
June 14, 2010
All ears were trained on Kirill Gerstein as he took the stage at the Irving S. Gilmore International Keyboard Festival in Kalamazoo, Michigan in May. In his review of Gerstein’s performance at the festival’s gala on May 8, Stuart Isacoff of the Wall Street Journal commended Gerstein for his “blazing technique, including a wonderful command of color and nuance” and wrote that, “The Gershwin was magnificent, with a sense of playfulness and stylistic flair seldom encountered.” In January, the Russian-born pianist became the sixth recipient of the coveted Gilmore Artist Award, worth $300,000 and described as “music’s answer to the MacArthur Foundation ‘genius’ grants” (New York Times).
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Kirill Gerstein wins Avery Fisher Career Grant
April 29, 2010
Even before the month of April is out, 2010 has already proven to be a momentous year for Kirill Gerstein. In January, the Russian-born pianist became the sixth recipient of the coveted Gilmore Artist Award – “music’s answer to the MacArthur Foundation ‘genius’ grants,” according to the New York Times – made every four years to a pianist of exceptional ability and profound musicianship, deemed capable of sustaining a prominent international career. Now Gerstein, one of today’s most intriguing young musicians, has followed this coup with a second major triumph, being named the winner of a prestigious Avery Fisher Career Grant.
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Kirill Gerstein Is Now Represented by 21C Media Group
April 8, 2010
21C Media Group is proud to announce that it now represents pianist Kirill Gerstein, handling his media and public relations. One of today’s most intriguing young musicians, in January 2010 Gerstein was named the sixth recipient of the prestigious Gilmore Artist Award – “music’s answer to the MacArthur Foundation ‘genius’ grants,” according to the New York Times – made every four years to a pianist of exceptional ability and profound musicianship, deemed capable of sustaining a prominent international career. As the Boston Globe affirms, the Russian-born pianist is “on the fast track to a major career, and he deserves to be.