Ivan Alekseevich Bessonov (Russian: Ива́н Алексе́евич Бессо́нов; born July 24, 2002, Saint Petersburg, Russia) is a Russian pianist and composer, winner of the Eurovision Young Musicians 2018.[1][2]
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Birth name | Ivan Alekseevich Bessonov |
Born | (2002-07-24) 24 July 2002 (age 20) Saint Petersburg, Russia |
Genres | Classical |
Occupation(s) | Classical pianist |
Instrument(s) | Piano |
He composes music and made his film debut as a composer in 2015. He gives solo concerts in Russia and abroad (Austria, Germany, Italy, etc.), collaborates with the world's leading conductors — Valery Gergiev, Vladimir Spivakov, Alexander Sladkovsky.[3]
In 2019, he was the spokesperson of the Russian jury's voting at the Eurovision Song Contest 2019.[4][5]
In 2022, Bessonov achieved the First Prize in the first edition of the S. V. Rachmaninoff Competition in the Piano category.[6]
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