1 CD |
€ 19.95
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Label Signum Classics |
UPC 0635212091128 |
Catalogue number SIGCD 911 |
Release date 11 October 2024 |
Described by Gramophone Magazine as
embodying “superb pianism and intelligent
musicianship”, Anna Tsybuleva shot into the
international spotlight in 2015 when she
was crowned First Prize Winner of the Leeds
International Piano Competition. She received
wide critical acclaim for her winning performance,
and was described as “A pianist of rare gifts: not
since Murray Perahia’s triumph in 1972 has Leeds
had a winner of this musical poise and calibre”
(International Piano Magazine).
Now a regular performer in major cities worldwide,
Tsybuleva’s early experiences were more modest.
Born in 1990, she was raised in the mountains of
Nizhny Arkhyz – a small village of approximately
500 inhabitants – in the Karachay-Cherkess
Republic of Greater Caucasus, where nature and
the beauty of her surroundings proved a constant
source of inspiration. These beginnings have
served to feed directly into the development of her
unique performance style today, which is one of
captivating intimacy: drawing the listener into a
private sphere of music-making in even the largest
of concert halls. Tsybuleva’s “Complete Debussy
Préludes: The Visual Album” (YouTube, 2023)
captures and portrays this beautifully. Since her early rural beginnings, Tsybuleva has
gone on to triumph in recital on many of the
greatest international stages, including Het
Concertgebouw Amsterdam, KKL Luzern, Palais
des Beaux-Arts, Philharmonie Luxembourg,
Shanghai Oriental Arts Center, Tonhalle Zürich,
and the Wigmore Hall.
Recent and forthcoming highlights as concerto
soloist include engagements with the Dortmunder
Philharmoniker, hr-Sinfonieorchester Frankfurt,
Luzerner Sinfonieorchester, Nordwestdeutsche
Philharmonie, Orquesta Extremadura, and the
Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra, amongst
others. She has the pleasure of collaborating with
such esteemed conductors as Alain Altinoglu,
Sir Mark Elder, Jonathon Heyward, Michał
Nesterowicz, Yuri Temirkanov, Krzysztof Urbański,
and Duncan Ward, to name a few.
Tsybuleva is signed to record label Signum
Classics for a multi-disc deal, releasing her
debut concerto recording on the label in 2021
to enormous critical acclaim (Brahms Piano
Concerto No.2, with DSO Berlin conducted by
Ruth Reinhardt). Praise for her interpretation
included “Poetic lyricism, combining geniality with
grace” (Gramophone), and “Tsybuleva reveals
deep empathy for the hushed anguish cocooned
in the heart of Brahms. Passionate, exquisite,
hypnotic” (BBC Music Magazine). In 2022, she
made the world-premiere recording of a newly
commissioned piano concerto, with the London
Symphony Orchestra conducted by Marin Alsop.
Tsybuleva took her first piano lessons with her
mother at the age of 6, before attending the
Shostakovich Music School in Volgodonsk aged
9. From age 13, she continued her studies
at the Moscow Central Music School and the
Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatoire, under
internationally renowned pedagogue Professor
Lyudmila Roschina. During this time, Tsybuleva
garnered her first major competition wins –
including the Grand Prix of the International Gilels
Piano Competition (2013), and top prizes from
the Hamamatsu International Piano Competition
(2012) and Takamatsu International Piano
Competition (2014).
After graduating from the Moscow Conservatoire
in 2014 with the coveted award for ‘Best Student’,
Tsybuleva furthered her studies with Claudio
Martínez-Mehner at the Hochschule für Musik
Basel. During these two years, she developed her
growing passion for Romantic repertoire of the
German School, and won the Leeds International
Piano Competition in 2015 with her captivating performance of Brahms Piano Concerto No.2,
under the baton of Sir Mark Elder and the Hallé
Orchestra. Tsybuleva has since combined her
international performance career with a thirst for
further knowledge, and has just completed post-
graduate studies at the Moscow State Tchaikovsky
Conservatoire. With her “energetic elan,
bravura, and heart-on-sleeve communication”
(International Piano Magazine), Anna Tsybuleva is
fast emerging as one of the finest pianists of her
generation, “destined to become a world piano
star” (APE Musicale, Italy).
Tsybuleva remains true to the core values of
her early years. Keen to share the beauty of her
childhood with others, in 2022 she launched her
inaugural annual festival – AlterSono – amidst
the mountains, rivers, and 10th century temples
of her hometown (which is now also home to
the world’s largest space telescope). Combining
music, science, space, and people, the festival
invites artists and audiences to embark upon a
magical journey of artistic, humanist, and scientific
exploration – themes close to Anna’s heart.
Anna Tsybuleva is proud to be a part of the
Yamaha Artist family, and grateful to Yamaha for
their kindness and support.
Claude Debussy was a French composer. He and Maurice Ravel were the most prominent figures associated with impressionist music, though Debussy disliked the term when applied to his compositions. He was made Chevalier of the Legion of Honour in 1903. He was among the most influential composers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and his use of non-traditional scales and chromaticism influenced many composers who followed.
Debussy's music is noted for its sensory content and frequent usage of non-traditional tonalities. The prominent French literary style of his period was known as Symbolism, and this movement directly inspired Debussy both as a composer and as an active cultural participant
Among his most famous works are his Clair de Lune, his Three Nocturnes and his orchestral piece La Mer.