Behzod abduraimov tchaikovsky biography

Behzod Abduraimov (born 11 September 1990) is an Uzbek pianist.
Now 33 years old, Abduraimov ranks among the world's premier pianists.
Born in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, in 1990, Abduraimov began his piano studies at the age of 5 as a pupil of Tamara Popovich at Uspensky State Central Lyceum in.

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Behzod Abduraimov is “absolutely excited” to perform Tchaikovsky with the CSO

Abduraimov grew up in Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan, a central Asian country that borders Afghanistan. He began studying piano when he was 5, first with his mother and later with Tamara Popovich (1926-2010), a longtime teacher at the State Conservatory of Uzbekistan and Uspensky Music School.

As noted earlier, he traveled to the United States as a teenager to study with Ioudenitch, who is the founder and artistic director of Park University’s International Center for Music. “That was certainly one of the best decisions I have ever made,” Abduraimov said.

Just three years later in 2009, his faith in Ioudenitch was validated when the aspiring soloist won the London International Piano Competition and his career was launched. A year later, after touring China with conductor Vladimir Ashkenazy and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, he won another, smaller competition and was signed by HarrisonParrott, a top artist management, and the Decca Classics record label. His career has steadily soared since.

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Born in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, Mr. Abduraimov began studying piano at age five. In 2009, he won first prize at the London International Piano Competition. He has since performed with the Philharmonia Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Cleveland Orchestra, Orchestre de Paris, and Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra.

This season, he appears with Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Czech Philharmonic, Vienna Symphony, SWR Symphony Orchestra, Berlin Radio Symphony, Swedish Radio Symphony, Belgian National Orchestra, and NHK Symphony. Last season, Mr. Abduraimov made his third appearance at the BBC Proms, and also returned to Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra, Queensland Symphony, and West Australian Symphony. He made his San Francisco Symphony debut in March 2018 as a Shenson Young Artist.

Mr. Abduraimov recently released a recording of Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition with Alpha Classics, and previously recorded Rachmaninoff’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini on Rachmaninoff’s own piano for Sony Classical, and Rachmaninoff&rsqu

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Behzod Abduraimov

The 2024/25 season will see Abduraimov performing with the Bamberger Symphoniker, Orquesta y Coro Nacionales de España, NDR Radiophilharmonie as part of the Canary Islands Festival, Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg, Sinfonieorchester Basel, and Berner Symphonieorchester, among others. In North America, Abduraimov appears with the Atlanta Symphony, Detroit Symphony, Minnesota Orchestra, St. Louis Symphony, Toronto Symphony, and Vancouver Symphony. Elsewhere, he performs with the Singapore Symphony Orchestra and Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductors with whom he will collaborate this season include Anja Bihlmaier, Lionel Bringuier, Stéphane Denève, Gustavo Gimeno, Hans Graf, Jakub Hrůša, Stanislav Kochanovsky, Aziz Shokhakimov, and Otto Tausk.

In August 2024, Abduraimov marked the 10th anniversary of his debut with the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl. He returns to California in November 2024 and makes two important recital debuts: Cal Performances in Berkeley and Walt Disney Concert Hall presented by the LA Phil.

In past seasons Abduraim