Gomziakov Pavel

Year of birth
1975

Home country
Russia

Studies

Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris 2004– (Philippe Muller)
Escuela Superior de Musica Reina Sofia, Madrid (Natalia Shakhovkskaya)
Tchaikovsky Moscow State Conservatory (Dmitri Miller)

Competitions

5th International Competition “Carlos Prieto” 2006, Mexico, Second Prize
4th International Competition “Julio Cardona” 2003, Portugal, First Prize
Tchaikovsky International Competition 2002, Moscow Special Jury Prize

Repertoire

First round
G. Cassado (1897–1966): Suite for Cello Solo (1926)
Prelude – Fantasia
Sardana – Danza
Intermezzo e danza finale

L. van Beethoven (1770–1827): Sonata for Cello and Piano in C No 4, Op. 102, No 1 (1815)
Andante – Allegro vivace
Adagio – Tempo d’andante – Allegro vivace

B. Britten (1913–1976): from Suite for Cello Solo No 3, Op. 87 (1971)
Recitativo: Fantastico
Molto perpetuo: Presto
Passacaglia: Lento solenne

Piano: Naoko Ichihashi

Second round
P. Tšaikovski: Variations on a Rococo Theme Op. 33

Finaalit
J. Haydn: Cello Concerto in D Hob VII B/2
S. Prokofjev: Sinfonia Concertante Op. 125

Tipi´s comments

Looks good! Gomziakov’s CV is in French, so I didn’t quite catch everything, but he seems to have done the rounds of masterclasses and competitions.
I hope he shows the rest of us the right Russian way to play Tchaikovsky and Prokofiev.
A good overall selection.