Ignat Solzhenitsyn
piano

Biography

Recognized as one of today's most gifted artists, and enjoying an active career as both pianist and conductor, Ignat Solzhenitsyn's lyrical and poignant interpretations have won him critical acclaim throughout the world.

In recent seasons, his extensive touring schedule in the United States and Europe has included concerto performances with numerous major orchestras, including those of Boston, Chicago, Philadelphia, Saint Louis, Los Angeles, Seattle, Baltimore, Washington, Montreal, Toronto, London, Paris, Israel, and Sydney, and collaborations with such distinguished conductors as Herbert Blomstedt, James Conlon, James DePreist, Charles Dutoit, Lawrence Foster, Valery Gergiev, Krzysztof Penderecki, André Previn, Mstislav Rostropovich, Gerard Schwarz, Wolfgang Sawallisch, Maxim Shostakovich, Yuri Temirkanov and David Zinman.  In addition to his recital appearances in the United States at Philadelphia's Academy of Music, St. Paul's Ordway Theatre, San Francisco’s Herbst Theatre, and many others from coast to coast, Mr. Solzhenitsyn has also given numerous recitals in Europe and the Far East in such major musical centers as London, Milan, Zurich, Moscow, Tokyo, and Sydney.

An avid chamber musician, Mr. Solzhenitsyn has collaborated with the Emerson, Borodin, Brentano, St. Petersburg and Lydian String Quartets, and in four-hand recital with Mitsuko Uchida.  He has frequently appeared at international festivals, including Salzburg, Evian, Ludwigsburg, Caramoor, Ojai, Marlboro, Nizhniy Novgorod and Moscow’s famed December Evenings.   

Ignat Solzhenitsyn is in his sixth season as Music Director of the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia, having served as its Principal Conductor for the previous six years. He also serves as Principal Guest Conductor of the Moscow Symphony Orchestra.  His recent guest soloists in Philadelphia have included Sylvia McNair, Cho-Liang Lin, Gary Graffman, Sergei Leiferkus, Anton Kuerti, Leila Josefowicz, and Steven Isserlis.  Mr. Solzhenitsyn is also in demand as guest conductor, having recently led the orchestras of Baltimore, Dallas, Toronto, Seattle, Indianapolis, Buffalo, North Carolina, Toledo, New Jersey, Virginia, and Nashville.

A winner of the Avery Fisher Career Grant, Ignat Solzhenitsyn serves on the piano faculty of the Curtis Institute of Music.  He has been featured on many radio and television specials, most recently CBS Sunday Morning and ABC’s Nightline.  Born in Moscow, Mr. Solzhenitsyn resides in New York City with his wife and three children.

Website: http://www.ignatsolzhenitsyn.com