The Russian-born French pianist Vladimir Stoupel has established himself worldwide as an artist of extraordinary versatility, uncompromising musical intensity and technical command. His emotionally charged interpretations span an extraordinarily large piano repertoire, including rarely heard compositions of the post-war era and obscure composers of the 20th century.

Top prizewinner at the Geneva International Music Competition in 1986, Vladimir Stoupel performs as soloist with many of the leading orchestras of the world, including the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, the Gewandhausorchestra, the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Munich Symphony, Konzerthausorchestra Berlin, the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, the Staatskapelle Mainz, the Staatskapelle Weimar and the Russian State Orchestra. He is a regular guest in such a prestigious venues as Avery Fisher Hall in New York City and the National Gallery of Art in Washington DC, Berlin Philharmonic Hall, Konzerthaus Berlin, Konzerthaus Dortmund, Tonhalle Düsseldorf, the Rudolfinum in Prague, Grosse Musikhalle Hamburg and Alte Oper Frankfurt/Main, just to name a few.

He has collaborated with such eminent conductors as Christian Thielemann, Michail Jurowski, Leopold Hager, Marek Janowski, Steven Sloane and Günther Neuhold. His extensive discography includes a critically acclaimed debut CD, released in 1989 on the RPC label, featuring piano music of Shostakovich. Other recordings feature the complete works for piano solo of Arnold Schoenberg and a soon to be released recording of the complete piano sonatas of Scriabin. His recording of the complete works for Viola and Piano by Henri Vieuxtemps with violist Thomas Selditz was awarded the "Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik", the highest German award for a CD-recording, in 2003.

Mr. Stoupel has frequently performed at the New York Philharmonic’s chamber music series at Merkin and Avery Fischer Halls. He has participated in many major festivals including the “Berliner Festwochen”, the Helsinki Festival, “Printemps des Arts“ in Monte Carlo, and Festival “La Grange de Meslay“ in Tours/France. At the “Piano en Valois Festival”, he presented the entire cycle of Scriabin’s sonatas in a single concert. In 2006, he performed “Tristan-Préludes” for Piano, Orchestra and Electronic Sounds with the Bochum Symphony Orchestra and conductor Steven Sloan on the opening night of a festival dedicated to Hans-Werner Henze at the Konzerthaus Dortmund.

The highlights of his 2007-2008 season include engagements in New York, Colorado, New Mexico and at Washington DC's National Gallery of Art. In Europe, he performs recitals in Frankfurt/Main, Chemnitz, Bielefeld, Paris, London and at the "Kasseler Musiktagen". As soloist, he performs with the Staatsorchester Mainz under the direction of Catherine Rückwardt, several performances with the Brandenburgischen Staatsorchester Frankfurt (Oder) in Konzerthaus Berlin and at the Nikolaisaal in Potsdam, as well as "Le poème du Feu" by Alexander Scriabin with the Staatsorchester Kassel under the direction of the new GMD Patrik Ringborg. In addition to numerous chamber music performances during the summer season 2007, he has been engaged to perform Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue, Bach Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 and Beethoven's Third Piano Concerto at the “Festival 2007 Celebration Series” at Shippensburg University, the Endless Mountain Music Festival and with the Lake Placid Sinfonietta.

Vladimir Stoupel began studying the piano at age three with his mother, Rimma Bobritskaia. He later studied piano with Evgeny Malinin and Lazar Berman, and conducting with Gennady Rozhdestvensky. French citizen since 1985, Mr. Stoupel makes his home in Berlin and performs extensively as soloist, conductor and chamber musician.

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