RUSLAN SVIRIDOV

Ruslan Sviridov was born in January 1973 in Tambov, Russia. He began to study music at age 7 with Elena Khvorostova of the Tambov Music School and gave his first public performance at age 8. While studying at The Tambov Music School, Sviridov won many school, city and regional contests for young pianists, including the Tambov Region Annual Contest for Young Pianists (1982-1987). In 1987, Sviridov entered Rachmaninov Music College in Tambov, where he studied with Natalia Kolpakova. He received first prize in numerous city and regional competitions, such as the Tchaikovsky Regional Piano Contest (1988), the Mussorgsky Regional Competition for Young Pianists (1989), the Bartok Regional Contest (1989) and the Kabalevsky Regional Competition for Young Pianists in Kuibyshev (1990). In 1991, he won first prize in the Regional Contest of Young Pianists in Kuznetsk, Russia. While studying at Rachmaninov Music College, Sviridov played hundreds of concerts throughout Russia’s Central Region: Tambov, Kuibyshev, Smolensk, Ryazan, and Michurinsk among many other cities. Sviridov was an active member of the Tambov Piano Club (1987-1991) and the Rachmaninov Museum in Ivanovka, Tambov Region, where he played many concerts. He made numerous recordings on Tambov Radio and TV (1986-1995), Russian Central Television (1988-1991), Hungarian National TV (1988) and Voronezh Regional TV (1988). After graduating from Tambov Music College with a Diploma of Honor, Sviridov entered the Moscow State Conservatory, where he studied with famous Russian pianist Professor Victor Merzhanov. While studying at the Conservatory, he played recitals in Moscow, Smolensk, Voronezh, Ufa, Ulyanovsk, Tambov, and Saratov. He played with several symphony orchestras in Russia, including the Ulyanovsk State Academic Symphony Orchestra under Professor Georgy Yerzhemsky and the Moscow Youth Symphony Orchestra under Professor Leonid Nikolaev. He also participated in the Rachmaninov Music Festival in Tambov and the Glinka Music Festival in Smolensk, Russia. While studying at the Moscow State Conservatory, Sviridov took part in and won many international piano competitions. Among them were the Fourth International Musical Competition in Tortona, Italy (1994 - Grand Prix and First Prize); the Fifth International “Isabel Scionti” Piano Competition in Kingsville, Texas (1995 - Third Prize and Special Jury Prize); the Fourth International Musical Competition in Alassio, Italy (1995 - Grand Prix and First Prize); the 10th International Piano Competition in San Bartolomeo al Mare, Italy (1995 - First Prize); the 27th International “Vincenzo Bellini” Piano Competition in Caltanissetta, Sicily, Italy (1996 - Special Jury Prize); the International Piano Competition in Glasgow, Scotland, U.K. (1995); the International Piano Competition in Porto, Portugal (1995); the International Piano Competition in Borgosessia, Italy (1997); and the Tuesday Musical Club Piano Competition in San Antonio, Texas (1999). He took part in International Courses of Piano Artistry dedicated to the memory of Sergey Rachmaninov in Tambov, Russia (1992), and International Piano Master Classes with Professor Rudolf Buchbinder in Zurich, Switzerland (1996 and 1997). Sviridov has performed in Italy, Portugal, Switzerland, Great Britain, and the United States. He has recorded in Russia, Italy, Switzerland, Portugal, and the United States. In 1996, Sviridov graduated from Moscow State Conservatory with a Diploma of Honor and received his Doctoral Degree from Moscow State Conservatory, where he continued his studies with Professor Victor Merzhanov. During these years he played numerous recitals throughout the world. In 1998, Ruslan Sviridov has moved to San Antonio, TX (USA) where he continued to play recitals and chamber concerts. Currently resides in Toronto, Ontario (Canada).