Victor Maslov
RUSSIA

Russian pianist Victor Maslov was praised as “one of those people who is close to all-round mastery of his repertoire” by the New York Concert Review, following his performance at Weill Recital Hall (Carnegie Hall), New York in 2010. Victor is currently studying at the Royal College of Music, London, with Dmitri Alexeev as the Future of Russia Foundation scholar. In 2017 he became an Eileen Rowe Musical Trust Award Holder. Victor is also generously supported by Talent Unlimited. Victor began his studies at the Gnessin Moscow Special School of Music, where he was taught by his mother Olga Maslova. He later became a scholar of the Vladimir Spivakov International Charity Foundation and has received masterclasses from Dmitry Bashkirov for several years.

Victor has been a prize winner in several international competitions, including First Prize in the Nikolai Rubinstein International Piano Competition (Paris 2004), Musicale dell’Adriatico (Ancona 2007), and Overall Prize Winner of the 47th Concertino Praga International Radio Competition for Young Musicians (2013), Concerto Competition (Royal College of Music 2015). Additional prizes include Fourth Prize at the Vladimir Horowitz International Competition for Young Pianists (Kiev 2012), Second Prize in the Astana Piano Passion (Astana 2015), Hopkinson Silver Medal and Esther Fisher Prize for the best Undergraduate performance (RCM Chappell Medal Piano Competition 2017).

He gave his concerto debut at the age of nine with the State Symphony Orchestra of Moscow and has since performed with orchestras such as RCM Philharmonic, Symphonic Orchestra of Czech Radio, Astana Opera Symphonic Orchestra, Kostroma Symphonic Orchestra, Penza State Symphonic Orchestra, State Orchestra “New Russia”. Victor has given solo performances at international music festivals across the UK, Germany, France, Italy, Denmark, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Turkey, Switzerland, Russia, Israel, and the USA. Venues have included Weil Recital hall at Carnegie Hall, Elgar Room at the Royal Alber Hall, Cadogan Hall, Great Hall of Moscow Conservatoire, Smetana Hall and Rudolfinum.

Program

RECITAL ROUND
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) Sonata in E Major, Op. 109
I. Vivace ma non troppo. Adagio espressivo
II. Prestissimo
III. Gesangvoll, mit innigster Empfindung.

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) Variations and Fugue on the theme of Handel, Op. 24

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943) Etudes-Tableaux Op. 33
I. Allegro non troppo
II. Allegro
III. Grave
V. Moderato
VI. Non allegro – Presto
VII. Allegro con fuoco
VIII. Moderato
IX. Grave

SCHUBERT ROUND
Franz Schubert (1797–1828) Sonata in C Minor, D. 958
I. Allegro
II. Adagio
III. Minuetto. Allegro – Trio
IV. Allegro

CHAMBER MUSIC ROUND
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Toccata in E Minor, BWV 914
Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953) Sonata No. 7, Op. 83
I. Allegro inquieto
II. Andante caloroso
III. Precipitato

Anton Arensky (1861-1906) Piano Trio in D Minor, Op. 32
I. Allegro moderato
II. Scherzo. Allegro molto
III. Elegia. Adagio
IV. Finale. Allegro non troppo

CONCERTO
Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873–1943) Piano Concerto No. 1 in F-sharp Minor, Op. 1
I. Vivace – moderato
II. Andante cantabile
III. Allegro vivace