
Background
Prizes
Timur Mustakimov began his piano studies at the Music School for Gifted Children in Kazan with Alfiya Burnasheva. He received his Master of Music and Professional Studies Diploma from the Mannes School of Music (The New School) under Vladimir Feltsman. He continued his studies in the Postgraduate Diploma program at Kazan Conservatory in Piano Performance. In early 2020, he will receive his Doctorate of Musical Arts from Temple University in Philadelphia, USA.
As a soloist, Timur has performed with the Mannes Symphony Orchestra at the Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Centre, NY and with the Hudson Valley Philharmonic in New York under the baton of Vladimir Feltsman, with the State Symphony Orchestra of the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia, with Orchestra Sinfonica Città di Grosseto in Italy and the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Symphony in Iowa, USA.
This year, Timur has released a debut CD of sonatas by Scriabin and Myaskovsky on the Blue Griffin label.
Upcoming Competition Repertoire
Preliminaries
Preliminary Round
I. Moderato
II. Andante con moto
III. Finale. Allegro
VI. Dowland: Now, O now, I needs must part
Semi-Finals
Semifinal Round
I. Andante con moto, cantabile e con piacevole
II. Allegro
III. Andante, Cantabile ed espressivo
IV. Presto
V. Quasi allegretto
VI. Presto — Andante amabile e con moto
[Promenade I] Allegro giusto, nel modo russico; senza allegrezza, ma poco sostenuto
I. The Gnome
[Promenade II]. Moderato commodo assai e con delicatezza
II. The Old Castle
[Promenade III]. Moderato non tanto, pesamente
III. Tuileries
IV. Cattle
[Promenade IV]. Tranquillo
V. The Ballet of the Unhatched Chicks in their Shells
VI. Samuel Goldenberg und Schmuÿle
[Promenade V] Allegro giusto, nel modo russico; poco sostenuto
VII. The Market at Limoges (The Great News)
VIII. Catacombs
IX. The Hut on Hens’ Legs
X. The Great Gate of Kiev
Finals
Final Round
I. Overture
II. Courante
III. Gavotte I/II
IV Passepied I/II
V. Sarabande
VI. Bourrée I/II
VII. Gigue
VIII. Echo
I. Allegro
II. Andantino
III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace – Trio. Un poco più lento
IV. Rondo. Allegrett