CWRU Historical Performance Program DMA candidate Mikhail Grazhdanov has made the semi finals at the MA Festival Brugge Competition 2024. The 12 candidates will perform on Tues, Aug 6 to earn a spot in the final on Thur, Aug 8.
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Mikhail Grazhdanov was born in Krasnoyarsk, Russia. He began his music studies on bayan (button accordion), shifting to piano at age 17. From 2013 - 2018 he was a student of Vladimir Tropp (piano), Olga Fillippova (harpsichord), and Alexey Lubimov (fortepiano) at the Moscow Conservatory. With the aid of a Fulbright scholarship, he earned a Master’s degree at the Cleveland Institute of Music in 2021, studying with Daniel Shapiro (piano). Currently he is a DMA candidate in historical performance practice at Case Western Reserve University, where he studies with Francesca Brittan (fortepiano), Peter Bennett (harpsichord) and Jonathan Moyer (organ). He has participated in a wide variety of masterclasses, including with Francesco Corti, Mark Edwards, and David Breitman. Recent professional appearances include performances with the American Bach Soloists Academy and a concert at the Boston Early Music Festival (summer 2023). He also appeared on the Young Artists Program at the Early Music America summit in Boston (Fall 2023).