POSTPONED - Piano Recital with Vitaly Starikov

Technopolis 20 proudly presents the second concert of 2022 of “Τechnopolis 20 Classics” concert series,

at Markideio Theatre in Paphos, on Sunday, 20 th March 2022 at 6pm with the young virtuoso pianist

Vitaly Starikov.

Vitaly Starikov, a young talented pianist born in 1995, succeeds already in building a worldwide

recognition in the classic music scene winning many renowned International piano competitions and

participating in piano recitals around the globe.

Vitaly Starikov will perform the following programme:

F. Liszt, Harmonies poétiques et religieuses (Poetic and Religious Harmonies)

1. Invocation
2. Ave Maria
3. Bénédiction de Dieu dans la solitude
4. Pensée des morts

F. Chopin, Nocturne op.48 No.1 in C minor

F. Chopin, Ballade No.1 op.23 in G minor

C. Debussy, Estampes:

1. Pagodes 
2. La soiree dans Grenade
3. Jardins sous la pluie

R. Wagner - F.Liszt, Ouverture zu Tannhäuser

Entrance: €20 / €8 (students)

Reservations are necessary. Limited numbered seats available. Tickets available:

- Technopolis 20 art centre. Opening hours: Monday – Friday, 9am – 1pm

- Online banking (email us at info@technopolis20.com for details)

Information: 70002420

SafePass Scan necessary.

The production takes all the necessary precautions and follows the instructions announced by the

government, in order to ensure your health and safety.

Supporter: Municipality of Paphos

Hospitality Sponsor: Annabelle Hotel

Sponsor: Vouni Panayia Winery

A full biography of the artist

Vitaly Starikov studied at the Ural Music College in Yekaterinburg, the city where he was born in 1995,

under Sergey Beloglazov, then at the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory, where he took classes with

Vera Gornostayeva and Elisso Virsaladze. In 2019, he went on to further studies at the Accademia

Internazionale di Imola “Incontri col Maestro” under Boris Petrushansky. Since September 2020 Vitaly

continued his studies at the Moscow Conservatory as a graduate student with Prof. Eliso Virsaladze.

Vitaly Starikov has won, among other awards, the First Prize and the Audience Prize at the Concours

International d’Epinal in 2017, the Second Prize at the Taneyev International Competition of Chamber

Ensembles in the same year, and the First Prize at the Premio Roberto Melini in 2019. In 2021 he was

amongst the six finalists of the prestige Queen Elizabeth Competition, and he recently was selected as one

of the ten pianists of the final phase of the International Franz Liszt Piano Competition in Utrecht.

He is a soloist with the St Petersburg Music House and has performed with orchestras such as the St

Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra, the Minsk Philharmonic Orchestra, the Orchestre national de

Metz, and the Orchestre Symphonique et Lyrique de Nancy; under conductors such as Wolf Usminsky,

Alexander Titov, Andrey Galanov, Petr Nikiforov, Rani Calderon, and David Reiland. He performed and

will perform in different countries including Russia, Austria, Slovakia, Israel, Cyprus, Italy, France,

Belgium, Malaysia and in other countries. He has collaborated in chamber music concerts with different

musicians including Yuna Ha, Leonid Zhelezny, Saverio Gabrielli, Ravil Islyamov, Oleg Gusev, Rustem

Khamidullin, Roman Fillipov, Stefano Guarino, Mikhail Kalashnikov, Yevgeny Novikov and others.