Sofya Gulyak | |
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Background information | |
Born | 1979 Kazan, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
Genres | Classical |
Occupation(s) | Pianist |
Instruments | Piano |
Sofya Gulyak (born 29 December 1979) [1] is a Russian classical pianist. She was the first woman to win the Leeds Piano Competition. [2]
Gulyak was born in Kazan. She studied at the Kazan State Conservatoire, Piano Academy Incontri col Maestro, and the Royal College of Music. [3] In 2006, she won first prize in the Sigismund Thalberg International Piano Competition. In 2007, she won the William Kapell Competition [4] [5] and shared the Concorso F. Busoni second prize with Dinara Nadzhafova. [6] Gulyak was the winner of the 2008 Washington International Competition of the Friday Morning Music Club, [7] and also won ISANGYUN Competition 2008. [8] In 2009, she won the 1st prize in the Leeds International Pianoforte Competition. She is the first female winner of the competition. [3]
Sofya Gulyak | |
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Background information | |
Born | 1979 Kazan, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
Genres | Classical |
Occupation(s) | Pianist |
Instruments | Piano |
Sofya Gulyak (born 29 December 1979) [1] is a Russian classical pianist. She was the first woman to win the Leeds Piano Competition. [2]
Gulyak was born in Kazan. She studied at the Kazan State Conservatoire, Piano Academy Incontri col Maestro, and the Royal College of Music. [3] In 2006, she won first prize in the Sigismund Thalberg International Piano Competition. In 2007, she won the William Kapell Competition [4] [5] and shared the Concorso F. Busoni second prize with Dinara Nadzhafova. [6] Gulyak was the winner of the 2008 Washington International Competition of the Friday Morning Music Club, [7] and also won ISANGYUN Competition 2008. [8] In 2009, she won the 1st prize in the Leeds International Pianoforte Competition. She is the first female winner of the competition. [3]