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Mikhail Pletnev

p, *1957 RU
Musician / Composer / Conductor of Classical
A.k.a. Михаил Васильевич Плетнёв

Russian pianist, conductor and composer, born 14 April 1957 in Arkhangelsk, Soviet Union. After winning first prize and gold medal on the VI International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow in 1978, he started touring extensively around the world. Pletnev debuted as a conductor in 1980. He lives in Switzerland since 1996, and more recently in Thailand. His name can be transliterated variously as Mikhail Vasilievich Pletnev in English and Michail Wassiljewitsch Pletnjow in German.

     
Plays With
Людмила Ермакова
Клавдий Птица
Popular Tracks   
Chopin: Nocturne No. 20 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. Posth. on Chopin: Piano Sonata No. 2, Nocturnes, Barcarolle & Scherzo by Frédéric Chopin & Mikhail Pletnev
Scriabin: 24 Preludes, Op. 11: No. 21 in B-Flat Major on Scriabin: 24 Preludes - Sonatas Nos. 4 & 10 by Alexander Scriabin & Mikhail Pletnev
The Nutcracker, Op. 71, TH 14, Act II: No. 14c, Var. II. Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy on Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, Op. 71, TH 14 by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Mikhail Pletnev & Russian National Orchestra
Scriabin: 24 Preludes, Op. 11: No. 1 in C Major on Scriabin: 24 Preludes - Sonatas Nos. 4 & 10 by Alexander Scriabin & Mikhail Pletnev
Sonata in G major, Wq. 62/19: 2. Andante on Bach, C.P.E.: Sonatas & Rondos by Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach & Mikhail Pletnev
Lyric Pieces Book II, Op. 38: I. Berceuse on Grieg: Lyric Pieces; Sonata; Fugues by Edvard Grieg & Mikhail Pletnev
Slavonic March, Op. 31, TH 45 on Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 1 & Slavonic March by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian National Orchestra & Mikhail Pletnev
Romeo And Juliet, Fantasy Overture on Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 op. 74 / Romeo and Juliet Fantasy by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian National Orchestra & Mikhail Pletnev
The Isle of the Dead, Op. 29 on Rachmaninov: Symphony No. 1; The Isle of Dead by Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian National Orchestra & Mikhail Pletnev
6 Piano Variations in F Major, Op. 34: Variation IV. Tempo di menuetto in E Major on Beethoven: Variations & Bagatelles by Ludwig van Beethoven & Mikhail Pletnev

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Title Artist Year Type
Verbier Festival (25 Years Of Excellence)Martha Argerich • Yevgeny Kissin • Mikhail Pletnev • Bryn Terfel • Daniil Trifonov • Yuja Wang • Gustavo Dudamel • Valery Gergiev • Kurt Masur2018Album
Chopin EvocationsDaniil Trifonov, Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Mikhail Pletnev, Sergei Babayan2017Album
Symphony No. 1 / The Poem Of EcstasyAlexander Scriabine - Russian National Orchestra, Mikhail Pletnev2015Album
Manfred SymphonyPyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian National Orchestra, Mikhail Pletnev2014Album
Symphony No. 3 "Eroica" / Symphony No. 1Ludwig van Beethoven - Mikhail Pletnev, Russian National Orchestra2012Compil.
Shchedrin Carmen SuiteMikhail Pletnev, Russian National Orchestra, Родион Щедрин2012Album
15 SonatasMikhail Pletnev, Domenico Scarlatti2012Album
The Sleeping BeautyPyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky : Russian National Orchestra, Mikhail Pletnev2011Album
Symphonies 6&8Ludwig van Beethoven - Russian National Orchestra • Mikhail Pletnev2011Album
Symphony No. 5 In E Minor, Op. 64 / Francesca Da Rimini, Op. 32Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian National Orchestra, Mikhail Pletnev2011Album
Symphony No. 6 In B Minor, Op. 74 / Capriccio Italien, Op. 45Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian National Orchestra, Mikhail Pletnev2011Album
Pathétique (Meisterwerke)Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Mikhail Pletnev, Vladimir Fedoseyev, Philharmonia Orchestra, Russian National Orchestra2011Compil.
Symphonies Nos. 1-3 / The Bells / Symphonic DancesSergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff, Russian National Orchestra, Mikhail Pletnev2011Compil.
Symphonies 5 & 7Ludwig van Beethoven - Russian National Orchestra • Mikhail Pletnev2011Album
Symphony No. 9, "Choral"Ludwig van Beethoven, Mikhail Pletnev conducting the Russian National Orchestra2011Album
Rimsky Korsakov Orchestral SuitesMikhail Pletnev2010Album
The SymphoniesPyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian National Orchestra, Mikhail Pletnev2010Compil.
Piano Concerto No. 5Ludwig van Beethoven - Mikhail Pletnev, Russian National Orchestra, Christian Gansch2008Album
La Grande Musica Classica - Mazurche, Ballate, Polacche, Sonata N°2 Op.35, Notturni, Barcarola Op.60 Scherzo N°2Frédéric Chopin, Piotr Anderszewski, Mikhail Pletnev2008Album
The Five Piano ConcertosLudwig van Beethoven, Mikhail Pletnev, Russian National Orchestra, Christian Gansch2008Album
Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 4Ludwig van Beethoven, Mikhail Pletnev, Russian National Orchestra, Christian Gansch2007Album
Piano Concertos Nos. 1&3Ludwig van Beethoven, Mikhail Pletnev, Russian National Orchestra, Christian Gansch2007Album
Best Of GriegEdvard Grieg, Lilya Zilberstein, Mikhail Pletnev, Anne Sofie Von Otter, Berliner Philharmoniker, Göteborgs Symfoniker, Herbert von Karajan, Neeme Järvi2007Compil.
Piano SonatasMikhail Pletnev, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart2006Album
Chamber MusicSergey Ivanovich Taneyev - Vadim Repin, Ilya Gringolts, Nobuko Imai, Lynn Harrell, Mikhail Pletnev2005Album
Piano Concertos 20 & 24Mikhail Pletnev, Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart2005Compil.
18 PiecesMikhail Pletnev - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky2005Album
Piano ConcertosMikhail Pletnev, Vladimir Fedoseyev - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky2004Compil.
Lyric PiecesEdvard Grieg, Mikhail Pletnev2004Album
Swan Lake - The Nutcracker - The Sleeping Beauty - Complete RecordingsPyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Boston Symphony Orchestra, Seiji Ozawa / Russian National Orchestra, Mikhail Pletnev2004Album
Cinderella / Summer Night - Suite, Op. 123Sergei Prokofiev : Russian National Orchestra, Mikhail Pletnev2004Album
Cinderella Suite • Ma Mère L'OyeSergei Prokofiev, Maurice Ravel / Martha Argerich, Mikhail Pletnev2004Album
Pletnev Plays SchumannMikhail Pletnev2003Album
Piano Concertos 9, 20, 23 & 24Mikhail Pletnev, Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart2003Compil.
Symphony Νο. 6, Romeo & JulietPyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian National Orchestra, Mikhail Pletnev2003Compil.
Piano Concertos No. 3Mikhail Pletnev, Mstislav Rostropovich, Sergei Prokofiev, Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff2003Album
Piano Concertos & SonatasJoseph Haydn - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart / Mikhail Pletnev, Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen2003Compil.
Violin ConcertosPyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Julius Conus, David Garrett, Russian National Orchestra, Mikhail Pletnev2001Album
Sonatas & RondosMikhail Pletnev, Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach2001Album
Live At Carnegie HallMikhail Pletnev2001Album
Carmen Suite · Naughty Limericks · The ChimesРодион Щедрин, Russian State Symphony Orchestra, Mikhail Pletnev2001Album
The Bells / John Of DamascusSergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff, Sergey Ivanovich Taneyev, Mikhail Pletnev, Marina Mescheriakova, Sergej Larin, Vladimir Chernov, Московский Камерный Хор, Russian National Orchestra2001Album
Piano Sonatas – Piano ConcertosJoseph Haydn : Mikhail Pletnev / Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen2001Compil.
Lyric Pieces, Sonata, 7 FuguesMikhail Pletnev, Edvard Grieg2000Album
Symphony No. 1 / The Isle Of The DeadSergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff : Mikhail Pletnev, Russian National Orchestra2000Album
Clarinet ConcertosRussian National Orchestra, Michael Collins, Mikhail Pletnev, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ludwig van Beethoven2000Album
Piano MusicPyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Mikhail Pletnev1999Album
The Sleeping BeautyPyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky : Russian National Orchestra, Mikhail Pletnev1999Album
Symphony No. 6- Pathetique/Marche Slave/The Seasons/6 Piano Pieces Op. 21/The Sleeping Beauty (Arr. Pletnev)Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Mikhail Pletnev, Russian National Orchestra1999Compil.
Symphony No. 3 "Le Divin Poème", Le Poème De L'ExtaseAlexander Scriabine ・ Mikhail Pletnev, Russian National Orchestra1999Album
Hommage à RachmaninovMikhail Pletnev1999Album
Piano Sonatas Nos. 2 · 7 · 8Sergei Prokofiev - Mikhail Pletnev1998Album
The Berlin Gala - A Salute To CarmenBerliner Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado, Roberto Alagna, Anne Sofie Von Otter, Bryn Terfel, Mikhail Pletnev, Gil Shaham1998Album
Mikhail PletnevMikhail Pletnev, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky1998Compil.
Piano Concertos 1-3 / Concert FantasyPyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Mikhail Pletnev, Philharmonia Orchestra, Vladimir Fedoseyev1998Compil.
Sonata In B Minor; Après Une Lecture de Dante; Funérailles; GnomenreigenMikhail Pletnev, Franz Liszt1998Album
Symphony No. 3 - Romeo And JulietPyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Mikhail Pletnev, Russian National Orchestra1998Album
Symphony No.3 / Symphonic DancesSergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff - Mikhail Pletnev, Russian National Orchestra1998Album
Symphony No. 5 ⋅ HamletPyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky ⋅ Mikhail Pletnev - Russian National Orchestra1997Album
Symphony In E Flat / "The Firebird" SuiteIgor Stravinsky, Mikhail Pletnev, Russian National Orchestra1997Album
Meeting In Moscow: Violin ConcertosGil Shaham, Mikhail Pletnev - Alexander Glazunov • Dmitry Kabalevsky - Russian National Orchestra1997Album
24 Preludes - Sonatas 4 And 10Mikhail Pletnev, Alexander Scriabine1997Album
ChopinMikhail Pletnev1997Album
Variations & BagatellesMikhail Pletnev, Ludwig van Beethoven1997Album
Konzertstück - Overtures: Der Freischütz - Euryanthe - OberonMikhail Pletnev, Russian National Orchestra, Carl Maria von Weber1997Album
Russian FantasyMikhail Pletnev, Russian National Orchestra, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Anatoly Liadov, Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff1996Compil.
Piano ConcertosMikhail Pletnev, Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen - Joseph Haydn1996Album
Piano Concertos 9 & 20Mikhail Pletnev, Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart1996Album
The Enchanted KingdomAnatoly Liadov, Николай Черепнин, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Russian National Orchestra, Mikhail Pletnev1996Album
Sinfonia Concertante, Cello ConcertoSergei Prokofiev / Nikolai Myaskovsky, Mischa Maisky / Mikhail Pletnev, Russian National Orchestra1996Album
Slavonic Dances Opp. 46 & 72Antonín Dvořák - Russian National Orchestra, Mikhail Pletnev1995Album
Keyboard SonatasMikhail Pletnev - Domenico Scarlatti1995Album
Symphony No. 2 - The Rock • Der Fels • Le RocherSergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff, Mikhail Pletnev, Russian National Orchestra1994Album
Manfred Symphony / The TempestPyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky • Russian National Orchestra • Mikhail Pletnev1994Album
The Seasons, 6 Pieces, Op. 21Mikhail Pletnev, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky1994Album
Russian OverturesRussian National Orchestra, Mikhail Pletnev1994Album
Piano Concertos 23/24Mikhail Pletnev, Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart1993Album
Сонаты для фортепиано №15,16,17,18Mikhail Pletnev, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart1992Album
Piano Concertos No. 2 & 3Mikhail Pletnev, Philharmonia Orchestra, Vladimir Fedoseyev - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky1991Album
P. Tchaikovsky Piano WorksMikhail Pletnev1991Album
Piano Concerto No. 1, Concert Fantasy Op. 56Mikhail Pletnev, Philharmonia Orchestra, Vladimir Fedoseyev - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky1991Album
Symphony 6 Pathétique / Marche SlavePyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian National Orchestra, Mikhail Pletnev1991Album
Михаил ПлетневFrédéric Chopin, Franz Liszt, Mily Balakirev, Maurice Ravel, Mikhail Pletnev1991Album
Sonatas Nos. 26 and 23, Ten Variations On "La Stessa, La Stessissima" From A. Salieri's Opera "Falstaff, O Sia Tre Burle"Mikhail Pletnev, Ludwig van Beethoven1991Album
Pictures From An Exhibition - The Sleeping BeautyModest Mussorgsky, Mikhail Pletnev, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky1991Album
Pictures From An Exhibition, The Sleeping BeautyMikhail Pletnev - Modest Mussorgsky, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky1991Album
Piano Concerto KV 537 / Preludes And FuguesWolfgang Amadeus Mozart / Dmitri Shostakovich - Mikhail Pletnev1990Album
P. Tchaikovsky. Pieces Op. 40,5,7,8Mikhail Pletnev1990Album
Большая Соната / Детский АльбомPyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Mikhail Pletnev1990Album
Sonata No. 2, 4 Nocturnes, Scherzo No. 2, BarcarolleMikhail Pletnev - Frédéric Chopin1990Album
Brahms: Clarinet Sonatas, Weber: Grand Duo ConcertantMikhail Pletnev, Michael Collins1990Album
Variations In F Minor, Sonata In C Minor, Sonata In E Flat Major, Sonata In C MajorMikhail Pletnev - Joseph Haydn1989Album
Beethoven Piano SonatasMikhail Pletnev1989Album
Piano PiecesFranz Liszt - Mikhail Pletnev1989Album
Sonatas For Piano, Op. 120 And 164Franz Schubert - Mikhail Pletnev1989Album
Lyric PiecesEdvard Grieg, Mikhail Pletnev1989Album
Piano Pieces. Op. 40Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Mikhail Pletnev1988Album
Времена Года = The SeasonsPyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Mikhail Pletnev1988Album
Piano Concerto No.1 / Rhapsody On A Theme Of PaganiniSergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff, Mikhail Pletnev, Philharmonia Orchestra1988Album
Piano Concerto No. 1 / Rhapsody On A Theme Of PaganiniSergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff - Mikhail Pletnev Conductors: Vassily Sinaisky, Yuri Temirkanov1987Album
Mikhail PletnevFranz Liszt, Mikhail Pletnev1987Album
Sonata In B MinorFranz Liszt, Mikhail Pletnev1986Album
Piano Sonatas No. 15 In C Major, KV 545. And No. 16 In B Flat Major, KV 570Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Mikhail Pletnev1985Album
Klavier-Sonaten KV 545 - 570 - 576 - 533/494Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Mikhail Pletnev1985Album
Piano Sonatas No. 17 In D Major, KV 576. And No. 18 In F Major, KV 533 And 494Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Mikhail Pletnev1985Album
RecitalLudwig van Beethoven, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Frédéric Chopin1984Album
П.Чайковский. Восемнадцать пьес. Соч. 72. Три пьесы, соч.9Mikhail Pletnev1983Album
Eighteen Pieces, Op. 72 • Three Pieces, Op. 9Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Mikhail Pletnev1983Album
Trio For Piano, Violin And French HornJohannes Brahms / Mikhail Pletnev ‧ Valeri Klimov ‧ Anatoli Demin1982Album
UntitledБольшой Хор Всесоюзного Радио, Клавдий Птица, Людмила Ермакова, Mikhail Pletnev1982Album
Piano Trio, Op. 50 (A Minor)Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Mikhail Pletnev, Elmar Oliveira, Nathaniel Rosen1981Album
PianoJohann Sebastian Bach, Domenico Scarlatti, Frédéric Chopin, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Franz Liszt - Mikhail Pletnev1980Album
Партита № 6Johann Sebastian Bach - Mikhail Pletnev1979Album
S. Prokofiev / P. Tchaikovsky / R. ShchedrinMikhail Pletnev - Sergei Prokofiev, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Родион Щедрин1978Album
Pictures At An Exhibition • The Sleeping Beauty, The Seasons, 6 Piano PiecesModest Mussorgsky • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Mikhail PletnevCompil.
New Year's GalaAnne Sofie Von Otter, Mikhail Pletnev, Claudio Abbado, Berliner PhilharmonikerAlbum
Europakonzert 2000Claudio Abbado, Berliner Philharmoniker, Mikhail PletnevAlbum
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