Kirill Gerstein

キリル・ゲルシュタイン　/　きりる・げるしゅたいん

American pianist

October 23, 1979 (age 46)　・　Voronezh, Tsardom of Russia

pianist

My Take

Kirill Gerstein is the kind of pianist who makes you rethink what "classical" even means — born in Voronezh, trained in jazz at Berklee before pivoting to concert piano, and eventually becoming the sixth winner of the Gilmore Artist Award, one of the most prestigious and quietly selective honors in classical music. That jazz background isn't a footnote; it bleeds into the way he shapes a phrase, the rhythmic elasticity he brings to Brahms or Ravel. He's based in Berlin, which feels right for someone with this transatlantic sensibility — Russian roots, American training, European stage. His recordings consistently go somewhere unexpected, and that's the best compliment I can give a pianist in a field full of technically flawless but emotionally safe performances.

Overview

Kirill Gerstein (Russian: Кирилл Герштейн) (born 23 October 1979) is a Russian-American concert pianist. He is the sixth recipient of the Gilmore Artist Award. Born in the former Soviet Union, Gerstein is an American citizen based in Berlin. Between 2007-2017, he led piano classes at the Stuttgart Musik Hochschule.

1. Profile

Name (English): Kirill Gerstein
Name (Japanese): キリル・ゲルシュタイン
Reading: きりる・げるしゅたいん
Born: October 23, 1979 (age 46)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Libra / Goat
Origin: Voronezh, Tsardom of Russia
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: pianist

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

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Children: Private
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4. Personality

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6. Links

Official sitehttp://www.kirillgerstein.com/
Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AD%E3%83%AA%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B2%E3%83%AB%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A5%E3%82%BF%E3%82%A4%E3%83%B3