Sofya Gulyak

Sofya Gulyak
Background information
Born1979
Kazan, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
GenresClassical
OccupationPianist
InstrumentsPiano

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]

References

  1. ^ "Sofya Gulyak (piano)". Bach Cantatas. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Fanny Waterman". Leeds Piano Competition. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Sofya Gulyak". RCM. Archived from the original on 24 May 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Sofya Gulyak - WINNER - 2007 William Kapell International Piano Competition & Festival". Claire Smith Performing Arts Center at Maryland. Archived from the original on 2009-04-22.
  5. ^ "A Rach Star Is Born: Gulyak Wins Kapell Competition". The Washington Post. July 23, 2007. Archived from the original on January 16, 2021.
  6. ^ "Sofya Guliak e Dinara Nadzhafova, 2° premio ex aequo 56. edizione del Concorso Busoni". Fondazione Concorso Pianistico Internazionale Ferruccio Busoni. Archived from the original on 2008-09-17.
  7. ^ "Piano Competition Results May 2008". Alink-Argerich Foundation. 2008. Retrieved 2021-01-16.
  8. ^ "Sofya Guliak, 1st Prize Winner of Isang Yun Competition 2008". Tongyeong International Music Festival Foundation (재단법인 통영국제음악제). Archived from the original on 2012-07-20.


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