Name: Graduate Degree Recital: Mikhail Grazhdanov, Harpsichord and Fortepiano
Start: 2024-05-06T19:30:00
Location: Case Western Reserve University

Mikhail Grazhdanov

Case Western Reserve University Department of Music

Mikhail Grazhdanov was born in Krasnoyarsk, Russia. He began his music studies on bayan (button accordion), shifting to piano at age 17. From 2013 - 2018 he was a student of Vladimir Tropp (piano), Olga Fillippova (harpsichord), and Alexey Lubimov (fortepiano) at the Moscow Conservatory. With the aid of a Fulbright scholarship, he earned a Master’s degree at the Cleveland Institute of Music in 2021, studying with Daniel Shapiro (piano). Currently he is a DMA candidate in historical performance practice at Case Western Reserve University, where he studies with Francesca Brittan (fortepiano), Peter Bennett (harpsichord) and Jonathan Moyer (organ). He has participated in a wide variety of masterclasses, including with Francesco Corti, Mark Edwards, and David Breitman. Recent professional appearances include performances with the American Bach Soloists Academy and a concert at the Boston Early Music Festival (summer 2023). He also appeared on the Young Artists Program at the Early Music America summit in Boston (Fall 2023).