Misha Kaploukhii (Piano)

Programme to include:

Albeniz                        Iberia Book 1 ‘Evocation’

Iberia Book 2 ‘Triana’

Chopin                         Polonaise-Fantasy in Ab major Op. 61

Liszt                            Sonata in B minor S178

Rachmaninoff              The Études-Tableaux 3 to 9  Op. 39

Misha Kaploukhii is a graduate of the Moscow Gnessin College of Music, where he studied under Mikhail Egiazaryan. He is one of the finest young pianists to emerge in recent years. Currently pursuing a Master of Performance at the Royal College of Music under the guidance of Professors Ian Jones, he has been awarded the prestigious LSO Conservatoire Scholarship for 2024–26. Misha is the winner of multiple international awards including First and Audience Prizes at the Sheepdrove Piano Competition and Grand Prix at the Sicily International Piano Competition.

Misha’s UK concerto appearances include performances at Cadogan Hall, where he played Rachmaninoff’s first concerto and Brahms’ second concerto with the YMSO and James Blair, Liszt’s second concerto with the RCM Symphony Orchestra and Adrian Partington and Rachmaninoff’s fourth concerto with the Albion Orchestra and Stone Tung. Misha has performed in the UK, Italy, and France in venues including St Mary’s Perivale, Razumovsky Recital Hall, Leighton House, Cadogan Hall, and the Steinway Halls in London and Milan.

The music was revealed with simplicity and flowing beauty. A masterly performance of understatement in the sense of real poetic understanding and commitment – Christopher Axworthy Music