Dmitry Masleev
Dmitry Masleev (born May 4, 1988) is a Russian pianist. Early life and education. Masleev was born on May 4, 1988 in Ulan-Ude, a Siberian city between Lake Baikal and the Mongolian border. Career. Masleev won the 7th Adilia Alieva piano competition in Gaillard, France (2010), The 21st Chopin Premio Piano competition in Rome (2011), Antonio Napolitano competition in Salerno (2013), 3rd prize in the 2nd Russian Music Competition in Moscow (2014), and the International Tchaikovsky Competition (2015) where he won the First Prize and Gold Medal as well as a special award for the best performance  of the concerto with chamber orchestra in the second round. In his first touring season Masleev made a series of successful debuts, establishing his world-wide audience and developing his profile as a "future great pianist" (La Croix) of "virtuoso brilliance" (The Financial Times), "musicality of metaphysical proportions" (Neue Musikzeitung), "discovery of a new and real talent" (Classic Toulouse), portraying "wonderfully fragrant landscapes" (Aachener Zeitung) whilst "cleverly breaking down sound levels" (Utmisol)