Yevgeny Yontov has established himself as one of the leading Israeli pianists of his generation. As finalist in the 2017 Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Master 竞争, he received the Prize for Best Performance of Chamber Music, and the Prize for the Best Israeli Pianist. Other international top prizes include gold medals at the Wideman International Piano 竞争 and Berliner International Music 竞争, as well as additional prizes at the Boesendorfer International Piano 竞争, the Olga Kern International Piano 竞争, and the Pinerolo International Piano 竞争, 等.
A founding member of icarus Quartet, an award-winning 2piano/2percussion group, from 2015 to 2022, Mr. Yontov holds chamber music close to heart. He has performed chamber music in Israel, 欧洲, 亚洲, and North and South America, in venues that include Carnegie Hall and the John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts in Washington D.C. Chamber colleagues include distinguished artists, such as David Shifrin, 罗伯特·迪亚兹, Tara Helen O’Connor, 弗雷德雪利酒, and many others, including members of established string quartets like the Orion, 多佛, 特拉维夫, and Miro Quartets. Mr. Yontov has also performed in numerous chamber festivals, most notably returning visits to Chamber Music Northwest.
As a soloist, Mr. Yontov has performed on stages across Israel, 美国, 中国, 香港, 韩国, 日本, and many 欧洲an countries. 管弦乐队l engagements include numerous orchestras in 美国, including orchestras in New York, 宾西法尼亚, 康涅狄格, 佛罗里达, Louisiana and Arkansas, and all major Israeli orchestras. He also performed on Israeli national TV, and recorded for Israeli, US, Portuguese and Spanish radios.
Mr. Yontov’s playing can be found on a number of commercial CDs, including his own debut CD, “Schubert: Piano Variations,” released on Naxos Records in 2017, “大事情,” icarus Quartet’s debut album released on Furious Artisans in 2022, “Samuel Adler: A Celebration of Sam @ 95” released on Toccata Classics in 2022, and “Turning into Song” released on Musica Solis in 2023.
Mr. Yontov began his musical studies at the age of six with Adela Umansky, and later received his B.Mus degree summa cum laude from the Buchmann-Mehta School of Music at Tel-特拉维夫 University, where he studied with Prof. 阿里瓦迪. He then moved to 美国 to study with Prof. Boris Berman at the Yale School of Music, from which he received his M.M. 和D.M.A. 度.
Mr. Yontov has given masterclasses across 美国, Israel, and 中国. In 2018, he joined the faculty of Bowling Green State University, where he serves as Assistant Professor of Piano.
