page_title: Konstantin Lapshin
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context_page_description: Konstantin Lapshin is a London-based Russian pianist.
  He is a prize-winner in numerous international competitions.
  In 2009, Lapshin completed his Master of Music degree at the Royal College of Music following his full scholarship studies with Vanessa Latarche. While at the RCM, he received the Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Rose Bowl, as the most distinguished student. As a result, he played for Prince Charles. Lapshin then went on to take the Artist Diploma in addition to being awarded the Mills Williams Junior Fellow. In the same year he was nominated for Rising Star and performed at Cadogan Hall in London. He is supported by the Worshipful Company of Musicians and is a Concordia Foundation and Kirckman Concert Society artist.
  Before moving to London, Lapshin completed his studies at the Moscow P. I. Tchaikovsky Conservatory under Lev Naumov and Mikhail Voskresensky.
context_section_description: Konstantin Lapshin (Russian: Константи́н Лапши́н) is a  London-based Russian pianist.
  He is a prize-winner in numerous international competitions.
  In 2009, Lapshin completed his Master of Music degree at the Royal College of Music following his full scholarship studies with Vanessa Latarche. While at the RCM, he received the Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Rose Bowl, as the most distinguished student. As a result, he played for Prince Charles. Lapshin then went on to take the Artist Diploma in addition to being awarded the Mills Williams Junior Fellow. In the same year he was nominated for Rising Star and performed at Cadogan Hall in London. He is supported by the Worshipful Company of Musicians and is a Concordia Foundation  and Kirckman Concert Society artist.
  Before moving to London, Lapshin completed his studies at the Moscow P. I. Tchaikovsky Conservatory under Lev Naumov and Mikhail Voskresensky.
  He is a major prize-winner of more than 15 national and international competitions, including Schubert International Piano Competition in Dortmund (Germany), Maria Yudina International Piano Competition in Saint Petersburg (Russia), the First Gnesin International Piano Competition in Moscow (Russia), Rachmaninov International Piano Competition (Russia), Novosibirsk International Piano Competition (Russia) and Haverhill Sinfonia Soloist Competition (UK). He also won second prize at Isidor Bajic International Piano Competition (Serbia), first prize at Mendelssohn Cup Competition in Taurisano (Italy), first and public prizes at Schumann Prize International Competition in Lamporecchio (Italy).
  Lapshin has given recitals and made concerto appearances at various concert halls throughout the UK and Europe including Wigmore Hall in London, Purcell Room at the South Bank Centre, Cadogan Hall, Steinway Hall, Drapers’ Hall, St. Martin-in-the-Fields, St. George's, Hanover Square, Pushkin House, Bridgewater Hall in Manchester, Salle Cortot in Paris.
  He has also been performing extensively in Russia. The most important venues include: Great and Small Halls of Moscow Conservatory, Rachmaninov Hall of Moscow Conservatory, Zerkalny Hall, Tchaikovsky Arts Centre and Assembly Hall of the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Moscow. He appeared at the 2005 festival "Yamaha presents" (Gradus and Parnassum) in Moscow, the 2006 festival "In Memory of V. Lotar-Shevchenko" in Novosibirsk, the 2007 festival "All Mozart’s Concertos" in Volgograd with the Volgograd Symphony Orchestra (conductor E. Serov).
  His other engagements include performances with the Dortmunder Philharmoniker (conductor Dirk Kaftan), the Timișoara Philharmonic Orchestra (conductor Radu Popu), Novosibirsk Symphony Orchestra under V. Bushkov, Saratov Symphony Orchestra and Volgograd Symphony under the baton of E. Serov, and de Havilland Philharmonic under Robin Browning (UK). Performances of Lapshin were broadcast on the Orpheus Radio (Moscow) as well as national radio in Serbia and Poland.
  In the autumn of 2009, Lapshin made his debut on Classical Records with a CD including works by Tchaikovsky/Pletnev and Schumann. The CD received an outstanding review in Fanfare Magazine (USA).
caption: Konstantin Lapshin, 2011
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