Dimitry Shishkin during the 2015 International Fryderyk Chopin Competition, Warsaw
Dimitry Shishkin 2015 International Fryderyk Chopin Competition, Warsaw I found re-reading my competition review notes of Dimitry Shishkin, winner of the 6th prize during the 17th International Fryderyk Chopin Competition in 2015, rather interesting. It is always instructive to look back at the written record of his performance, particularly in light of his recent magnificent 2nd prize in the 16th International Pyotr Tchaikovsky Competition 2019. In such an ephemeral art as musical performance, it is always constructive to glance back at past performance impressions when present victories emerge. Possibly the unique value of my modest efforts is at least the preservation of an historical record. Reflections on Stage II 9-12 October 2015 Dimitry Shishkin (Russia) Next to Eric Lu and Kate Liu by far the most astonishing pianist so far in this competition . He is genuinely in the Richter, Gilels mould of fertile imagination, unique reading of the scor