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Seventeenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition
Final Round Concerto 2
June 7, 2025
Bass Performance Hall
Philipp Lynov
Russia
Age 26
Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra
Marin Alsop, conductor
PROKOFIEV Piano Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, op. 16
About Philipp
Philipp Lynov saw a piano for the first time when he was in kindergarten. The moment left such a lasting impression on him that he credits it—the fascination of owning a piano and childhood curiosity—with his start in music. He started learning at the age of 6 as “simply a source of joy,” then earned a spot at the Central Music School at the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory at the age of 14, studying with Natalia Bogdanova. He went on to complete his bachelor’s there as well, under Eliso Virsaladze. He then moved to Germany, where he's studied with Claudio Martinez Mehner and Nina Tichman at the Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln since 2022.
Philipp has won first prizes at international competitions, including Xiamen (China), Takamatsu (Japan), and Paderewski (Poland), among others. Concerts have taken him around the globe—to Russia, Germany, Austria, Poland, Spain, Italy, Israel, Switzerland, Australia, and Japan—with highlights including his 2023 debut in the Main Auditorium of the Berlin Philharmonic with the Sinfonieorchester Berlin. When it comes to engaging audiences, he says: “I believe that every person possesses their own unique brilliance. To captivate audiences with music, it’s essential to communicate something meaningful—something that, while not always easy to define, resonates deeply.”
Seventeenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition
Final Round Concerto 2
June 7, 2025
Bass Performance Hall
Philipp Lynov
Russia
Age 26
Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra
Marin Alsop, conductor
PROKOFIEV Piano Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, op. 16
About Philipp
Philipp Lynov saw a piano for the first time when he was in kindergarten. The moment left such a lasting impression on him that he credits it—the fascination of owning a piano and childhood curiosity—with his start in music. He started learning at the age of 6 as “simply a source of joy,” then earned a spot at the Central Music School at the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory at the age of 14, studying with Natalia Bogdanova. He went on to complete his bachelor’s there as well, under Eliso Virsaladze. He then moved to Germany, where he's studied with Claudio Martinez Mehner and Nina Tichman at the Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln since 2022.
Philipp has won first prizes at international competitions, including Xiamen (China), Takamatsu (Japan), and Paderewski (Poland), among others. Concerts have taken him around the globe—to Russia, Germany, Austria, Poland, Spain, Italy, Israel, Switzerland, Australia, and Japan—with highlights including his 2023 debut in the Main Auditorium of the Berlin Philharmonic with the Sinfonieorchester Berlin. When it comes to engaging audiences, he says: “I believe that every person possesses their own unique brilliance. To captivate audiences with music, it’s essential to communicate something meaningful—something that, while not always easy to define, resonates deeply.”
