Henri Sigfridsson

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'''Henri Sigfridsson''' (born 1974) is a Finnish classical pianist.

== Studies ==
Born in [[Turku]], Sigfridsson began his musical studies in his native hometown conservatory. He then attended [[Erik T. Tawaststjerna]]'s class at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki. In 1995, he changed to the class of at the [[Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln]]. From 1995 to 1997, he simultaneously studied in the [[master class]] of [[Lazar Berman]] in [[Weimar]]. In October 2011, he was appointed professor for piano at the [[Folkwang University of the Arts]] in Essen.

== Concerts ==
Sigfridsson has worked with many European symphony orchestras and has performed under such renowned conductors as [[Vladimir Ashkenazy]], [[Lawrence Foster]] and [[Dennis Russell Davies]]. He plays [[chamber music]] with [[Gidon Kremer]] and [[Ivry Gitlis]] and trio with [[Sol Gabetta]] and [[Patricia Kopatchinskaja]]. Although he has no vocal training, he also performs with lieder, [[Accompaniment|accompanying]] himself.

== Awards ==
Sigfridsson has successfully participated in many competitions. In July 2000 he won a 2nd prize and the audience award at the [[Concours Géza Anda]] in Zurich. In 1994, he won 1st prize at the international ''Franz Liszt Competition'' in Weimar and in 1995 the major Scandinavian competition ''The Nordic Soloist Competition''. In 2001, he received the . In 2005, he won the ''Beethoven Competition Bonn for Piano''.<ref>[https://ift.tt/357yF6N Henri Sigfridsson (Piano)]</ref>

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[[Category:Finnish classical pianists]]
[[Category:Male classical pianists]]
[[Category:1974 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:People from Turku]]

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