Ivan Bessonov

Russian pianist and composer

Ivan Bessonov
Bessonov in June 2019
Background information
Birth name	Ivan Alekseevich Bessonov
Born	(2002-07-24) 24 July 2002 (age 21) Saint Petersburg, Russia
Genres	Classical
Occupation(s)	Classical pianist
Instrument(s)	Piano

Musical artist

Ivan Alekseevich Bessonov (Russian: Ива́н Алексе́евич Бессо́нов; born 24 July 2002, Saint Petersburg, Russia) is a Russian pianist and composer, winner of the Eurovision Young Musicians 2018.^[1]^[2]

He composes music and made his film debut as a composer in 2015. He gives solo concerts in Russia and abroad (Austria, Germany, Italy, etc.) and collaborates with world famous conductors, including Valery Gergiev, Vladimir Spivakov, Alexander Sladkovsky.^[3]

In 2019, he was the spokesperson of the Russian jury's voting at the Eurovision Song Contest 2019.^[4]^[5]

In 2022, Bessonov won the First Prize in the first edition of the S. V. Rachmaninoff Competition in the Piano category.^[6]

References

^ "Ivan Bessonov from Russia wins Eurovision Young Musicians 2018". youngmusicians.tv. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
^ "Как 16-летний Иван Бессонов победил на классическом Евровидении". sobaka.ru. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
^ "Гергиев о победе Бессонова: мы с Мацуевым приметили его давно". Gazeta.ru. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
^ "Заменивший Алсу на Евровидении пианист Бессонов: Узнал только сегодня". Moskovskij Komsomolets. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
^ "Результаты Евровидения-2019 объявит в прямом эфире пианист Иван Бессонов". Komsomolskaya Pravda. 1 May 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
^ "2022 Rachmaninoff Competition: participants and laureates". Retrieved 1 September 2022.