Daniil trifonov piano biography

“[Trifonov paired] a collection of late Baroque harpsichord pieces with some of the most demanding works in the piano repertoire, all performed with superlative artistry and stunning technique.”
Bachtrack, December , reviewing a recital at Carnegie Hall 

Whenever Daniil Trifonov performs, time appears to stand still.

Out of silence emerges a rare kind of music-making, transcendent and revelatory, never predictable yet always alive to the composer’s intentions and rooted in the music’s nature. “What he does with his hands is technically incredible,” observed one commentator shortly after the young Russian pianist’s winning performance in the final of the International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow in “It’s also his touch – he has tenderness and also the demonic element.

I never heard anything like that.” This was the opinion not of a professional critic but of one of the world’s greatest pianists, Martha Argerich.

Trifonov’s inventive brilliance and individuality