A SPIRIO WATCH SERIES: DMITRY SHISHKIN
Spiriocast On-Demand featuring Dmitry Shishkin from Schloss Elmau
11th October 2025 | 16:00 hrs.
Rebroadcasted from Schloss Elmau, the iconic cultural retreat in the heart of the Bavarian Alps, renowned for its legendary concert hall and tradition of fostering the world’s greatest artists. Over the past century, this stage has welcomed icons such as Martha Argerich, Alfred Brendel, and Yuja Wang, among many other great artists — and now, for this special occasion, the critically acclaimed Russian pianist Dmitry Shishkin.
Recognized for his visionary interpretations and remarkable success from a young age, including winning first prize at the 73rd Geneva International Music Competition, Dmitry Shishkin’s artistry is now captured in this Spirio Watch episode as he performs a Russian repertoire featuring works of Tchaikovsky, Scriabin, Rachmaninoff, Prokofiev, and Medtner.
Join us in experiencing these Russian classics broadcasted from Bavaria, utilizing the precision and brilliance of the Steinway & Sons Spirio|r, the world’s finest high-resolution player piano — exclusively at the Steinway & Sons Showroom, Thailand.
Program
Dumka, Op. 59
Scherzo à La Russe, Op. 1 No. 1
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Sonata No. 2 in G-sharp minor, Op. 19
I. Andante
II. Presto
Alexander Scriabin
Prelude in F-sharp minor, Op. 23 No. 1
Prelude in D minor, Op. 23 No. 3
Prelude in G major, Op. 32 No. 5
Prelude in A minor, Op. 32 No. 8
Prelude in B minor, Op. 32 No. 10
Prelude in G-sharp minor, Op. 32 No. 12
Prelude in G minor, Op. 23 No. 5
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Sonata No. 2 in D minor, Op. 14
I. Allegro ma non troppo
II. Scherzo - Allegro marcato
III. Andante
IV. Vivace
Sergei Prokofiev
Fairy Tale, Op. 42 No. 2
Nikolai Medtner
Scherzo, Op. 52 No. 6
Sergei Prokofiev
THE PERFORMER
Dmitry Shishkin is a critically acclaimed Russian pianist who has been highlighted for both his creative and individual approach to music, as well as his brilliant piano skills by the international press. “In his playing we can hear both excellence and playfulness.” He was awarded a silver medal in June 2019 at the prestigious 16th International Tchaikovsky Competition and won the first place prize in November 2018 at the 73rd Geneva International Music Competition where he performed with Orchestre de la Suisse Romande.
Born in Chelyabinsk, Siberia, Dmitry demonstrated an exceptional talent for the piano at a very young age. He performed his first recital at the age of three and an orchestra concert at the age of six. He then entered the prestigious Gnessin Moscow School of Music for gifted children (class of Mikhail Khokhlov) at the age of nine and then attended the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory (class of Eliso Virsaladze). He has also studied in Sicily at the “Vincenzo Bellini” State Conservatory in Catania with Epifanio Comis, and in Hannover at Musikhochschule with Arie Vardi.
From a young age, Dmitry has won many competitions, and received numerous awards and scholarships from Russia and abroad. He is a prize winner of such renowned competitions as Busoni in Bolzano (third place prize in 2013); Rio de Janeiro (second place prize in 2014); Chopin in Warsaw (sixth place prize in 2015); Queen Elisabeth in Brussels (finalist in 2016); and the first place prize winner of the Top of the World Competition in Tromsø (2017).
Dmitry currently resides in Switzerland, but performs around the world. Most notably, he has collaborated with the Mariinsky Theatre under conductor Valery Gergiev; State Academic Symphony Orchestra of Russia, “Svetlanov Orchestra”; Russian National Orchestra (conductor: Mikhail Pletnev); Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra under conductor Vladimir Fedoseev; Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra; National Orchestra of Belgium under conductor Marin Alsop; Staatskapelle Weimar; Orchestre de la Suisse Romande; and Tokyo Symphony Orchestra. Dmitry’s concert schedule additionally includes festival performances: notably Dubrovnik Summer Festival, Bergen Music Festival, Chopin and His Europe Festival, and Brescia Bergamo Music Festival.
ABOUT SCHLOSS ELMAU
Schloss Elmau offers the ultimate spa and retreat experience in the Bavarian Alps — 100 km south of Munich, the five-star superior hotel is situated in a spectacular secluded location at the foot of the Wetterstein mountain massif, surrounded by crystal-clear lakes, fragrant forests and primeval hummock meadows, with culinary delights, wellness at the highest level and a feeling of eternity at concerts and readings with the great artists of their generation.
For more than 100 years Schloss Elmau has been cultivating a unique cultural tradition. In the legendary, acoustically outstanding concert hall, up to 220 concerts and readings with great musicians and artists take place every year, always on the pulse of time and with a great variety ranging from classical music to jazz and pop to literature.
Among the artists who have performed or are performing at Schloss Elmau are the great artists of the last decades, including Martha Argerich, Avi Avital, Lisa Batiashvili, T.C. Boyle, Alfred Brendel, Benjamin Britten, Till Brönner, Yefim Bronfman, Khatia Buniatishvili, Joseph Calleja, Gautier Capuçon, Renaud Capuçon, Jacob Collier, Chick Corea, Dan Diner, Hans Magnus Enzensberger, Paolo Fresu, Sol Gabetta, Jan Garbarek, Timothy Garton Ash, Christian Gerhaher, Friedrich Gulda, Thomas Hampson, Daniel Hope, Janine Jansen, Leonidas Kavakos, Gidon Kremer, Nils Landgren, Igor Levit, Loriot, Mischa Maisky, Brad Mehldau, Yehudi Menuhin, Sabine Meyer, Bill Murray, Víkingur Ólafsson, Gregory Porter, Thomas Quasthoff, Quatuor Ebène, Fazil Say, Grigory Sokolov, Esbjörn Svensson, Daniil Trifonov, Jean-Yves Thibaudet, Olga Tokarczuk, Jan Vogler, Arcadi Volodos, Yuja Wang, Michael Wollny, Frank Peter Zimmermann and many more.
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