Pavlo Gintov (14 January 1984, Kyiv) is a Ukrainian pianist.
Biography.
Pavlo Gintov was born on 14 January 1984 in Kyiv. At the age of 6, he began his musical education at the Kyiv Secondary Specialised Music Boarding School. At the age of 12, he made his debut as a pianist at the Kyiv Philharmonic, performing Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 20 with the Kyiv Chamber Orchestra conducted by Roman Kofman. Pavlo later continued his studies at the Moscow State Conservatoire, where he was a student of Lev Naumov and Daniil Kopylov.
In 2008, he received his Master of Music degree from the Manhattan School of Music, studying with Professor Nina Svetlanova. In 2015, he completed his doctoral studies at the Manhattan School of Music. He holds a PhD in music.
Pavlo Gintov became the prototype of Pavlo Gontar, one of the characters in Dorj Batu's novel Mozart 2.0.
Public position
Pavel Gintov constantly participates in protests that, after the Russian annexation of Crimea and the beginning of the war in eastern Ukraine, accompany performances in the West by Russian cultural figures who supported the actions of Russian President Vladimir Putin in Ukraine, such as Valery Gergiev[4], Vladimir Spivakov, and Anna Netrebko.
Awards.
Grant from the President of Ukraine (1998-2001)
Grant of the international charity programme "New Names" (Moscow, 1998)
Diploma of the Festival of Young Pianists in memory of Heinrich Neuhaus (Moscow, 1998)
Grant from the Scriabin Foundation (Moscow, 1999)
Third prize and the prize for the best performance of Tchaikovsky's work at the fifth international competition for young pianists held by Vladimir Krainev (Kharkiv, 2000)
Diploma for the best accompanist at the Second Paganini International Violin Competition (Moscow, 2004)
First prize and four special prizes at the first Takamatsu International Piano Competition (Japan, 2006)
Full scholarship programme and grant from the Manhattan School of Music (New York, 2006)
Grant from the Shevchenko Scientific Society (New York, 2008)
First prize at the Bradshaw and Buono International Piano Competition (New York, 2010)
