Education
Moscow Conservatory.
composer pianist university professor
Moscow Conservatory.
Kobrin later tied for second prize, with no first awarded, at Japan"s Hamamatsu competition together with Rafal Blechacz. Even before his Cliburn victory, Kobrin maintained an extensive schedule of engagements in Europe and Asia. He has performed with the Moscow Virtuosi, the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, the Virtuosi of Salzburg Chamber Orchestra, the Moscow State Symphony Orchestra, the Rio de Janeiro Symphonic Orchestra, the English Chamber Orchestra, and the Osaka and Tokyo Symphony Orchestras.
Kobrin is especially interested in the music of the classical and romantic periods.
He has recorded an all-Chopin compact disc along with the compact disc of some of his performances at the Van Cliburn competition. Kobrin formerly taught at the Gnessin State Academy of Music in Moscow, but in the fall of 2009 he relocated to the United States.
He currently teaches at the Schwob School of Music at Columbus State University and the Steinhardt School at New York University. Alexander Kobrin is a Yamaha Artist.