Mikhail Mordvinov showed an extraordinary level of ability at a very early age and was accepted into Moscow ’s renowned Gnessin Special School of Music where he studied under professor Tatiana Zelikman. He continued his later studies at the Gnessin Russian Academy of Music under professor Vladimir Tropp and graduated with the highest honours. He then enrolled at Hanover University of Music, Drama and Media as a student of professor Bernd Goetzke.
He was first propelled onto the international stage when he won the Robert Schumann International Competition in Zwickau (1996) and the Schubert International Competition in Dortmund (1997). Since then, he has been invited to perform at some of the world’s major concert venues including the Konzerthaus and Philharmonie Berlin, Philharmonie im Gasteig and Herkulessaal Munich, Yokohama Minato Mirai Hall, Teatro Real in Madrid, Megaron Athens Concert Hall, Shanghai Oriental Art Center, Sejong Art Center in Seoul. His busy touring schedule takes him to many countries including most European countries, Japan, Korea, China, and the USA.
Recent recordings have been released in 2014 by Genuin (works by Mussorgsky and Schubert-Liszt), in 2015 by Toccata Classics (works by Matvey Nikolaevsky), in 2016 by Sony Classical (Les noces by Stravinsky under Teodor Currentzis) and by b sharp Berlin (works by Piazzolla with Konzerthaus Kammerorchester Berlin), and in 2023 by Oclassica (works by Schumann).
His concerto appearances have seen him perform with the Munich, Moscow and Ural Philharmonic Orchestras, Konzerthausorchester Berlin, Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, musicAeterna Orchestra.
In 2004, Mikhail Mordvinov was invited to become an assistant professor at the Gnessin Russian Academy of Music where he worked until 2010. Starting from 2016, he is teaching at the Hanns Eisler School of Music Berlin.
His performing style shows great affinity with the romantic school of the piano masters of the past. His repertoire consists mainly of works by the Viennese classic and romantic composers but also includes baroque and modern music with a particular emphasis on chamber music.
