Mikhail Bozylev is a goal-orientated pianist and composer from Russia with strong UK music education and great performing experience. In 2018 Mikhail graduated from Goldsmiths, University of London, completing my Bachelor of Music degree (piano and composition) with first-class honors. He studied piano under the supervision of Andrew Zolinsky, who is considered to be one of the best contemporary pianists in the world and worked with many well-known musicians and collectives, such as BBC Symphony Orchestra, Michael Finnissy, Diego Masson and others.
In 2019 Mikhail completed Master of Keyboard degree at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, where he also was gifted with a scholarship for my studies. His piano studies were under the tuition by Petras Geniusas, who worked with many well-known musicians, such as Alfred Schnittke, Leonid Desyatnikov and Osvaldas Balakauskas.
In 2020 Mikhail became an artist of the Siberian State Symphony Orchestra, which has been recognized as the Cultural Heritage of Krasnoyarsk Region. As a member of the orchestra, he took part in many international festivals and concerts, such as Dmitry Hvorostovsky Festival along with Diana Damrau and Nicolas Teste. In addition, he participated in a state project, created by the ministry of culture called Enisey Watercolour, where the orchestra recorded a disk with music by Tuvenian composer Vladimir Toka, in which Mikhail performed a solo piano part.
Besides his great career in the orchestra, Mikhail gave solo concerts in many countries and cities, such as London, Glasgow, Moscow, Saint-Petersburg, Novosibirsk, Sapporo and others. In 2018, Mikhail performed the 3rd movement of his solo piano concerto at the ‘New Music of Siberia’ Festival (Novosibirsk Philharmonic, Russia). The same year Mikhail took part in the Pro Muzyka International Festival, where he performed the first movement of his piano concerto with Youth Siberian Orchestra and he became a member of the International Youth Composers Union (MolOt), founded by Yaroslav Sudzilovsky. In 2019, there was Mikhail’s solo concert at Novosibirsk Philharmonic, which fully consisted of his own composed music. The programme included solo piano pieces and the premiere of piano concerto with orchestra No.1, where Mikhail performed as a soloist. In 2021 Mikhail won an international online competition Golden Time Talent in composer-performer nomination. Also, in April 2022 he performed a solo part of George Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue together with the Siberian State Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Mikhail Mosenkov, who became a semi-finalist in the Rachmaninoff International Competition. Moreover, there were several performances of my works in the Krasnoyarsk Region Philharmonic, including Mikhail’s piece called ‘Once a year’, composed for the orchestra. During his career, Mikhail worked with many well-known and recognized pianists and conductors, such as, Aaron Shorr, Andrew Zolinsky, Danny Driver, Nikita Lukinov, Vladimir Lande, Mikhail Mosenkov, etc.
At this stage, Mikhail gains his doctorate degree in music composition and theory at the University of Oregon.
Mikhail believes that everyone deserves great education regardless their age, gender, and nationality. Thus, Mikhail teaches students from 6-80 age. He considers that every student needs individual approach, according to his or her abilities and desire. Therefore, Mikhail defines the repertoire for each student separately in order to achieve better result, according to their personal wishes.
As a pianist and composer, Mikhail teaches piano, music composition, and theory. As a very experienced piano teacher, Mikhail promises that literally everyone will be able to play a little piece with two hands after the very first lesson. In addition, he believes that creation of music is much easier and entertaining that people can imagine. Therefore, Mikhail strongly encourages his students not to limit themselves in creativity.