Vladimir Manuilovich Tropp is an outstanding musician, professor at the Tchaikovsky Moscow Conservatory and the Gnessin Academy of Music, a renowned researcher and popularizer of classical music heritage. He was born on November 9, 1939 in Moscow.
His musical education began at the Gnessin School of Music, where he studied under Sofia Devenishskaya and Moisey Feigin. In 1963, Tropp completed his studies with honors at the Gnessin Moscow Music and Pedagogical Institute and continued his professional development in graduate school, where his supervisor was T. D. Gutman.
After completing his postgraduate studies, Vladimir Tropp began teaching at the Gnessin Academy, quickly gaining a reputation as one of the leading pedagogues. In 1997 he was appointed Head of the Special Piano Department, and in 2002 he became a professor at the Tchaikovsky Moscow Conservatoire.
As a teacher and pianist, Vladimir Tropp has given master classes in various countries including the Netherlands, Italy, Japan, the USA, Finland, England, Ireland, South Korea and Taiwan. He has also been a jury member of international music competitions.
Vladimir Tropp's concert activity began while he was still a student. After winning sixth prize at the G. Enescu International Competition in Bucharest in 1970, he began performing solo programs as well as with orchestras and chamber ensembles.
Tropp is known as an interpreter of the music of the “late Russian Romantics” such as Alexander Scriabin, Sergei Rachmaninoff and Nikolai Metner. His repertoire also includes works by foreign composers including Robert Schumann, Frederic Chopin, Johannes Brahms, Franz Liszt and Ludwig van Beethoven.
Although Vladimir Tropp rarely turns to lesser-known works, his performances of well-known compositions are characterized by his individual approach, artistic taste and virtuoso technique. His concerts are always a profound and original reading of musical works, filled with lively and surprising content.
Vladimir Tropp is also actively engaged in musicology. He often accompanies his performances with lectures on the works of composers whose works are included in his programs. On Russian television, he hosted the program “Rachmaninoff's Path”.
Tropp is the author of numerous radio programs on outstanding performers of the 20th century, including the cycle “Great Pianists of the 20th Century” on Radio Orpheus. He has also produced documentaries on Sergei Rachmaninoff for television in England and Russia.
Vladimir Tropp has released more than ten CDs of works by Robert Schumann, Frederic Chopin, Johannes Brahms, Pyotr Tchaikovsky, Alexander Scriabin, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Nikolai Metner and other Russian composers.
