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Igor Levit is one of the most engaging and scholarly pianists of his generation. Born in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia in 1987, he moved to Germany at age eight and has since become a defining voice in contemporary classical music. Renowned for deeply intimate readings of Beethoven, Bach, and Liszt transcriptions, as well as bold interpretations of modernist repertoires, Levit has earned praise from The New York Times as one of the essential artists of his generation.