Evgeny Petrov
Artist profile
Clarinet professor at the Moscow Conservatory
Instrument
B♭/A clarinet Zenit
Quotation
“The Uebel Zenit combines the best features of the world's leading clarinet models.
It has a soft and voluminous timbre. At the same time, the sound is bright and flowing.
Even when playing on less hard reeds, I can tell that the fullness and volume in the timbre are maintained.
The second register is well tuned in intonation, and it is also easier to intonate in the high register – often without additional correction keys.
In general, even speaking of the entry-level models, the Uebel models stand out for their fullness and meet the highest professional demands.”
Biography
Evgeny Petrov is a highly regarded Russian clarinetist, known as one of the brightest representatives of the Russian clarinet school. He gave his first solo concert at the age of 14 and went on to become a prize-winner of the International Competition "Concertino-Prague" in 1986, followed by winning the First Prize at the same competition three years later. In 1990, he became the first prize-winner in the history of Russia at the International Clarinet Competition in Geneva, where he was awarded the second prize and a scholarship from the International "Award Association".
Petrov's name was included in the Golden Book of Russian Talents "XX. Century - XXI Century" in 1995, and in 2001, an article about him was included in the encyclopedia "Musicians of the World". He completed his musical education at the Central Music School at the Moscow State Conservatory, and later graduated with honors from the Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory in 1995. Petrov continued his postgraduate studies in clarinet under the guidance of Professor V. A. Sokolov, an Artist of the People of the Russian Federation, at the same institution and completed it in 1997.
Petrov began his teaching career in 1994 at the Central Conservatory of Music and has been teaching at the Moscow Conservatory since 1996. His contribution to the development of the Russian clarinet school is highly recognized both in Russia and abroad.