Eli Karpinsky

Born in June 1996, Eli Karpinsky started learning the piano at the age of five and immediately demonstrated exceptional musical talent.

In less than six years of studying, Eli successfully passed the Royal Conservatory of Music's Grade 10 examinations and was accepted to the International Academy of Music in Italy, where he is attending master-class sessions with Prof. Oxana Yablonskaya and Massimiliano Mainolfi.

Eli lives in Toronto and takes regular piano lessons from Alexander Sokol - a well-known Russian pianist, an All-Russia Piano Competition laureate who studied with the renowned piano professors I.I.Naumova and L.N.Naumov in Moscow.

Eli enjoys playing classical and contemporary music. His favorite composers are Beethoven, Chopin and Schumann.

Eli participated in various Canadian music competitions, including Kiwanis, Richmond Hill, Scarborough and Markham festivals - where he received numerous awards and scholarships.

Eli plays Allegro Moderato from Piano Sonata in C KV330 by W.A.Mozart

In September 2005, Eli was invited to the Tchaikovsky Conservatory of Music in Moscow, Russia, where he played a short recital. In the same year, he placed First Class Honour with Distinction for his Royal Conservatory of Music examination.

In 2006, Eli received the "Most Promising Trophy" at the Euromusic MMF Festival and then became a National Finalist of the Canadian Music Competition (CMC).

In January 2007, Eli Karpinsky received the Rotary Club's "Most Well-rounded Musician" award.

In April 2007, Eli has attained a standing of First Place in the Markham Music Festival's Age Achievement competition (10 years and under) for performing Schumann's ABEGG Variations. The adjudicator, Mr. John Graham gave Eli the Artistic Distinction mark and mentioned excellent technical command, tonal balance, melodic design and Eli's ability to capture the character and individuality of each variation.

Eli received three Gold Awards at the 2009 Kiwanis Music Festival of Greater Toronto and was awarded with the Kiwanis Club scholarship in the Intermediate piano category.

Eli attends the Gitfed Program at Crosby Heights P.S. and enjoys skating, swimming, riding a bike and playing strategy games.

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