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Mark Anderson & Tamriko Siprashvili
Piano Duo
Biography
Mark Anderson and Tamriko Siprashvili gave their first recital as a duo in January 1994. They
have since appeared as a duo throughout the United States, Europe and
in Tamriko's native Georgia. They have been exploring the two-piano and
four-hand repertoire since their meeting in 1990 and are quickly
becoming sought after as a duo-piano team and as soloists for two-piano
concerto performances by orchestras in the United States and abroad.
 After
receiving first prize at the 1985 Robert Schumann International Piano
Competition in Germany, Tamriko Siprashvili toured extensively
throughout Germany, Italy, Eastern Europe and various countries
throughout the former Soviet Union. In Moscow, she has appeared in
recital at the Great Hall and Small Hall of the Moscow Conservatory.
She has performed with various ensembles including the Leipzig
Gewandhaus Orchestra, the Moscow Chamber Orchestra, the Toscanini
Orchestra in Italy and the Tbilisi Philharmonic, among others. She has
recorded piano music by Rachmaninoff on XCP records (France) and has
recorded Brahms’ late piano works, to be released later this year on
the same label.
Ms. Siprashvili began piano studies at the age of 3. At 6 she
entered the Special Music School for gifted children in Tbilisi. In
1985, Ms. Siprashvili received her diploma from the Moscow Conservatory
of Music where she studied primarily with Mikhail Voskresensky.
 After
successes at the 1993 Leeds (U.K.) and 1994 William Kapell (U.S.)
International Piano Competitions, Mark Anderson appeared throughout
much of the world as recitalist and soloist. He has performed in
Japan, throughout the former Soviet Union, Europe and Great Britain,
Ireland, Canada, and the United States. He is invited regularly to
perform as soloist with orchestras throughout the U.S. and abroad.
Closer to home, Mr. Anderson performs throughout the west coast as
soloist, with his wife and duo piano partner Tamriko Siprashvili, and
with San Francisco Bay Area music groups such as San Francisco
Contemporary Music Players and The San Jose Chamber Players.
Mr. Anderson began his studies at the age of 5 with Eugene Masluk in Livermore, California and
received his formative training with Trula Whelan and Aiko Onishi.
Having been awarded a Fulbright Scholarship in 1987, Mr. Anderson
finished his formal training at the Royal Northern College of Music in
Manchester, England under Ryszard Bakst and proceeded to achieve his
most critical development with private study under Benjamin Kaplan in
London. Mr. Anderson recently completed a Masters degree in Multimedia
at California State University, Hayward and is now involved in digital
media production in his private studio.
Mark Anderson records exclusively with Nimbus records and has released 5 commercial CDs
to date (January 2002) all of which have met with considerable critical
acclaim. Mr. Anderson’s recordings are available online or at Tower
Records. His most recent recording is a live concert of piano music by
Gershwin and Copland, which includes Gershwin’s songs, American in
Paris, Copland’s Sonata, Four Piano Blues and other works.
Mark and Tamriko live in Pleasanton, California where they teach privately.
They first met at the Leeds Piano Competition in England in 1990 and
were married in California in January 1993. In spite of tremendous
musical successes, their greatest accomplishment to date is a daughter,
Nina, who was born on Mark’s birthday in 1999.
Contact Gold Country Piano Institute
Address: P.O. Box 1321, Nevada City, CA 95959-1321
Telephone: (530) 265-8648 or (530) 432-3451, Fax: (530) 478-9485
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Last modified: February 03, 2006
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