Stanislav Bunin

{{Infobox musical artist |background = non_vocal_instrumentalist |image = |caption = |native_name = {{nobold|Станислав Бунин}} |birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1966|9|25|df=yes}} |birth_place = Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |instruments = Piano |genre = Classical |occupation = Musician |label = Deutsche Grammophon, <br /> EMI Classics }} '''Stanislav Stanislavovich Bunin''' ({{langx|ru|Станислав Станиславович Бунин}}; born 25 September 1966) is a Russian-born concert pianist.

== Life == Bunin was born in Moscow in 1966 into an established European musical family which included his grandfather Heinrich Neuhaus, his grandmother Zinaida (Boris Pasternak's second wife), and his father, Stanislav Neuhaus.

In 1985, Bunin won first prize and the gold medal in the XI International Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://chopincompetition2015.com/previous-editions/516|title=11TH FRYDERYK CHOPIN INTERNATIONAL PIANO COMPETITION|publisher=International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition|accessdate=2015-08-06|archive-date=2016-02-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160214030945/http://chopincompetition2015.com/previous-editions/516|url-status=dead}}</ref> He spent much of the next decade in Japan, teaching for six years at Senzoku Gakuen Music College in the city of Kawasaki; his wife is Japanese.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhk.or.jp/ashita/english/stories/feat-bunin.html|title="Finding Joy"|publisher=NHK|date=March 12, 2011|accessdate=July 24, 2020|archive-date=July 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200723181938/https://www.nhk.or.jp/ashita/english/stories/feat-bunin.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> He obtained German citizenship in 2012. <ref>Hiroko Aikawa, [http://www.asahi.com/english/arts/TKY200412030163.html "Musical Journeys: Bunin finds success and support in 2 homes"], ''Asahi Shimbun'' website, March 2012, accessed 6 August 2015. ''DEAD LINK''</ref>

Bunin recorded his interpretations of works by Haydn, Mozart and, most notably, Chopin. Those include works he played for the soundtrack to the 2007 video game ''Eternal Sonata''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0979878/|title=Eternal Sonata (2007)|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=July 24, 2020}}</ref>

In 2023, Bunin returned to stage after a 10-year absence because of his love for music and upon his wife's encouragement. His decade-long absence was due to various illnesses and ailments.<ref>{{cite web |title=After 10-year struggle, pianist Stanislav Bunin returns to stage with Japan dates |url=https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20231215/p2a/00m/0et/015000c |publisher=Mainichi Shimbun |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231219011651/https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20231215/p2a/00m/0et/015000c |archive-date=19 December 2023 |date=18 December 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref>

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