Kristi Kapten

b. November 21, 1986 Tallinn

Kristi Kapten began music studies at the age of seven at the Tallinn Music High School, where she studied piano under the guidance of Anu and Toivo Nahkur. In 2006–2010, she continued studies at the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre with professor Peep Lassmann and since 2010, at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (RCS), where she is studied with a full scholarship under the guidance of professor Fali Pavri, obtaining a master`s degree in 2012. Between 2013 and 2017 Kristi has been enrolled in Doctoral studies at the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre, completing her artistic research on performance issues in Ligeti's Etudes for Piano.

Kristi Kapten has given solo recitals in Estonia and United Kingdom, and participated in several contests as a soloist and chamber musician. In 2008, she was a semifinalist at the Estonian National Piano Competition and won in 2010 the 1st prize in chamber music competition at the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre. In 2010, she won the Jock Holden Memorial Mozart Prize and in 2011 the 3. prize in the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland Bamber/Galloway Competition. In 2011, Kristi Kapten also won the 1st prize at Tallinn International Piano Competition and in 2013, the 1st prize at Walcer Prize competition. She has been awarded scholarships by the Estonian National Culture Foundation and the Lilian Semper Foundation.

At the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland Kristi has participated in the masterclass of Leon Fleisher and has been selected to several piano showcase-concerts. She is an active chamber musician, regularly working with singers and instrumentalists. She has performed as a soloist with different orchestras, including the Symphony Orchestra of the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre, Royal Conservatoire of Scotland Symphony Orchestra and the Estonian National Symphony Orchestra. Kristi Kapten is also a member of Kapten Trio formed in 2011 with British violinist Rachel Spencer and cellist Duncan Strachan.

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