Matvejs Fokins

Matvejs Fokins is a young pianist with a deep and personal relationship with classical music. He began playing the piano when he was four. He studies at the Emils Darzins Music School in Riga under the tutelage of Ilza Treije. He has also enhanced his education with participation at masterclasses and private lessons with renowned professors such as Mira Marčenko, Vsevolod Dvorkin, Taťjana Pikayzen and Evgenia Pelyavina. He has participated in a number of international competitions, including the Johann Sebastian Bach Competition in Vilnius (2020), an international classical music competition in Jūrmala (2020) and an international competition in Tallinn (2022). All of them have brought first prizes and special mentions for performance. He is also a laureate and finalist in music competitions such as Merci, Maestro! in Brussels and the Orbetello Piano Competition in Tuscany. His favourite composers include Franz Liszt and Sergei Rachmaninov. He frequently spends his free time meditating, reading books, on walks, watching films and listening to music.