Alexander Ghindin (17th April 1977). At the age of 13, he became laureate of the Moscow Young Pianists Competition; where he was the youngest prize-winner of the 10th International Tchaikovsky Competition. Now he is one of the most well-known Russian pianists of his generation. He is the laureate of the International Tchaikovsky Competition, in 1999 he gained Second Prize at Brussels International Queen Elisabeth Competition and in 2007 he won the first prize of the Cleveland International Piano Competition in USA.