Born in a family of piano teachers, Soutchkov began his studies in the Central Music School of Moscow, after he has continued to study in the
Moscow Conservatory "Tchaikovsky" with Professor
Yevgeny Malinin (assistant to Maestro
Heinrich Neuhaus), obtaining his Diploma and specialization in piano in 1991 and completing the
doctorate of study in 1993. He is the winner of First Prizes in national and international piano competitions:
Cup Pianists of Italy in
Osimo, ''Palma d'Oro
in Finale Ligure, Seiler
Prize in Palermo, Carlo Mosso
Prize in Alessandria, International Piano Competition in Rome, Riviera Etrusca
prize in Piombino, Onde Musicali
prize in Taranto, Mario Polovineo Tribute
in Teramo, Prize Citta di
Brindisi, Prize Citta di
Cesenatico, Pietro Argento'' Prize in
Gioia del Colle. He has given concerts as a soloist in the
Soviet Union,
Italy,
Germany,
France,
Poland and in the
United States of America. He is currently President of the Italian Artistic Association "Suchkov & Suchkov", founded in
Sassuolo in 2011 together with his son Ivan, who is also a pianist and artistic director of the association. .
Moscow, Rachmaninov Hall == References ==