Pianist Isn’t A Marquee Name, But He’s Winning Big Prizes

“[R]iches don’t normally fall from the sky. But for Kirill Gerstein, age 30, it might seem that way. In January, he was announced as this year’s [$300,000] Gilmore [Award] winner. Then in April, Lincoln Center conferred its prestigious Avery Fisher Career Grant, worth $25,000. For a pianist with less than marquee status, it was a jackpot of huge proportions.”