Rasmus Andreas Raide

b. August 22, 1995 Tallinn
Member of the Association of Estonian Professional Musicians

Rasmus Andreas Raide began his musical studies at the Tallinn Music High School under Ell Saviauk and Martti Raide and graduated in 2014. Since autumn 2014 he has been studying piano at the University of Music Karlsruhe (Hochschule für Musik Karlsruhe) with Prof. Kalle Randalu.

Rasmus Andreas Raide has been a winner of several competitions, including 2nd prize at the international competition of young pianists in Jūrmala (both in 2007 and 2010), 3rd prize at the international competition Kaunas Sonorum (2011), 1st prize and special prize at the international competition Young Virtuoso in Riga (2013), 2nd prize at the international competition Musicale Europeo Citta di Filadelfia "Paolo Serrao" (2017).

Rasmus Andreas Raide has been a soloist with the Latvian National Symphony Orchestra, Jyväskyla Symphony Orchestra, Narva City Symphony Orchestra, and Tallinn Chamber Orchestra. Raide has participated in the masterclasses of Menahem Pressler, Prof. Alfredo Perl, Prof. Natalia Trull, and Francois Killian.

Since 2005, Rasmus Andreas Raide is a member of the Trio '95 together with violinist Robert Traksmann and cellist Marcel Johannes Kits. In 2012, the trio was awarded the 1st prize at the international chamber music competition Pavasario Sonata in Vilnius and in March 2020, the 1st prize at the international Ilmari Hännikäinen piano chamber music competition in Jyväskyla.

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