Nikolai Lugansky

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Nikolai Lvovich Lugansky (born 26 April 1972) is a Russian pianist.

Early life and education

Nikolai Lugansky was born in Moscow, Russia, on April 26, 1972, to a research scientist father. He played a Beethoven piano sonata completely by ear at the age of five before he had to learn to read music. He studied piano at the Moscow Central Music School and the Moscow Conservatory. Tatiana Kestner, Tatiana Nikolayeva, and Sergei Dorensky were among his teachers.

Personal life

Lugansky, his wife and three children, live in Moscow.

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Career

Lugansky gained trophies at numerous piano competitions, most notably the Silver Medal at the Tchaikovsky International Piano Competition in 1994 (no first prize was awarded). At the same time, he began to make recordings on Melodiya (USSR) and Vanguard Classics (Netherlands) labels. On both CD and video laser disc formats, his appearance at the Winners' Gala Concert of the tenth International Tchaikovsky Competition was recorded and released on the Pioneer Classics label. More recordings for Japanese labels were followed by this. He went on to make recordings for Warner Classics, Erato Records, PENTATONE, Onyx Classics, Deutsche Grammophon, and Nave Records. Lugansky signed an exclusive recording deal with Harmonia Mundi in 2018.

Lugansky has performed with Vadim Repin, Alexander Kniazev, Anna Netrebko, Joshua Bell, Yuri Bashmet, Vadim Rudenko, Mischa Maisky, and Leonidas Kavakos, among others. He has worked with conductors such as Riccardo Chailly, Christoph Eschenbach, Vladimir Fedoseyev, Neeme Järvi, Kurt Murhdy, Jeeme Järvi, Nieme Järvi, Kurt Masur, Montretnev, Nurnady Zhdist, Nieme Järvi, Yuri Svetkanov, Sekhdanov, Meyozhdev, Yuri Tasht

Lugansky teaches at the Moscow Conservatory in addition to performing and recording.

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