Nikolai Lugansky
Nikolai Lugansky is one of Russia's major pianists, especially known for his performances of Romantic music. He has won several of Russia's major national artistic awards. Lugansky was born in Moscow on April 26, 1972. His parents were scientists, but when they heard their son play a Beethoven sonata by ear, they signed him up for lessons with their neighbor, composer/pianist Sergei Ipatov. Lugansky went on to the Moscow Central Music School and then the Moscow Conservatory, studying with Tatiana Kestner, Tatiana Nikolaeva, and Sergei Dorensky; the latter became a mentor through Lugansky's postgraduate studies. Major prizes launched Lugansky's performing career successfully; he won the All-Union Competition in Tbilisi, Georgia, and the silver medal at the International Bach Competition in Leipzig, East Germany in 1988. The breakup of the Soviet Union and the East Bloc proved propitious for Lugansky, who in 1992 won the Best Pianist Award at the Mozarteum International Summer Academy in Salzburg, Austria. He began to record for the Melodiya label and also for Vanguard. In 1994, he was the top finisher at the International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow, taking a silver medal (no gold was awarded). Lugansky has appeared as a concerto soloist with major orchestras in both Russia and the West, collaborating with such conductors as Valery Gergiev, Christoph Eschenbach, and Riccardo Chailly. An enthusiastic chamber music player, he has accompanied internationally renowned singers and instrumentalists, including Anna Netrebko, Yuri Bashmet, and Joshua Bell. Lugansky's recording catalog is large, encompassing releases on Challenge Classics, Naïve, Harmonia Mundi (with which he signed an exclusive contract in 2018), and many smaller labels. He has focused on core Russian repertory, especially Rachmaninov, as well as on the music of Chopin, but has also recorded works of Mozart, Beethoven, Grieg, and many other 19th century composers, as well as appearing on recordings as an accompanist. In 2020, for Harmonia Mundi, he recorded an album of solo keyboard music by César Franck. Lugansky is on the piano faculty at the Moscow Conservatory. He was named a People's Artist of Russia in 2013 and received the State Prize of the Russian Federation in 2019.© James Manheim /TiVo Read more
Nikolai Lugansky is one of Russia's major pianists, especially known for his performances of Romantic music. He has won several of Russia's major national artistic awards.
Lugansky was born in Moscow on April 26, 1972. His parents were scientists, but when they heard their son play a Beethoven sonata by ear, they signed him up for lessons with their neighbor, composer/pianist Sergei Ipatov. Lugansky went on to the Moscow Central Music School and then the Moscow Conservatory, studying with Tatiana Kestner, Tatiana Nikolaeva, and Sergei Dorensky; the latter became a mentor through Lugansky's postgraduate studies. Major prizes launched Lugansky's performing career successfully; he won the All-Union Competition in Tbilisi, Georgia, and the silver medal at the International Bach Competition in Leipzig, East Germany in 1988. The breakup of the Soviet Union and the East Bloc proved propitious for Lugansky, who in 1992 won the Best Pianist Award at the Mozarteum International Summer Academy in Salzburg, Austria. He began to record for the Melodiya label and also for Vanguard. In 1994, he was the top finisher at the International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow, taking a silver medal (no gold was awarded). Lugansky has appeared as a concerto soloist with major orchestras in both Russia and the West, collaborating with such conductors as Valery Gergiev, Christoph Eschenbach, and Riccardo Chailly. An enthusiastic chamber music player, he has accompanied internationally renowned singers and instrumentalists, including Anna Netrebko, Yuri Bashmet, and Joshua Bell.
Lugansky's recording catalog is large, encompassing releases on Challenge Classics, Naïve, Harmonia Mundi (with which he signed an exclusive contract in 2018), and many smaller labels. He has focused on core Russian repertory, especially Rachmaninov, as well as on the music of Chopin, but has also recorded works of Mozart, Beethoven, Grieg, and many other 19th century composers, as well as appearing on recordings as an accompanist. In 2020, for Harmonia Mundi, he recorded an album of solo keyboard music by César Franck. Lugansky is on the piano faculty at the Moscow Conservatory. He was named a People's Artist of Russia in 2013 and received the State Prize of the Russian Federation in 2019.
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Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos. 14, 17 & 23
Nikolai Lugansky
Classical - Released by harmonia mundi on Feb 11, 2022
After a first part devoted to the late sonatas, Nikolai Lugansky continues his exploration with this second volume of complete Beethoven work. This re ...
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Rachmaninov : 24 Preludes
Nikolai Lugansky
Solo Piano - Released by harmonia mundi on Feb 16, 2018
Diapason d'or5 Sterne Fono Forum KlassikUnfortunately no, dear reader, there is no such thing as a cycle of “24 Preludes” by Rachmaninoff; however there are indeed 24 Preludes: a collection ...
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Chopin: Études, Op. 10 & 25
Nikolai Lugansky
Classical - Released by Warner Classics International on Dec 15, 1999
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Debussy : Suite bergamasque
Nikolai Lugansky
Solo Piano - Released by harmonia mundi on Oct 5, 2018
5 étoiles de ClassicaA century after his death on 25 March 1918, many harmonia mundi artists are eager to pay tribute to Claude Debussy, the magician of melody and timbre, ...
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Franck : Préludes, Fugues & Chorals
Nikolai Lugansky
Classical - Released by harmonia mundi on Mar 6, 2020
Le Choix de France MusiqueChoc de ClassicaDiapason d'or / ArteAfter recording Rachmaninov's 24 Preludes and a recital dedicated to Claude Debussy for his new publisher harmonia mundi, pianist Nikolai Lugansky ext ...
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Chopin: The Piano Concertos
Nikolai Lugansky
Classical - Released by naïve classique on Feb 3, 2014
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Beethoven: Late Piano Sonatas, Opp. 101,109 & 111
Nikolai Lugansky
Classical - Released by harmonia mundi on Nov 13, 2020
Édouard Herriot once said: ‘In Beethoven, everything comes from within. His model is not the rule of the schoolroom.’ This is particularly true of the ...
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Beethoven: Late Piano Sonatas, Opp. 101,109 & 111
Nikolai Lugansky
Classical - Released by harmonia mundi on Nov 13, 2020
Édouard Herriot once said: ‘In Beethoven, everything comes from within. His model is not the rule of the schoolroom.’ This is parti ...
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Debussy: Suite bergamasque
Nikolai Lugansky
Classical - Released by harmonia mundi on Oct 5, 2018
Harmonia Mundi's centenary edition of the works of Claude Debussy necessarily includes several different interpretations of his keyboard music, and Ni ...
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Rachmaninov : Piano Concertos Nos 2 & 4
Nikolai Lugansky
Concertos - Released by Warner Classics International on Mar 1, 2005
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Chopin: Piano Sonata No. 3, Fantasie-impromptu, Prélude, Nocturne, et al.
Nikolai Lugansky
Classical - Released by Onyx Classics on Apr 5, 2010
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Chopin : Preludes, Ballades Nos 3 & 4, Nocturnes
Nikolai Lugansky
Classical - Released by Warner Classics International on Mar 1, 2002
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Rachmaninov : Preludes Op.23 & Moments musicaux
Nikolai Lugansky
Classical - Released by Warner Classics International on Jan 5, 2001
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Beethoven : Piano Sonatas No.7, No.14, 'Moonlight', No.22 & No.23, 'Appassionata'
Nikolai Lugansky
Chamber Music - Released by Warner Classics International on Oct 24, 2005
4 étoiles ClassicaNikolai Lugansky is a Russian virtuoso in the grand tradition with a huge tone, a terrific technique, and a taste for the biggest possible repertoire. ...
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Prokofiev : Piano Sonatas 4 & 6, Romeo & Juliet selection
Nikolai Lugansky
Classical - Released by Warner Classics International on Mar 5, 2004
When he's not throwing tantrums and slamming the keyboard, Sergey Prokofiev is a wonderfully lyrical and sometimes even deeply moving composer. Alongs ...
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Nikolai Lugansky Plays Chopin
Nikolai Lugansky
Classical - Released by Warner Classics on May 27, 2022
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Grieg - Prokofiev: Piano Concertos
Nikolai Lugansky
Classical - Released by Ambroisie on Sep 30, 2013
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Beethoven : Piano Sonata No.14 in C sharp minor Op.27 No.2, 'Moonlight'
Nikolai Lugansky
Chamber Music - Released by Warner Classics International on Oct 31, 2005
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Beethoven : Piano Sonata No.23 in F minor Op.57, 'Appassionata'
Nikolai Lugansky
Chamber Music - Released by Warner Classics International on Oct 31, 2005
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Beethoven : Piano Sonata No.7 in D major Op.10 No.3
Nikolai Lugansky
Chamber Music - Released by Warner Classics International on Oct 31, 2005
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Debussy: Suite bergamasque
Nikolai Lugansky
Classical - Released by harmonia mundi on Oct 5, 2018
Harmonia Mundi's centenary edition of the works of Claude Debussy necessarily includes several different interpretations of his keyboard music, and Ni ...
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo