Yulianna avdeeva musical dialogue
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A pianist of fiery temperament and virtuosity, Yulianna Avdeeva is the First Prize winner of the 2010 International Chopin Piano Competition, which launched her to international fame for “consistently [leading] the field, in terms of sheer passion and musicianship, not to mention technical security,” in performances that were “full of depth and colour” (The Telegraph). In 2022 the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette praised Avdeeva a “one-woman powerhouse of epic stature.”
After her sold-out recital debut at Carnegie Hall in early 2023, Avdeeva returns to Carnegie in October 2024 with a program of Chopin and Liszt, including the latter’s famous Piano Sonata in B Minor. She will also play that program on stages in Spain, Germany, France, Austria, Italy, and Seattle. In Boston she will perform Liszt and Beethoven’s Hammerklavier sonata; at Festival Lanaudiere she will perform Shostakovich’s 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87, and, at the Rockport Chamber Music Festival, Shostakovich and Chopin.
In spring 2025, commemorating the 50th anniversary of the death of Dmitri Shostakovich, Avdeeva perfo
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Who or what inspired you to pursue a career in music and who or what have been the most important influences on your musical life and career?
In my childhood I was surrounded by music. Although my parents are not professional musicians, they were great music lovers and had an upright piano at home, as well as a solid LP collection. At some point they realized that I was trying to play a melody that I had just heard with one finger on the piano, and took me to the Gnessin Special Music School. When I was 5 years old I entered the piano class of Elena Ivanova, with whom I studied for 13 years, until my graduation, and who became a family member for me. Thanks to her amazing admiration and approach to music, I was able to discover this magical world for me as well. However, the moment I remember so well, which was crucial to me, was my first public performance, when I was 6. I was supposed to play 2 Tchaikowsky pieces from his Children‘s album, and my parents and teacher were explaining that I shouldn‘t be scared by the light and people and the audience and should be concentrati
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Yulianna Avdeeva gained worldwide recognition at the 2010 Chopin Competition, where she won First Prize with a “detailed way of playing” that “matched Chopin’s own” (The Telegraph). A pianist of fiery temperament and virtuosity, Avdeeva plays with power, conviction, and sensibility, captivating audiences across the world.
Highlights of the 2024/2025 season include performances with the Minnesota Orchestra and Robert Treviño, the Orchestra della Svizzera italiana and Markus Poschner, as well as the Wrocław Baroque Orchestra, Aarhus Symphony Orchestra, Basel Chamber Orchestra, Musikkollegium Winterthur, Sinfónica de Galicia and the Orchestre des Pays de la Loire. She will also embark on a tour with the NHK Orchestra to Japan and performs in renowned venues such as the Konzerthaus Dortmund, Carnegie Hall, Brucknerhaus Linz, Pierre Boulez Saal Berlin and the Gewandhaus Leipzig.
Yulianna Avdeeva has performed with many of the major orchestras across Europe and the US including the Berlin and Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestras, Roya
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