Behzod Abduraimov’s performances combine an immense depth of musicality with phenomenal  technique and breathtaking delicacy. He performs with many of the world’s leading orchestras and  conductors, and his critically acclaimed recordings have set a new standard for the piano repertoire.

The 2024/25 season will see Behzod performing with the Bamberger Symphoniker, Orquesta y Coro  Nacionales de España, NDR Radiophilharmonie as part of the Canary Islands Festival, Orchestre  Philharmonique de Strasbourg, Sinfonieorchester Basel and Berner Symphonieorchester amongst  others. In North America, Behzod appears with the Atlanta Symphony, Detroit Symphony, Minnesota  Orchestra, St. Louis Symphony, Toronto Symphony, and Vancouver Symphony. Elsewhere, he  performs with the Singapore Symphony Orchestra and Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductors with  whom he will collaborate this season include Anja Bihlmaier, Lionel Bringuier, Stéphane Denève,  Gustavo Gimeno, Hans Graf, Jakub Hruša, Stanislav Kochanovsky, Aziz Shokhakimov and Otto  Tausk. In August 2024, Behzod marked the tenth anniversary of his debut with the Los Angeles  Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl. He will return to California in November 2024 and make two  important recital debuts: Cal Performances in Berkeley and Walt Disney Concert Hall presented by the  Los Angeles Philharmonic.

In past seasons Behzod has performed with many of the world’s leading orchestras including Chicago  Symphony Orchestra, The Cleveland Orchestra, Concertgebouw Orchestra, Czech Philharmonic, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Los Angeles Philharmonic, NHK Symphony, Philharmonia  Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony, Orchestre de Paris, Wiener Symphoniker, and Rundfunk Sinfonieorchester Berlin (RSB). He has collaborated with many renowned conductors including  Semyon Bychkov, Constantinos Carydis, Gianandrea Noseda, Vasily Petrenko, Santtu-Matias Rouvali,  and Juraj Valčuha.

Behzod has appeared multiple times at Carnegie Hall, including twice last season – returning to the  Stern Auditorium for a solo recital, followed by a duo recital with Daniel Lozakovich at the Weill  Auditorium. He has also been presented by Queen Elizabeth Hall in London, Amsterdam’s  Concertgebouw, Alte Oper, Frankfurt, Toppan Hall, Tokyo, Seoul Arts Centre, Shanghai Concert Hall,  and La Società dei Concerti di Milano. He regularly appears at the leading international festivals  including Aspen, La Roque Antheron, Lucerne, Ravello, Rheingau, and Verbier.

Behzod’s critically acclaimed recordings have won numerous international awards including the Choc  de Classica and Diapason Découverte. Shadows of My Ancestors, his second recording for Alpha  Classics, which features works by Ravel, Prokofiev, and Uzbek composer Dilorom Saidaminova, was  released in January 2024. It was recognized as a Gramophone Editor’s Choice, shortlisted for a  Gramophone Award, and named one of Apple Music’s ‘10 Classical Albums You Must Hear This  Month’. 2021 saw the highly successful release of his first recital album for Alpha Classics which  included Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition. In 2020, two of his albums were nominated for the  2020 Opus Klassik awards in multiple categories: Rachmaninov’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini  with Lucerne Symphony Orchestra under James Gaffigan, recorded on the composer’s own piano from  Villa Senar for Sony Classical, and Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No.3 with Concertgebouw  Orchestra, for the RCO live label. Behzod’s recitals have been streamed and broadcast on  international channels, including medici.tv, and a DVD of his 2016 BBC Proms debut (2016) with the  Münchner Philharmoniker was released in 2018.

Born in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, in 1990, Behzod began the piano aged five as a pupil of Tamara  Popovich at Uspensky State Central Lyceum in Tashkent. In 2009, he won first prize at the London  International Piano Competition with Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No.3. He is Artist-in-Residence at the  International Center for Music at Park University where studied with Stanislav Ioudenitch.