Pianist Nikolai Lugansky is known for his interpretations of Rachmaninoff, Prokofiev, Chopin and Debussy.
He regularly collaborates with directors like K. Nagano, Y. Temirkanov, M. Honeck, G. Noseda, S. Kochanovsky, V. Petrenko, and L. Shani. He has likewise been a guest of major international orchestras like the Berlin Philharmonic, the London Symphony Orchestra, the Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra, the Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra, the Philharmonic Orchestra of Oslo, the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra and the National Orchestra of Spain.
In 2023, he commemorated the 150th anniversary of Rachmaninoff's birth by performing all of the composer's major solo pieces in a three-concert cycle at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées (Paris) and the Wigmore Hall (London), in addition to his other performances throughout Europe, such as at the Konzerthaus (Vienna and Berlin), the Bozar (Brussels), the Rudolfinum (Prague) and the Concertgebouw (Amsterdam).
During the 2023/2024 season, he has performed with the Orchestre National of Lyon, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, the Dortmunder Philharmoniker, the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, the Teatro di San Carlo Orchestra of Naples and the Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra, among others. He has also undertaken several tours, including a stop in Asia in December 2023, a stop in the Canary Islands in January 2024, and other stops in the United Kingdom with the Orchestre Philharmonique of Strasbourg, as well as in Spain and Italy with Vadim Repin in early 2024.
Lugansky has an exclusive contract with Harmonia Mundi, and his album ‘César Franck, Préludes, Fugues & Chorals’ (2020) received the Diapason d'Or. His latest release of Rachmaninoff's ‘Études-Tableaux; 3 Pièces’ was awarded the Choc de l'Année of 2023 (Classica) and the Gramophone Editor's Choice (March 2023). Pianist Nikolai Lugansky is known for his interpretations of Rachmaninoff, Prokofiev, Chopin and Debussy.
He regularly collaborates with directors like K. Nagano, Y. Temirkanov, M. Honeck, G. Noseda, S. Kochanovsky, V. Petrenko, L. Shani. He has likewise been a guest of major international orchestras like the Berlin Philharmonic, the London Symphony Orchestra, the Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra, the Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra, the Philharmonic Orchestra of Oslo, the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra and the National Orchestra of Spain.
In 2023, he commemorated the 150th anniversary of Rachmaninoff’s birth by performing all of the composer's major solo pieces in a three-concert cycle at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées (Paris) and the Wigmore Hall (London), in addition to his other performances throughout Europe, such as at the Konzerthaus (Vienna and Berlin), the Bozar (Brussels), the Rudolfinum (Prague) and the Concertgebouw (Amsterdam).
During the 2023/2024 season, he has performed with the Orchestre National of Lyon, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, the Dortmunder Philharmoniker, the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, the Teatro di San Carlo Orchestra of Naples and the Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra, among others. He has also undertaken several tours, including a stop in Asia in December 2023, a stop in the Canary Islands in January 2024, and other stops in the United Kingdom with the Orchestre Philharmonique of Strasbourg, as well as in Spain and Italy with Vadim Repin in early 2024.
Lugansky has an exclusive contract with Harmonia Mundi and his album ‘César Franck, Préludes, Fugues & Chorals’ (2020) received the Diapason d'Or. His latest release of Rachmaninoff's ‘Études-Tableaux; 3 Pièces’ was awarded the Choc de l'Année of 2023 (Classica) and the Gramophone Editor's Choice (March 2023).