Gugnin, Andrey

Concert pianist Andrey Gugnin is rapidly gaining international recognition as a passionate virtuoso performer who possesses an “exceptionally versatile and agile technique that serves an often inspired musical imagination” (Gramophone).

In 2020, the jury of the BBC Music Magazine Awards named him the winner in the Instrumental category for his recording of Shostakovich’s Preludes and Piano Sonatas for Hyperion Records. Since winning the prestigious Sydney International Piano Competition in 2016, Gugnin has achieved increasing success in concerts and recordings showcasing his passionate interpretations.

In demand as a concerto soloist, Andrey Gugnin has been invited to perform as a guest artist with major orchestras around the world, including the London Philharmonic Orchestra, Danish National Symphony Orchestra, Mariinsky Orchestra, Netherlands Symphony Orchestra, Utah Symphony, West Australian Symphony Orchestra and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra.

He has appeared on some of the world’s most prestigious stages, including the Musikverein, Konzerthaus Berlin, Victoria Hall, Carnegie Hall, Abravanel Hall, Auditorio Nacional de Música, Sydney Opera House, the Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory, the Mariinsky Concert Hall, the Louvre in Paris, and the Tokyo Opera City Concert Hall.

Andrey Gugnin has also appeared at numerous international festivals, including the Verbier Festival, Ruhr Piano Festival, Mariinsky International Festival, Dubrovnik Summer Festival, Ohrid Summer Festival and the International Chopin Festival.

As a recording artist, Gugnin has released a wide-ranging repertoire, from solo piano works to concertos. His recording of Liszt’s Transcendental Études (Piano Classics, 2018) was an Editor’s Choice in Gramophone. His recording of Shostakovich’s concertos (Delos International, 2007) was included in the soundtrack of Bridge of Spies, directed by Steven Spielberg, which won an Academy Award.

His latest album, Holberg Suite – Ballade & Lyric Pieces, was released in May 2024 on Hyperion Records.

In February 2024, Gugnin won the Dubai Classic Piano Competition, receiving a €100,000 prize for his final performance of Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 3. Additional awards include future engagements with the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra and the Armenian State Symphony Orchestra.

Andrey Gugnin received his first lessons from Natalia Smirnova, who laid the foundation for his further studies with Olga Mechetina, Valery Kastelsky, Lev Naumov, Stanislav Ioudenitch, William Naboré and Vera Gornostayeva.

Recent highlights of the 2024/25 season include performances with the Orchestra del Teatro Goldoni, at the Elbphilharmonie, with the Banatul Philharmonic, La Crosse Symphony Orchestra, Johannesburg Philharmonic Orchestra and the KwaZulu-Natal Philharmonic Orchestra, as part of his South African tour, as well as a series of concerts in Japan.

The 2025/2026 season features performances in New York as part of the Bard Music Festival, along with tours of Australia, Japan and China, as well as engagements throughout Europe.

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