Pianist
“…Lugansky is not simply the most wonderful Russian pianist of modern times; he is one of the most outstanding artists of our epoch…”
- Le Monde
This November Nikolay Lugansky makes his way to Republic of Korea for performances in Seoul and Pyeongchang.
This autumn Nikolay Lugansky joins the Philharmonia Orchestra and conductor Santtu-Matias Rouvali on tour in the UK.
This September Nikolay Lugansky joined the Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Marko Letonja to perform Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No. 2.
On August, 4 Nikolay Lugansky started a series of concerts at the Aspen Music Festival. The pianist shared the stage of the nearly full Benedict Music Tent with the Festival Orchestra under James Gaffigan.
On June, 12 Nikolay Lugansky was given the State Award of the Russian Federation by president Vladimir Putin at the ceremony in the St. George Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace. The pianist was honoured "for contribution to the development of the national and world music culture."
In July 2019 Nikolay Lugansky will record a new album of César Franck music. He will work on it in Switzerland.