KONSTANTIN EMELYANOV
concert pianist
New Fuga Libera album: ‘Over Time: Rameau, Rachmaninoff & Bach’
Ordering the works non-chronologically the 2022 International German Piano Award IGPA winner discovers an epoch of eternal beauty and purity in which time itself has a completely different meaning.
The album is already available! Choose the digital platforms via link
listen The album is already available! Choose the digital platforms via link
New Fuga Libera album: ‘Over Time: Rameau, Rachmaninoff & Bach’
Ordering the works non-chronologically the 2022 International German Piano Award IGPA winner discovers an epoch of eternal beauty and purity in which time itself has a completely different meaning.
The album is already available! Choose the digital platforms via link.
The album is already available! Choose the digital platforms via link.
RAMEAU
'Suite in G from Nouvelles Suites de pièces de clavecin, RCT 6: Les Tricotets'
To say that Emelyanov is a committed artist is to deal in understatement
– Bryce Morrison, gramophone.co.uk / International Piano Newsletter
– Bryce Morrison, gramophone.co.uk / International Piano Newsletter
The album cover features a work by Lena Solovyova from the Post Florum project.
Pianissimo Classics and Booroom Gallery present a new album by pianist Konstantin Emelyanov.
This creative collaboration establishes a dialogue between cultures and eras through a contemporary interpretation of classical compositions and their corresponding visual imagery.
The album cover features a work by Lena Solovyova from her Post Florum project, where the image of a broken flower, a charred rose, serves as a testimony to fragility and a reminder of the unconditional value of human life. The artist’s work becomes a kind of time capsule, much like the compositions of Haydn and Rameau: the recordings return the listener to the early periods of classical music, yet are presented in Konstantin Emelyanov’s interpretation here and now.
Listen the album on all music platforms.
This creative collaboration establishes a dialogue between cultures and eras through a contemporary interpretation of classical compositions and their corresponding visual imagery.
The album cover features a work by Lena Solovyova from her Post Florum project, where the image of a broken flower, a charred rose, serves as a testimony to fragility and a reminder of the unconditional value of human life. The artist’s work becomes a kind of time capsule, much like the compositions of Haydn and Rameau: the recordings return the listener to the early periods of classical music, yet are presented in Konstantin Emelyanov’s interpretation here and now.
Listen the album on all music platforms.
Concerts
2025–2026
20.02.2026
Rome, Italy
Church of Sant’Ignazio di Loyola
Church of Sant’Ignazio di Loyola
Piano Recital for Pianissimo Festival in Rome
09.03.2026
Bijeljina
Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Piano Recital
April 2026
Brazil
Pianissimo Festival in Brazil
Concerts in April — dates and venues to be confirmed
14.02.2026
Fermo, Italy
Teatro dell'Aquila
Teatro dell'Aquila
Piano Recital
09.02.2026
Niš, Serbia
Svetosavski Dom, Complex of the Cathedral Church
Svetosavski Dom, Complex of the Cathedral Church
Piano Recital
07.02.2026
Belgrade, Serbia
Johann Sebastian Bach, Jean-Philippe Rameau, Manuel de Falla, Sergey Prokofiev
23.01.2026
25.01.2026
25.01.2026
Auditorium of Milan
Largo Mahler
Milan, Italy
Largo Mahler
Milan, Italy
Manuel de Falla — Spanish Dance No. 1 from "La vida breve"
Manuel de Falla — "Noches en los jardines de España" for piano and orchestra
Jean Sibelius — Symphony No. 2 in D major op. 43
Manuel de Falla — "Noches en los jardines de España" for piano and orchestra
Jean Sibelius — Symphony No. 2 in D major op. 43
Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano
Konstantin Emelyanov — Piano
Victor Pablo Pérez — Conductor
Konstantin Emelyanov — Piano
Victor Pablo Pérez — Conductor
31.10.2025
Fairtree Atterbury Theatre
Pretoria, South Africa
Pretoria, South Africa
Pianissimo Festival
Jean Philipp Rameau — Selected Pieces
Maurice Ravel — Pavane pour une infante défunte
Sergey Prokofiev — 10 Pieces from the ballet "Romeo and Juliet"
Manuel de Falla — Three Fragments from the ballet "El amor brujo"
Maurice Ravel — Pavane pour une infante défunte
Sergey Prokofiev — 10 Pieces from the ballet "Romeo and Juliet"
Manuel de Falla — Three Fragments from the ballet "El amor brujo"
28.10.2025
Università Popolare di Monza, Italy
Piano Recital
26.10.2025
Teatro Manzoni di Monza, Italy
Ludwig van Beethoven — Piano Concerto No. 2
30.09.2025
Museo Borgogna
Vercelli, Italy
Vercelli, Italy
Piano Recital
29.09.2025
Salle Cortot, Rue Cardinet
Paris, France
Paris, France
Nuits du Piano Paris
Piano Recital
26.09.2025
Auditorium Teatro Manzoni
Bologna, Italy
Bologna, Italy
Stagione Sinfonica 2025
TSBO Orchestra
Martijn Dendievel, conductor
TSBO Orchestra
Martijn Dendievel, conductor
Johannes Brahms, Modest Mussorgsky
17.09.2025
Conservatorio Guido Cantelli di Novara
Novara, Italy
Novara, Italy
PiaNovara Festival 2025
Johann Sebastian Bach — French Ouverture BWV 831
Franz Schubert — Drei Klavierstücke D.946
Igor Stravinsky — Three movements from the ballet "Petrushka"
Franz Schubert — Drei Klavierstücke D.946
Igor Stravinsky — Three movements from the ballet "Petrushka"
12.09.2025
Fazioli Concert Hall in Sacile, Italy
Piano Recital
24.08.2025
Grottammare at Chiesa di Santa Lucia, Italy
Gioventù Musicale d’Italia Festival
Piano Recital
22.08.2025
Arona at Villa Usellini, Italy
Gioventù Musicale d’Italia Festival
Piano Recital
20.08.2025
Dimaro Folgarida, Italy
Teatro di Dimaro
Piano Recital
04–07.08.2025
Fuzhou, China
Fujian International Piano Festival
Piano recital and masterclasses
01.08.2025
Corse, France
Nuits du Piano Festival
Piano Recital
13.07.2025
Weilburg, Germany
Weilburger Schlosskonzerte
Piano Recital
10.07.2025
Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
Uliana Zhdanov, violin
Denis Zhdanov, cello
Denis Zhdanov, cello
Peter Tchaikovsky — Piano Trio op. 50 À la mémoire d’un grand artiste
Felix Mendelssohn — Piano Trio No 2
Felix Mendelssohn — Piano Trio No 2
24.04.2025
La Fondazione Angelo Masini, Italy
Piano Recital
16.04.2025
São Paulo
Pianissimo Festival (Brazil)
Bach, Schubert, Stravinsky
15.04.2025
Copacabana Theatre Rio de Janeiro
Pianissimo Festival (Brazil)
Bach, Schubert, Stravinsky
23.03.2025
Camerino, Italy
Piano Recital
13.03.2025
The Istanbul Naval Museum, Turkey
Piano Recital
02.03.2025
Faenza, Italy
Emilia-Romagna Festival
Piano Recital
04.01.2025
Stadtcasino Basel, Switzerland
Ludwig van Beethoven — Piano Concerto No 5
25.08.2024
Seoul Art Center, Korea
Peter Tchaikovski — Piano Concerto No 1
27.02.2024
Geneva
Orchestra CAMERATA VENIA
Conductor Gleb Skvortsov
Conductor Gleb Skvortsov
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Piano Concerto № 23 K. 488
18.01.2024
Bern (CH)Casino
Philharmonia Frankfurt
Maestro Jury Gilbo
Maestro Jury Gilbo
14.02.2024
Emilia Romagna Festival
Teatro Ebe Stignani, Imola
Bach, Rameau, Rachmaninoff
23.11.2023
Kronberg im Taunus, Germany | Casals Forum
International German Piano Award 2023 | Opening
30.09.2023
Vercelli, Italy
Piano Recital
12.09.2023
Alessano, Italy
Muse Salentine Festival
Johann Sebastian Bach — French suite No 3 in B minor
Claude Debussy — 12 preludes. Book 1
Claude Debussy — 12 preludes. Book 1
...Konstantin Emelyanov is a gem of the 16th International Tchaikovsky Competition.
Indeed he makes a difference with his remarkably clever programme, unconventional choice of works, and harmonious interpretations, where technical stability is no obstacle to unconcealed emotions, temperament is curbed by thought, and the intuitive sense of style maintains a perfect balance between the performer’s vision and the author’s will in every piece
– Musical Life Magazine
Indeed he makes a difference with his remarkably clever programme, unconventional choice of works, and harmonious interpretations, where technical stability is no obstacle to unconcealed emotions, temperament is curbed by thought, and the intuitive sense of style maintains a perfect balance between the performer’s vision and the author’s will in every piece
– Musical Life Magazine
Biography
Laureate of the Tchaikovsky Competition
After winning numerous awards at international contests including 1st prize in Viotti competition in Italy in 2017, Konstantin became a true discovery at the XVI International Tchaikovsky Competition. Besides the bronze medal, he also received the title “Artist of Radio Russia” and the Audience Award from the Musical Life magazine. He confirmed his title of the “public favorite” when received the Audience Prize by the F.A.Z. (Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung) at the International German Piano Award that he won in 2022.
Recitals all over the world
Konstantin is performing all over the world giving recitals in Teatro Carlo Felice in Genova, Seoul Arts Center, National Center for the Performing Arts in Beijing, Bulgaria Hall in Sofia, Zentrum Paul Klee in Bern, Casals Forum of the Kronberg Academy, Mariinsky Concert Hall, Grand Hall of the Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Moscow, Zaryadye Grand Hall, Tchaikovsky Concert Hall.
Public and critics' favorite
The pianist fascinates the audience and the critics with his distinguished taste for combining musical pieces in his programs. In March 2023, he presented a new CD with compositions by Debussy, Prokofiev, and Barber that was released on the Fuga Libera label. It received 5* from Diapason ("Un pianiste de première classe et un interprète qui ose") and Classica ("Le jeune Konstantin Emelyanov expose un talent indéniable") magazines and was immediately highly acclaimed by the journalists
Solo albums
In 2020 Konstantin recorded his debut album dedicated to music of Tchaikovsky that was released at the famous Russia recording label “Melodya”. 2023 recording label OutHere Music releases a new album with music by Debussy, Sergei Prokofiev and Barber
...the listeners enjoyed a magnificent and, due to their otherness, extremely captivating interpretation at the highest level
– Rheinische Post
– Rheinische Post
Konstantin Emelyanov was born in 1994 in Krasnodar and graduated from the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory (class of Professor Sergei Dorensky, assisted by Professors Andrei Pisarev, Pavel Nersesyan and Nikolai Lugansky). During the season 2017-2018, he was additionally studying at the Rachmaninov Academy in Catania, Italy, with the Professor Epifanio Comis. Since 2022, he has based in Italian Imola where he has been attending the Senior course at The International Piano Academy ‘’Incontri col Maestro’’ with the Professor Boris Petrushansky. Konstantin is Yamaha Artist since 2019.
"Konstantin Emelyanov definitely has that lightness of touch Barber asks for, plenty of depth of tone as well ... Good sound, unusual combination of composers and an interesting pianist"
— BBC Radio 3
"Konstantin Emelyanov definitely has that lightness of touch Barber asks for, plenty of depth of tone as well ... Good sound, unusual combination of composers and an interesting pianist"
— BBC Radio 3
Le jeune lauréat du Concours Tchaïkovski est notre guide dans cette exploration fascinante qui met en lumière les multiples facettes du piano au cours du XXe siècle. Restant fidèle à l’écriture subtile de Debussy, le pianiste restitue avec finesse les sonorités limpides et fluides du premier cahier des Préludes avant de pénétrer le monde fantasque des Visions fugitives. Un Prokofiev tantôt délicat, tantôt mordant révèle le jeu cristallin de Konstantin Emelyanov qui saisit à bras-le-corps la monumentale Sonate de Barber, lecture virtuose et intelligente qui conclut ce récital remarquable.
— Melissa Khong in "Pianiste"
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Debussy, Prokoviev, Barber album on Fuga Libera
— Melissa Khong in "Pianiste"
about
Debussy, Prokoviev, Barber album on Fuga Libera
....He has mastered even the most diabolical (often hidden) pitfalls of the famous piano concerto (Rachmaninov third) with flying colors. The pianist, ......who is not obviously trimmed for too big a show effect - he simply lets what is already happening in the score, big and beautiful, happen. There is truth in the music itself
— Westdeutsche Zeitung
— Westdeutsche Zeitung
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