Andrey Gugnin

Moscow-born concert pianist Andrey Gugnin is rapidly gaining international acclaim as a passionately virtuosic  performer, who possesses an ‘extraordinarily versatile and agile technique, which serves an often inspired  musical imagination’ (Gramophone). In 2020, the BBC Music Magazine Awards named Andrey the winner of the  Instrumental category for his recording of Shostakovich preludes and piano sonatas on Hyperion Records. Since  winning the prestigious Sydney International Piano Competition in 2016, Andrey has gone from strength to  strength in concerts and recordings which exhibit his impassioned interpretations. 

In demand as a concert soloist, Andrey has been invited to perform as a guest artist with notable orchestras  across the globe, such as the London Philharmonic Orchestra, Danish National Symphony Orchestra, Mariinsky  Theatre Orchestra, Netherlands Symphony Orchestra, Utah Symphony, West Australian Symphony Orchestra  and Sydney Symphony Orchestra. 

Andrey has performed on some of the most prestigious stages in the world, including the Musikverein in Vienna,  Konzerthaus Berlin, Victoria Hall in Geneva, Carnegie Hall in New York, Abravanel Hall in Salt Lake City, Auditorio  Nacional in Madrid, Sydney Opera House, the Grand Hall of the Moscow State Conservatory, Mariinsky Concert  Hall, the Louvre in Paris, Tokyo Opera City Concert Hall. Andrey has also appeared at a number of international  festivals, including the Verbier, Ruhr Piano, Mariinsky International, Dubrovnik Summer, Ohrid Summer and  International Chopin festivals. 

As a recording artist, Andrey has published a broad scope of repertoire, ranging from works for solo piano to  concertos. His release of Liszt’s Transcendental Studies (Piano Classics, 2018) was Editor’s Choice in  Gramophone. His recording of Shostakovich concertos (Delos International, 2007) was featured in the  soundtrack of Steven Spielberg’s Oscar-winning film Bridge of Spies. His most recent disc, Holberg Suite - Ballade  & Lyric Pieces, was released in May 2024 with Hyperion.  

In February 2024, Andrey won the 'Classic Piano' International Piano Competition awarding him a prize of  €100,000 for his final performance of Rachmaninoff’s third piano concerto. Further winnings include future  performances with the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra and the Armenian State Symphony. 

Andrey took his first lessons with Natalia Smirnova, who laid the foundations for his studies with Olga  Mechetina, Valery Kastelsky, Lev Naumov, Stanislav Ioudenitch, William Naboré and Vera Gornostayeva. 

Highlights of Andrey’s 2024/2025 season include performances with orchestras such as La Crosse Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra Del Teatro Goldoni, and most recently in June 2025, with the Johannesburg  Philharmonic and the KwaZulu-Natal Philharmonic as part of his tour in South Africa. Later this season, he will  return to New York as part of the Bard Music Festival, and will also be undertaking a tour across Japan and  Australia.