Hello, I’m Andrei

“A pure and sensitive musician” (Chopin Magazine, Japan)

I’m a concert pianist and teacher, trained at the Central Music School of the Moscow State Conservatoire and the Royal Academy of Music in London, where I graduated with First Class Honours and a Master’s with Distinction.

For over a decade I’ve taught students aged 4 to 60, from children playing their very first notes to young pianists preparing for ABRSM exams, competitions and Junior Academy/College auditions. My students have gone on to win prizes at various competitions.

I believe technique and musicality must grow together. With young children I use storytelling to help them feel what the music is saying; with older students we set clear goals each term and track progress together. Whatever the age or level, my aim is the same: to help every student play with confidence, imagination and a genuine love of music.

I have performed as a soloist in concert halls across the Netherlands, Germany, Italy, Russia, Spain, Japan, Norway, the USA and the UK, and with orchestras in London, Moscow, Rostov, Yaroslavl and Shenzhen.

My London debut at Wigmore Hall was in 2015 as a finalist in the Jaques Samuel Piano Competition. Later I gave a recital at St Martin-in-the-Fields as winner of the Intercollegiate Beethoven Piano Competition, and performed concertos at St John’s Smith Square, for Parkinson’s UK and for the 75th anniversary of the Siege of Leningrad.

Chamber music has always been close to my heart. I was invited to perform at the Encuentro de Santander festival in Spain, and had the honour of playing Brahms’ Piano Quintet with Maxim Vengerov at the Royal Academy of Music.

I received the Beethoven Silver Medal and the Carnwath Piano Scholarship from the Worshipful Company of Musicians, and an award of Outstanding Merit after reaching the semi-final of the 10th Hamamatsu International Piano Competition. I hold Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from the Royal Academy of Music.