Pavel Kolesnikov

Named a BBC Radio New Generation Artist in 2014, pianist Pavel Kolesnikov is among the boldest of the young Russian and Eastern European artists who have made their marks on London's vibrant piano scene. He has become a staple of the major Hyperion label. Kolesnikov has performed and recorded with his musical and personal partner, pianist Samson Tsoy. In 2024, they released an album of four-hand piano works by Schubert and Leonid Desyatnikov. Kolesnikov was born in Novosibirsk, Russia, then part of the Soviet Union, on February 25, 1989. The remote Central Asian city had a st...