It’s fascinating to compare this nuanced set with the performance by the Soviet pianist who inspired Shostakovich in 1950 Shostakovich composed his 24 Preludes and Fugues in 1950 and 1951, between his ...

Sign up to receive our email newsletter in your inbox. Against the lustrous backdrop of Lake Michigan, pianist Yulianna Avdeeva took the Galvin Recital Hall audience ...

When Yulianna Avdeeva made her debut in the Queen Elizabeth Hall in 2010, her programme consisted entirely of Chopin, obvious enough for a pianist who a few months before had been the first woman to ...

Fast forward eight years, and the first half of Avdeeva’s Australian debut recital on Monday was an all-Chopin affair. Time has shown she has developed as artist. Alongside technical virtuosity and ...

Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. Nothing was going to stop this recital, whatever fate put in its way. Only two weeks separated the final of the 2010 ...

When Yulianna Avdeeva won the Chopin Piano Competition in 2010, she became only the fourth woman ever to do so -- and the first in 45 years, since Martha Argerich’s legendary victory in 1965. In 2025, ...

Yulianna Avdeeva in Recital. SSO. City Recital Hall. May 14 ★★★★ Spirit of Delight: Vondracek plays Prokofiev. Opera House May 16. ★★★★½ Two contrasting pianistic talents graced Sydney's musical ...

PARIS - Coco Gauff made a strong start in her bid to win a maiden French Open title as she eased past German world number 208 Julia Avdeeva 6-1 6-1 in the first round on a rainy May 27 at Roland ...

The contestants spent three weeks playing works by Frederic Chopin during a series of concerts Russian musician Yulianna Avdeeva has become the first woman in 45 years to win the prestigious Chopin ...

Yulianna Avdeeva, fresh from her triumph in the International Chopin Piano Competition, gave a recital of impressive steely control at the Queen Elizabeth Hall. Rating: * * * * The 25-year-old Russian ...