Nikolai Lugansky
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This is a great overall interpretation of one (or two, if you prefer) of the monuments of the piano repertoire, where Lugansky, like the composer, knows perfectly how to achieve each and every... —
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Gramophone Magazine, March 2023, Editor's Choice
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BBC Music Magazine, April 2023, Instrumental Choice
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International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Solo Instrument
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Building A Library, November 2025, Top Choice (Études-Tableaux)
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The technicolour playing of Nikolai Lugansky spruces up these quirkily enchanting pieces with impressive range. Lugansky has sometimes in the past seemed a pianistic ice-king, his peerless technique... —
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BBC Music Magazine, April 2026, Instrumental Choice
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Vadim Repin & Nikolai Lugansky: Violin Sonatas
RecommendedVadim Repin (violin) & Nikolai Lugansky (piano)
The obvious empathy that exists between these two artists...brings enormous dividends to this warmly recorded programme. It's so easy to become complacent in such a well-worn work as the Franck.... —
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BBC Music Magazine, December 2010, Chamber Choice
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Presto Favourites, Recommended Recording
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2011, Chamber Award Winner
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This is very exciting playing in two very taxing works...Lugansky produces plenty of fire and brimstone, but also creates a tender and refined sound...Even at its most aggressive, his playing... —
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Gramophone Magazine, December 2012, Editor's Choice
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Presto Favourites, Recommended Recording
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Lugansky deploys his technical magic – in particular, his sense of colour, his phrasing and his ability to illuminate key details within the most cluttered textures – less to wow the audience... —
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Gramophone Magazine, May 2024, Editor's Choice
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International Classical Music Awards, 2025, Nominated - Solo Instrument
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Lugansky captures the depth of emotion and sheer variety…he demonstrates a balance of power and poise that mark him out as a notable Rachmaninov interpreter. The Steinway model D sounds glorious. —
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Diapason d’Or, March 2018, Nouveauté
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Special offer. Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35, etc.
Christian Tetzlaff & Nicolai Lugansky
Russian National Orchestra, Kent Nagano
These are stimulating versions of two favourite concertos, which take a fresh interpretative approach. Nikolai Lugansky's conception is spacious, with pianist and conductor taking time to relish... —
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Gramophone Magazine, February 2004, Editor's Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, June 2002, Editor's Choice
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Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 4
RecommendedNikolai Lugansky (piano)
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sakari Oramo
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Building a Library, December 2018, Also Recommended
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