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KONSTANTIN SCHERBAKOV

“one of the most capable, daring and interesting musicians of these days.” — (Peter Cossé)

With the recent release of the complete concerto works by Tchaikovsky, Konstantin Scherbakov’s endless repertoire accomplishments continue to amaze. A very special repertoire choice has formed the artist’s profile with the accent on rarely performed and highly demanding virtuoso programs, often comprising of works that were considered unplayable before. In co-operation with the Naxos and Marco Polo labels, Scherbakov has realized some of today’s unique and most significant recording projects, including complete piano works by Leopold Godowsky, Respighi and Shostakovich, and complete piano concertos by Tchaikovsky, Respighi, Medtner and Scriabin. The most recent and highly acclaimed recording project was The Complete Beethoven Symphonies in piano arrangement by F. Liszt.

Many of these projects have found their way onto the concert stage. For his cycle of the Rachmaninov’s complete piano works, Scherbakov was called ‘Rachmaninov of Today’ (Lucerne Music Festival). The two-evening performance of the complete Preludes and Fugues by Shostakovich at different venues, notably at the Salzburg Festival was enthusiastically met by both public and press (‘One cannot play Shostakovich any better!’ (Die Presse, Vienna). Lately, Scherbakov has received international acclaim for his performances of Liszt’s transcriptions of the Beethoven Symphonies.

Konstantin Scherbakov has given solo performances in 35 countries in Europe, the Far and Middle East, the USA, New Zealand and South Africa. He has played in prestigious concert halls such as the Philharmony of Cologne, Wigmore Hall London, Herkulessaal, Philharmonie and Prinzregententheater Munich, Tonhalle Zurich, Liederhalle Stuttgart, Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatoire, Beethovenhalle Bonn, new Congress-Hall Luzern, Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Musikhalle Hamburg, St Petersburg Philharmonic, Konzerthaus Berlin, Rudolfinum Prague, Atheneum Bucharest, Casal Hall Tokyo, Victoria Hall Singapore, Gewandhaus Leipzig and Konzerthaus Vienna, among others. Scherbakov was one of the first artists signed by EMI Classics for their Debut-Series. In 1995 he became a ‘BBC International Artist’.

Konstantin Scherbakov has been a guest at important international music festivals such as Salzburg, Frankfurt, Bregenz, Bodensee, Lucerne, Klavier-Festival Ruhr, Bad Kissingen, Schubertiade Feldkirch and Schwarzenberg, Singapore Piano Festival, Piano Rarities Husum, Beethoven Festival Krakau and Warsaw, Lebanon Music Festival, ‘Primavera concertistica’ Lugano, Evian, Colmar, Liszt Festivals in Raiding and Weimar, Piano Festival Lucerne, and, among others, numerous festivals in Italy, France, New Zealand, the USA, Russia and Switzerland.

Boasting a phenomenal concerto repertoire of over 50 concertos, Konstantin Scherbakov has performed as soloist with more than 60 orchestras, including the Russian State Philharmonic, Moscow State Symphony, St Petersburg Symphony, Stuttgart and Duisburg Philharmonic, Tonhalle Orchestra, Philharmony of the Nations, Munich Symphony, George Enescu Philharmonic Bucharest, Weimarer Staatskapelle, Sofia Philharmonic, Bach Collegium Munich, Montreal Symphony, New Zealand Symphony, Singapore Symphony, Ukrainian and Lithuanian State Symphony Orchestras, Ulster Orchestra and Wiener Kammerorchester. In 2002, he started his collaboration with the Milano orchestra ‘I Pomeriggi Musicali’ and Orchestra da Camera di Padova, regularly performing as a soloist and conductor.

Konstantin Scherbakov’s constantly growing discography comprises 32 CDs featuring 280 compositions. Many recordings have received prizes and awards such as the Preis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik and the Cannes Classical Award.

Born in Barnaul, Russia, Konstantin Scherbakov made his debut with the philharmonic orchestra at the age of eleven, performing Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 1. Soon after, he moved to Moscow to continue his musical education at the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatoire with the legendary professor Lev Naumov. The triumphant winner of the 1st Rachmaninov Competition in 1983, Konstantin Scherbakov has performed with all the leading orchestras of the former Soviet Union and has played recitals in more than 100 cities in his native country. After winning an array of prizes at prestigious international competitions (Montreal, Bolzano, Rome, Zurich), Scherbakov launched his international career in 1990 at the XXth Chamber Music Festival of Asolo, where he performed Rachmaninov’s complete works for solo piano in four recitals, to the manifest approval of Sviatoslav Richter. Since 1992 Konstantin Scherbakov has lived with his family in Switzerland.

Box Set Release Catalogue Number
LISZT Beethoven Symphonies Nos 1-9 (Transcriptions) Naxos 8.505219
The Very Best Of Naxos 8.502020


Albums featuring this artist are available for download from ClassicsOnline.com
Role: Classical Artist 
Album Title
Catalogue No  Work Category 
ADAGIO CHILLOUT Naxos
8.556783
Concertos, Orchestral, Instrumental, Choral - Sacred
ARENSKY, A.: Piano Concerto / Ryabinin Fantasia / To the Memory of Suvorov / Symphonic Scherzo (Scherbakov, Russian Philharmonic, Yablonsky) Naxos
8.570526
Concertos, Orchestral
BEETHOVEN: Diabelli Variations Naxos
8.554372
Instrumental
Easy-Listening Piano Classics: Godowsky Naxos
8.578093-95
Instrumental
FRANCK / RAVEL / RESPIGHI : Piano Concertos Naxos
8.554679
Concertos
GODOWSKY, L.: Piano Music, Vol. 1 (Scherbakov) - Airs of the 18th Century / 3 Pieces / 4 Poems Marco Polo
8.223793
Instrumental
GODOWSKY, L.: Piano Music, Vol. 2 (Scherbakov) - Transcriptions of Violin Sonatas by J. S. Bach Marco Polo
8.223794
Instrumental
GODOWSKY, L.: Piano Music, Vol. 3 (Scherbakov) - Baroque Transcriptions and Settings Marco Polo
8.223795
Instrumental
GODOWSKY, L.: Piano Music, Vol. 4 (Scherbakov) - Triakontameron Marco Polo
8.223898
Instrumental
GODOWSKY, L.: Piano Music, Vol. 5 (Scherbakov) - Piano Sonata in E minor Marco Polo
8.223899
Instrumental
GODOWSKY, L.: Piano Music, Vol. 6 (Scherbakov) - Schubert Transcriptions Marco Polo
8.225187
Instrumental
GODOWSKY, L.: Piano Music, Vol. 7 (Scherbakov) - Piano Transcriptions of Bach Cello Suites Nos. 2, 3 and 5 Marco Polo
8.225267
Instrumental
GODOWSKY, L.: Piano Music, Vol. 8 (Scherbakov) - Java Suite / Wine, Women and Song Marco Polo
8.225274
Instrumental
GODOWSKY, L.: Piano Music, Vol. 9 (Scherbakov) - Chopin Waltz Transcriptions / Arabesque / Barcarolle-Valse (Scherbakov) Marco Polo
8.225226
Instrumental
GODOWSKY, L.: Piano Music, Vol. 10 (Scherbakov) - Walzesmasken Marco Polo
8.225276
Instrumental
IN BALANCE WITH CLASSICAL MUSIC Naxos
8.503180DK
Concertos, Ballet, Orchestral, Chamber Music, Instrumental, Choral - Sacred, Opera
LISZT: Beethoven Symphonies Nos. 1 and 3 (Transcriptions) (Liszt Complete Piano Music, Vol. 18) Naxos
8.555354
Instrumental
LISZT: Beethoven Symphonies Nos. 2 and 5 (Transcriptions) (Liszt Complete Piano Music, Vol. 15) Naxos
8.550457
Instrumental
LISZT: Beethoven Symphonies Nos. 4 and 6 (Transcriptions) (Liszt Complete Piano Music, Vol. 19) Naxos
8.557170
Instrumental
LISZT: Beethoven Symphonies Nos. 7 & 8 (Transcriptions) (Liszt Complete Piano Music, Vol. 23) Naxos
8.557856
Instrumental
LISZT: Beethoven Symphony No. 9 (Transcription) (Liszt Complete Piano Music, Vol. 21) Naxos
8.557366
Instrumental
LYAPUNOV: 12 Etudes d'Execution Transcendante, Op. 11 Marco Polo
8.223491
Instrumental
MEDTNER: Piano Concerto No. 2 / Piano Quintet Naxos
8.553390
Concertos, Chamber Music
MEDTNER: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 and 3 Naxos
8.553359
Concertos
MUSICAL JOURNEY (A) - ST PETERSBURG: Palaces of the Tsars (NTSC) Naxos
2.110511
Ballet DVD, Classical Concert
NAXOS 15TH ANNIVERSARY CD Naxos
8.555964
Concertos, Orchestral, Chamber Music, Vocal, Instrumental, Choral - Sacred
NAXOS 20TH ANNIVERSARY CONCERT (NTSC) Naxos
2.110227
Classical Concert
PIANO (Eternal) Naxos
8.572179
Instrumental
Piano Recital: Scherbakov, Konstantin - MUSSORGSKY, M.P. / RACHMANINOV, S. / PROKOFIEV, S. (Soiree Russe) TwoPianists
TP1039114
Instrumental
Piano Recital: Scherbakov, Konstantin (ME - On Wings of Song) TwoPianists
TP1039107
Instrumental
Polish Heart (The) Naxos
8.554774
Ballet, Orchestral, Chamber Music, Vocal, Instrumental
RACHMANINOV (THE VERY BEST OF) Naxos
8.552113-14
Concertos, Orchestral, Chamber Music, Instrumental, Choral - Sacred, Opera
RACHMANINOV, S.: Piano Concertos Nos. 2 and 3 (Scherbakov, Russian State Symphony, Yablonsky) Naxos
6.110013
Concertos
RACHMANINOV: Piano Concertos Nos. 2 and 3 Naxos
5.110013
Concertos
RACHMANINOV: Piano Sonata No. 2 / Variations on a Theme of Chopin / Morceaux de Fantaisie, Op. 3 Naxos
8.554669
Instrumental
RESPIGHI, O.: Concerto in Modo Misolidio / Concerto a Cinque (Scherbakov, H. Griffiths, Danel) Naxos
8.553366
Concertos
RESPIGHI, O.: Piano Concerto in A minor / Toccata / Fantasia Slava (Scherbakov, Slovak Radio Symphony, H. Griffiths) Naxos
8.553207
Concertos, Orchestral
RESPIGHI, O.: Piano Music (Scherbakov) - Ancient Airs and Dances / 6 Pieces / Piano Sonata in F minor Naxos
8.553704
Instrumental
SCARLATTI, D.: Keyboard Sonatas (Complete), Vol. 7 Naxos
8.554842
Instrumental
SCRIABIN: Piano Concerto / Prometheus Naxos
8.550818
Concertos, Orchestral
SHOSTAKOVICH (THE VERY BEST OF) Naxos
8.552129-30
Concertos, Orchestral, Chamber Music, Instrumental
SHOSTAKOVICH: 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87 Naxos
8.554745-46
Instrumental
SHOSTAKOVICH: Dmitry Shostakovich - A Portrait (WHITEHOUSE) Naxos Educational
8.558188-89
Concertos, Orchestral, Chamber Music, Instrumental, Music Biographies
SHOSTAKOVICH: Piano Sonata No. 1 / 24 Preludes, Op. 34 Naxos
8.555781
Instrumental
SHOSTAKOVICH: Piano Sonata No. 2 / The Limpid Stream (piano transcription) Naxos
8.570092
Instrumental
TCHAIKOVSKY (THE VERY BEST OF) Naxos
8.552117-18
Concertos, Ballet, Orchestral, Chamber Music, Instrumental, Choral - Sacred, Opera
TCHAIKOVSKY, P.I.: Naxos Tchaikovsky Album (The) Naxos
8.578138
Concertos, Ballet, Orchestral, Opera
TCHAIKOVSKY: Piano Concerto No. 2 / Concert Fantasia Naxos
8.557824
Concertos, Orchestral
TCHAIKOVSKY: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 and 3 Naxos
5.110051
Concertos
TCHAIKOVSKY: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 and 3 Naxos
6.110051
Concertos, Orchestral
TCHAIKOVSKY: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 and 3 Naxos
8.557257
Concertos, Orchestral





 
 
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