Winner of the Nikolai Rubinstein Piano Competition and a pupil of Maria João Pires and Dmitri Alexeev, award-winning Russian-British pianist and conductor Petr Limonov frequently performs across Europe and the UK, having collaborated with, among others, Boris Berezovsky, Maria João Pires, Nicola Benedetti, Laura van der Heijden, Jennifer Pike, Leonard Elschenbroich, Natalie Clein and Van Kujik Quartet. He has recorded for Decca, Onyx Classics, Chandos and Champs Hill labels; the “1948” album, recorded with Laura van der Heijden, received the “Edison Klassiek” award in 2018 and the BBC “Newcomer of the Year” award in 2019.
Petr’s notable appearances include La Roque d’Antheron festival (Boris Berezovsky’s Carte Blanche, broadcast by radio France Musique), Wigmore Hall, Cadogan Hall, Kings Place, St Martin-in-the-Fields, Southbank Centre, the Great Hall of Moscow Conservatory, a recital in The Duke’s Hall for HRH Prince Charles, iTunes Festival, TV appearances for BBC Proms Extra, Podium Witteman and broadcasts for BBC Radio 3 and “Culture” TV channel (Russia). In 2017, his arrangement of the Auld Lang Syne (from Nicola Benedetti’s “Homecoming” album) was performed in the Albert Hall at the BBC Proms. The cadenza for Beethoven’s Violin Concerto, written by him in collaboration with Nicola Benedetti, is currently on display in the British Library. His repertoire stretches from Orlando Gibbons to Arvo Pärt.
“An extremely multi-faceted, phenomenal musician, who has an endless array of abilities.”- Classical Music Magazine
“…Petr Limonov, avec un détachement apparent, a joué les morceaux les plus ardus avec une aisance incroyable, une simplicité et une sincérité parfaite.” – La Nouvelle République
“Petr Limonov is one of the finest pianists and musicians I have had the honour of playing with and hearing. His profound sensitivity is extremely rare, his musical intelligence is of the highest degree and his pianistic power is formidable. Petr is one of the most enlightened musical souls I have come across.” – Nicola Benedetti
Repertoire
Gibbons
Lord Salisbury’s Pavan (4’)
J. S. Bach
Partitas: no. 1 in B-flat major, BWV 825 (15’) and no. 4 in D major, BWV 828 (20’)
Scarlatti
2 Sonatas: B minor, K.197, D minor, K.141 (7’)
Haydn
Sonata in A-flat major, Hob.XVI:46 (20’)
W. A. Mozart
– Fantasia in C minor, K.475 (12’)
– Sonata in C minor, K.457 (21’)
– Rondo in A minor, K.511 (10’)
L. van Beethoven
– Sonata in D minor, op. 31, no. 2 (25’)
– Sonata in C major, op. 53 (27’)
– Sonata in E major, op. 109 (21’)
Schubert
Sonata in B-flat major, D.960 (43’)
Chopin
– 24 Preludes, op. 28 (43’)
– Ballades no. 3 in A-flat major, op. 47 (7’) and no, 4 in F minor, op. 52 (10’)
– Barcarolle, op. 60 (9’)
– Mazurkas (selection, between 2’ and 4’ each)
Schumann
Kinderszenen, op. 15 (18’)
Liszt
Sonata in B minor, S.178 (30’)
Mussorgsky
Pictures at an Exhibition (38’)
Scriabin
– Sonata no. 2 in G-sharp minor, op. 19 (12’)
– Etudes, op. 42, nos. 3,4,5 (9’)
Prokofiev
– Visions Fugitives, op. 22, nos 1, 3, 6, 9, 10 (10’)