Acclaimed for a level of virtuosity that borders on athleticism, yet consistently praised for his penetrating lucidity as an interpreter of Romantic repertoire, the Russian pianist Nikolai Lugansky ...

An evening shared between Chopin and Liszt is sure to test anyone’s pianism. On Tuesday in Meany Hall, Nikolai Lugansky showed himself able to realize even the most taxing works on his well-planned ...

Comparisons between Nikolai Lugansky's accounts of the two Chopin concertos here and Ingrid Fliter's fine pairing of them that appeared on Linn a few months ago are inevitable, and not all to the ...

Immaculate technique trumped charm in the pianist’s reading of Tchaikovsky’s musical year, though the second-half Chopin shone Selections from Tchaikovsky’s The Seasons crop up regularly in recitals, ...

Lugansky returns for a not-to-miss recital Tuesday night, Aug. 12, which will include 13 preludes by Rachmaninoff as well as works by Chopin, Franck and Prokofiev. Phillips and bass Eric Owens share a ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Music Review By Allan Kozinn The Russian pianist Nikolai Lugansky has a formidable technique, and when he puts a bit of muscle behind it, he produces ...

Nikolai Lugansky is hailed all over the world as the latest in a long line of great Russian pianists, yet in this country he is barely known. But that is about to change. He talks to Geoffrey Norris ...