Nikolay Khozyainov
“Everybody creates their own world, their own universe; my world is a world of classical music, where harmony and beauty reign.”
- Nikolay Khozyainov
“The Music World is taking note of Nikolay Khozyainov’s stunning virtuosity and prodigious technique.” - The New York Times
Nikolay Khozyainov is a pianist, composer, and conductor. His poetic musicality and breathtaking technique have captivated audiences around the world.
At the age of 7, Nikolay Khozyainov made his debut with the Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra. He went on to perform in Munich and Frankfurt, at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris, at 16 in the United States, and at 17 at the United Nations.
Since then, he has been performing on all the world's foremost stages, including Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center in New York, the Kennedy Center in Washington, Wigmore Hall in London, the Louvre and Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris, Tchaikovsky Hall in Moscow, Suntory Hall in Tokyo, Sydney Opera House, Tonhalle in Zurich, Palazzo Quirinale in Rome, Auditorio Nacional in Madrid, Victoria Hall in Geneva, the United Nations and many others.
“21-year-old Russian Nikolay Khozyainov, opened his recital with a meltingly
beautiful Pavane by Ravel in which the piano seemed to have acquired a bow to draw out the melody with seamless legato while the accompaniment floated around it like incense. This young man is a master of romantic tone, amply displayed in Rachmaninoff’s First Sonata well. “
- Timothy Gilligan, The New York Concert Review
Khozyainov performs with the London Philharmonia Orchestra, La Scala Orchestra, Tokyo Symphony Orchestra, Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra, Czech National Symphony Orchestra, Russian State Symphony Orchestra, Russian Philharmonic Orchestra, the Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra, and the RTE National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland, among many others.
Nikolay Khozyainov has performed for numerous heads of state. Khozyainov was decorated by Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko of Japan at his concert at Suntory Hall in Tokyo. He was knighted as Knight Commander by the Spanish Royal Family in 2022.
In 2022, the United Nations commissioned Nikolay Khozyainov to compose Petals of Peace, which he premiered at the UN Human Rights Hall in November 2022. The American premiere followed in October 2023 at San Francisco’s Herbst Theatre, where the UN Charter was signed.
Khozyainov was awarded the Gold Medal of Peace by the United Nations Blue helmets.
Born in Blagoveshchensk in 1992, a city in the Russian Far East, Khozyainov began to play the piano at the age of five.
He graduated from the Moscow Conservatory in 2015 as both pianist and conductor. Khozyainov studied piano with Mikhail Voskresensky and conducting with Vladimir Bogorad and Gennady Rozhdestvensky.
He holds an advanced diploma from the Hannover Hochschule für Music in Germany.
In 2012, Nikolay Khozyainov won the 1st prize at the Dublin International Piano Competition and at the Sydney International Piano Competition, as well as numerous special prizes.
“He has everything: a big sound, splendid technique, and a musicality far beyond his years. This CD would do credit to any pianist...” - Dave Saemann, Fanfare
In 2020-2021 Nikolay Khozyainov recorded the Complete Works of Frederic Chopin.
He released 5 CDs on CD Accord, Naxos, JVC Victor, Rondeau with works of Chopin, Liszt, Beethoven, Ravel, Schubert.
Nikolay Khozyainov is the Founder, General Director, and Music Director of the Geneva-based Peace Philharmonic Orchestra.
Khozyainov speaks and gives interviews in eleven languages.
His music is published by Muse Press in Tokyo, Japan.
Currently, Khozyainov resides in Switzerland.
“The last piece left the audience clamoring for more” - Andrew Larkin, Dublin Review