Praised for his “brilliance and maturity” (The Guardian), Russian-Lithuanian pianist Lukas Geniušas has firmly established himself as one of the most exciting and distinctive artists of his generation.
He is heard in recital at most prestigious venues all over the world such as the Wigmore Hall, Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Salle Gaveau, Louvre Auditorium, Frick Collection New York, Sala Verdi in Milan and the Grand Hall of the Moscow Conservatory.
Lukas Geniušas is invited to perform with major international orchestras including the Philadelphia Orchestra, NHK Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre de Paris, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Royal Northern Sinfonia and the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, under the batons of conductors such as Esa-Pekka Salonen, Tugan Sokhiev, Mikhail Pletnev, Maxim Emelyanychev, Leonard Slatkin and Kristiina Poska to name but a few.
A dedicated chamber musician, he records and performs regularly with the violinist Aylen Pritchin, with his wife, the pianist Anna Geniushene, and notably with the soprano Asmik Grigorian in some of Europe’s most prestigious venues including the Salzburg and Aix-en-Provence Festivals, Elbphilharmonie, Teatro alla Scala in Milan and the Wiener Konzerthaus.
Lukas Geniušas recently gave the first public performances of the original, unabridged version of Rachmaninov’s Piano Sonata No. 1, which he also recorded at the composer’s Swiss residence. This recently released CD – which has received five-star reviews in BBC Music and Gramophone magazine and was awarded both the Diapason CD of the Month and Choc de Classica magazine – is the latest in a large and critically acclaimed discography. Further highlights of the season include performances at the Barbican Centre, a return to the Tiroler Festspiele Erl to perform in recital and concerto, recitals at the Salle Cortot and Salle Gaveau in Paris and the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg.
Born in Moscow in 1990, Lukas Geniušas graduated from the Chopin Music College Moscow, in 2008. He is the laureate of international competitions, notably Silver Medalist at the 2015 International Tchaikovsky Competition and the 2010 International Chopin Piano Competition. He is a featured artist of Looking at the Stars, a philanthropy project serving to bring classical music to prisons, hospitals and shelters.
