Yulianna Avdeeva

First Prize Winner - 2010 Chopin Competition
Instrumentalists — Piano

Manager: Tim Fox, Emily T. Yoon
Management Territory: North & South America

Avdeeva brought tender sensuality to the concerto's [Chopin's Piano Concerto No. 2] slow movement, as well as a nimble, light-footed virtuosity to the finale. —San Francisco Chronicle - November 12, 2012 - Performance Review - Warsaw Philharmonic US Tour

She mustered surging strength for the outer movements, but never allowed passion to distort clarity, never let the familiar sound routine, never confused sentiment with vulgarity. She let the music breathe, balancing the contradictory forces of flexibility and restraint. She made the florid flights seem organic, expressive devices rather than mere decorations, and in the moonstruck reverie of the Larghetto, shaded the line exquisitely, enriching the sighs and whispers with subtle dynamic contrasts and gentle rubato. Gilbert and the Philharmonic provided perfectly sympathetic support. —Financial Times - January 6, 2011 - Performance Review - New York Philharmonic

Her pacing is born of intelligent feeling and clarity of thought, and her ability to finesse Chopin’s inner voices puts many to shame. —The Guardian - November 8, 2010 - Performance Review - Recital at Queen Elizabeth Hall, London

About

Twenty-five year old Yulianna Avdeeva won First Prize in the 16th International Frédéric Chopin Competition in Warsaw on October 20, 2010. Ms. Avdeeva was the first woman to win this competition in 45 years and was also awarded the Krystian Zimerman Prize for the best performance of a sonata. Following her win, she made her subscription debut with the New York Philharmonic, debuted with the NHK Symphony Orchestra in Tokyo under Charles Dutoit, and made her International Piano Series debut at London’s Southbank Centre.

In the fall of 2012, . . . Ms. Avdeeva will make her debut US tour under Antoni Wit with the Warsaw Philharmonic. Upcoming engagements also include recitals at the Mariinksy Theatre, Prague Spring Festival, MDR Musiksommer, Festival de Nohant, Festival La Roque d’Anthéron, Tonhalle Zürich, Philharmonie Essen, and across Spain (in Barcelona, Girona, and Bilbao). She will also perform with the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra under Herbert Blomstedt, SWR Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, and the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra.

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