Yuliana Avdeeva is one of the most distinguished pianists of her gen­eration. Winning first prize at the International Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw in 2010—one of the most prestigious awards worldwide—launched her internatio­nal career.
Yulianna initially trained at the renowned Gnessin Music School and later continued her studies at the Zurich University of the Arts, where she received formative artistic inspira­tion. Since then, Yuliana Avdeeva has been a regular guest with all the leading orchestras, such as the Berlin Philharmonic, the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, and the London Symphony Orchestra. She works with the most important conductors. A particular focus of her reper­toire is on the works of Chopin, Schumann, and Prokofiev, but she is also committed to con­temporary music. In the 2025/26 season, Juliana Avdeeva will devote herself intensively to her latest focus, Dmitri Shostakovich's 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87, which was released on Pentatone in 2025 and which she performs worldwide – including in Genoa and in special chamber concerts with the Belcea Quartet. Numerous important perfor­mances are scheduled for 2026: a piano recital with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra at the Philharmonie Berlin on June 17, a concert with the