Eduard Kunz

Eduard Kunz
World-Renowned Concert Pianist & Music Educator
"Kunz was sensational. His technique and performance were out of this world" - The Herald

PROFILE
Named by BBC Music Magazine as one of the top 10 pianists of the future, Eduard Kunz is a globally acclaimed concert pianist, distinguished educator, and Yamaha Global Official Artist who has performed with over 70 major orchestras worldwide.
PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS
Orchestral Collaborations
• United Kingdom: London Philharmonic Orchestra at Royal Albert Hall, all BBC orchestras (Symphony, Concert, Philharmonic, Scottish, Wales, Belfast), Royal Scottish Orchestra, Wales Opera Orchestra, Liverpool Philharmonic, Birmingham Symphony, The Philharmony Orchestra, Orchestra Halle, London Musici
• Europe: Deutsche Simphony Orchestra at Berlin Philharmonie, Braunshweig Orchestra, Royal Stockholm Philharmonic, Orchester National de Capitol de Toulouse, Spanish Radio Orchestra, Orchestra de Castilla e Leon, Orchestra Padova di Veneto, Haydn Orchestra di Bolzano, Warsaw Philharmonic, George Enescu Philharmonic
• Asia: Orchestras of Yerevan, Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka
Solo Recitals
• Western Europe: Wigmore Hall (London), Louvre (Paris), Concertgebouw (Amsterdam), Sala Verdi (Milan), Nobel Hall and Aula (Oslo), Palau (Barcelona and Bilbao)
• Asia: Bunka Kaikan and Tokyo Nikkei, Kyoto Concert Hall, all major cities in China
• United States: Dallas, Baton Rouge, New Orleans, Washington, New York
• Russia: Great Hall of Moscow Conservatory, and numerous venues with Moscow Orchestras and St. Petersburg State Philharmonic
EDUCATIONAL ROLES & INITIATIVES
• Co-founder of Kunz Piano Academy in Brasov, Romania, hosting biannual public masterclasses for young musicians worldwide
• Regular masterclasses at conservatories in Yerevan, Chisinau, Oslo, Georgia (US), Moscow, and Bucharest
• Since 2012, leads annual masterclass series across 31 major conservatories in China
• Visiting professor at Shlern Sud Tirol Academy (Italy)
• Awarded highest university status (Professor Docent) by Iosip Strossmaeir University, Croatia (2018)
• First pianist to implement Yamaha Disklavier Technology™? in masterclasses in Shanghai, Beijing, and Hong Kong (2017)
RECORDINGS & BROADCASTS
• Extensive radio recordings with BBC orchestras, Deutsche Symphony Orchestra, Irish Northern Orchestra, Orchestra di Padova including Concertos by Mozart (double) and Beethoven (3 and 5), Tchaikovsky (1 and 2), Rachmaninov (2 and Paganini Variations), Schumann and Grieg.
• Eight solo recital programs for BBC Radio 3
• Multiple programs for Deutsche Cultur, Radio France, and Orfeus
• "It takes two to Tango" (2020) with multi-instrumentalist Yuri Medyanik, available on all digital platforms
• Complete Enescu and Complete Prokofiev repertoire for piano and violin (with Alexandru Tomescu) is ready to publish in 2025.
EDUCATION
• Special School No. 3, Omsk with Galina Gorbunova
• Gnessin Special School for Gifted Children with mentor Mikhail Khokhlov
• Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory with pianist Andrei Diev
• Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester with Norma Fisher and Mark Ray
• Graduated with high distinctions and received Gold Medal from the Duchess of York
AWARDS & HONORS
• 14 first-prize trophies in major competitions
• Second round finalist at International Tchaikovsky Competition, Moscow
• Jury Discretionary Award at Van Cliburn Competition and at Florionapolis, Brazil
• Grand Prize winner at 18th George Enescu International Competition, Bucharest
• Gold medals at New Orleans Competition (USA) and Paderewski Competition (Poland)
• Frechilla-Zuloaga International Piano Award (Spain) and Premi Principat (Andorra)
• Medal from The Worshipful Company of Musicians, Hattori Musical Foundations (London)
• Dame Myra Hess and Yamaha Music Foundation of Europe awards
• "Svyatoslav Richter" award from Rostropovich Foundation, Moscow
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
• Artist of the Moscow Philharmonic Society
• Laureate of the prestigious Verbier Festival, Switzerland
• Former BBC New Generation Artist ( )
• ProArte Japan artist
• Named Yamaha Global Official Artist in 2011 - a unique position among the absolute elite of performance professionals
COLLABORATIONS
Performance partners include Oxana Shilova, Yulian Rachlin, Patricia Kopachinskaya, Sol Gabetta, Vilde Frang, Boris Andrianov, Alexander Ghindin, Andrei Diev, and Yuriy Medyanik.
TEACHING PHILOSOPHY
Eduard considers teaching his primary activity. His former students have successfully entered top music universities including Weimar Hochschule, Royal College of Music London, and Conservatories in Vienna and Moscow.