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Behzod Abduraimov's performances combine an immense depth of musicality with phenomenal technique and delicacy. He performs with many of the world's leading orchestras and conductors, and his critically acclaimed recordings have set a new standard for the piano repertoire. Abduraimov has a number of notable debuts in the 2025/26 season, including with the New York Philharmonic and National Symphony Orchestra (Washington), both with Gianandrea Noseda. Other concerto performances include the Houston and Pittsburgh symphonies as well as the Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Frankfurt Opern und Museumsorchester, and Hong Kong Philharmonic. The pianist has performed with leading orchestras including the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Cleveland Orchestra, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Bamberger Symphoniker, Czech Philharmonic, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Los Angeles Philharmonic, NHK Symphony, Philharmonia Orchestra, Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, San Francisco Symphony, and Wiener Symphoniker. Conductor collaborations include Semyon Bychkov, Constantinos Carydis, Gustavo Dudamel, Edward Gardner, Gustavo Gimeno, Jakub Hrůša, Stanislav Kochanovsky, Vasily Petrenko, Aziz Shokhakimov, Juraj Valčuha, and Long Yu. Abduraimov's critically acclaimed recordings have won numerous international awards, including the Choc de Classica and Diapason Découverte. He records for Alpha Classics. Shadows of My Ancestors, his second recital recording for Alpha Classics, was released in January 2024 and features works by Ravel, Prokofiev, and Uzbek composer Dilorom Saidaminova. It was recognized as a Gramophone Editor's Choice, short-listed for a Gramophone Award, and named one of Apple Music's "10 Classical Albums You Must Hear This Month" in February 2024. His first recital album for Alpha Classics, released in 2021, includes Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition. Born in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, in 1990, Behzod Abduraimov began playing the piano at age 5 as a pupil of Tamara Popovich at Uspensky State Central Lyceum in Tashkent. In 2009, he won first prize at the London International Piano Competition with Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No. 3. He is Artist in Residence at the International Center for Music at Park University in Missouri, where he studied with Stanislav Ioudenitch.

Born in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, in 1990, Behzod began playing the piano aged five as a pupil of Tamara Popovich at Uspensky State Central Lyceum in Tashkent. In 2009, he won first prize at the London International Piano Competition with Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No.3. He is Artist-in-Residence at the International Center for Music at Park University where he studied with Stanislav Ioudenitch.

Behzod Abduraimov is an Uzbekistani pianist. Born in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, Abduraimov began to play the piano at the age of five. He initially started his studies with his pianist mother, later studying with Tamara Popovich. At the age of 15, he began studying with Stanislav Ioudenitch, gold medalist of the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in 2001, at Park University's International Center for Music (ICM). Since 2014, Abduraimov has served as the ICM's artist-in-residence. Abduraimov won the London International Piano Competition in 2009 at the age of 18. He was described by The Independent as "the most perfectly accomplished pianist of his generation". His performance of Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No. 3 was noted by The Daily Telegraph as "the most enthralling roller-coaster ride". He signed with HarrisonParrott and Decca Classics following early competitions. He won the Kissinger Klavierolymp in 2010. He released his debut album in 2012 featuring works by Prokofiev, Liszt, and Saint-Saëns. He made his Carnegie Hall Stern Auditorium solo recital debut in 2016 at age 26. He performed at the BBC Proms in 2016 and 2017. He performs regularly with major orchestras including the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Cleveland Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic, and Mariinsky Orchestra, collaborating with conductors like Valery Gergiev and Vladimir Ashkenazy.

Behzod Abduraimov's performances combine an immense depth of musicality with phenomenal technique and delicacy. He performs regularly with leading orchestras worldwide. His 2025/26 season includes debuts with the New York Philharmonic and National Symphony Orchestra in Washington, D.C., both conducted by Gianandrea Noseda, plus performances with Houston, Pittsburgh, and other major orchestras. Throughout his career, he has collaborated with prestigious ensembles like the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Cleveland Orchestra, and Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, working with renowned conductors including Gustavo Dudamel and Vasily Petrenko. His recordings have earned international recognition, including Choc de Classica and Diapason Découverte awards. His 2024 album Shadows of My Ancestors earned Gramophone Editor's Choice status and Apple Music recognition. Born in Tashkent, Uzbekistan in 1990, he began piano studies at age five under Tamara Popovich. In 2009, he won first prize at the London International Piano Competition. He currently serves as Artist-in-Residence at the International Center for Music at Park University.

Behzod Abduraimov's performances combine an immense depth of musicality with phenomenal technique and delicacy. He performs with many of the world's leading orchestras and conductors, and his critically acclaimed recordings have set a new standard for the piano repertoire. Behzod has a number of notable debuts in the 2025/26 season including with the New York Philharmonic and National Symphony Orchestra (Washington, D.C.), both with Gianandrea Noseda. Other concerto performances include Houston and Pittsburgh Symphonies as well as Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Frankfurt Opern- und Museumsorchester and Hong Kong Philharmonic. Behzod has performed with leading orchestras including the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, The Cleveland Orchestra, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Bamberger Symphoniker, Czech Philharmonic, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Los Angeles Philharmonic, NHK Symphony, Philharmonia Orchestra, Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, San Francisco Symphony and Wiener Symphoniker. Conductor collaborations include Semyon Bychkov, Constantinos Carydis, Gustavo Dudamel, Edward Gardner, Gustavo Gimeno, Jakub Hrůša, Stanislav Kochanovsky, Vasily Petrenko, Aziz Shokhakimov, Juraj Valčuha, and Long Yu. Behzod's critically acclaimed recordings have won numerous international awards including the Choc de Classica and Diapason Découverte. He records for Alpha Classics. Shadows of My Ancestors, his second recital recording for Alpha Classics released in January 2024, features works by Ravel, Prokofiev, and Uzbek composer Dilorom Saidaminova. It was recognized as a Gramophone Editor's Choice, shortlisted for a Gramophone Award, and named one of Apple Music's '10 Classical Albums You Must Hear This Month'. His first recital album for Alpha Classics in 2021 includes Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition. In 2020, two of his albums were nominated for the 2020 Opus Klassik awards in multiple categories: Rachmaninov's Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini with Lucerne Symphony Orchestra under James Gaffian, recorded on the composer's own piano from Villa Senar for Sony Classical, and Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No.3 with Concertgebouw Orchestra, for the RCO live label. Behzod's recitals have been streamed and broadcast on international channels, including medici.tv, and a DVD of his 2016 BBC Proms debut (2016) with the Münchner Philharmoniker was released in 2018. Born in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, in 1990, Behzod began playing the piano aged five as a pupil of Tamara Popovich at Uspensky State Central Lyceum in Tashkent. In 2009, he won first prize at the London International Piano Competition with Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No.3. He is Artist-in-Residence at the International Center for Music at Park University where he studied with Stanislav Ioudenitch.

Behzod Abduraimov performs with renowned orchestras worldwide including the Philharmonia Orchestra, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, San Francisco Symphony, Cleveland Orchestra, Orchestre de Paris and Concertgebouworkest and with prestigious conductors such as Valery Gergiev, Lorenzo Viotti, James Gaffigan, Jakub Hrůša, Santtu-Matias Rouvali and Gustavo Dudamel. In recital Behzod has appeared a number of times at Carnegie Hall's Stern Auditorium, Queen Elizabeth Hall in London and Amsterdam's Concertgebouw, and has recently been presented by Chicago Symphony, Kölner Philharmonie and Festspielhaus Baden-Baden. Festival appearances include Aspen, Verbier, Rheingau, La Roque Antheron and Lucerne Festivals. Forthcoming engagements include Chicago Symphony under Lahav Shani, returns to the Concertgebouworkest, St Petersburgh Philharmonic, Seattle and Dallas Symphonies as well as Oslo and Israel Philharmonic Orchestras. Behzod will be returning to the Barbican Hall, 92nd Street Y, Spivey Hall, Vancouver Recital Series as well as The Conrad Center, La Jolla. 2020 saw the release of two recordings: Rachmaninov's Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini with Lucerne Symphony Orchestra under James Gaffigan, recorded on Rachmaninov's own piano from Villa Senar for Sony Classical and Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No.3 with Concertgebouworkest under Valery Gergiev, for the RCO live label. Both recordings were nominated for the 2020 Opus Klassik awards in multiple categories. A film of his BBC Proms debut in 2016, with the Münchner Philharmoniker under Valery Gergiev, was released as a DVD in 2018. His 2012 debut CD of Liszt, Saint-Saëns and Prokofiev for Decca won the Choc de Classica and Diapason Découverte and his first concerto disc for the label featured Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No.3 and Tchaikovsky's Concerto No.1. Born in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, in 1990, Behzod began the piano aged five as a pupil of Tamara Popovich at Uspensky State Central Lyceum in Tashkent. In 2009, he won First Prize at the London International Piano Competition with Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No.3. He studied with Stanislav Ioudenitch at the International Center for Music at Park University, Missouri, where he is Artist-in-Residence.

Behzod Abduraimov's performances combine an immense depth of musicality with phenomenal technique and delicacy. He performs with many of the world's leading orchestras and conductors, and his critically acclaimed recordings have set a new standard for the piano repertoire. Abduraimov has a number of notable debuts in the 2025/26 season, including with the New York Philharmonic and National Symphony Orchestra (Washington), both with Gianandrea Noseda. Other concerto performances include the Houston and Pittsburgh symphonies as well as the Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Frankfurt Opern und Museumsorchester, and Hong Kong Philharmonic. The pianist has performed with leading orchestras including the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Cleveland Orchestra, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Bamberger Symphoniker, Czech Philharmonic, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Los Angeles Philharmonic, NHK Symphony, Philharmonia Orchestra, Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, San Francisco Symphony, and Wiener Symphoniker. Conductor collaborations include Semyon Bychkov, Constantinos Carydis, Gustavo Dudamel, Edward Gardner, Gustavo Gimeno, Jakub Hrůša, Stanislav Kochanovsky, Vasily Petrenko, Aziz Shokhakimov, Juraj Valčuha, and Long Yu. Abduraimov's critically acclaimed recordings have won numerous international awards, including the Choc de Classica and Diapason Découverte. He records for Alpha Classics. Shadows of My Ancestors, his second recital recording for Alpha Classics, was released in January 2024 and features works by Ravel, Prokofiev, and Uzbek composer Dilorom Saidaminova. It was recognized as a Gramophone Editor's Choice, short-listed for a Gramophone Award, and named one of Apple Music's "10 Classical Albums You Must Hear This Month" in February 2024. His first recital album for Alpha Classics, released in 2021, includes Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition. Born in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, in 1990, Behzod Abduraimov began playing the piano at age 5 as a pupil of Tamara Popovich at Uspensky State Central Lyceum in Tashkent. In 2009, he won first prize at the London International Piano Competition with Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No. 3. He is Artist in Residence at the International Center for Music at Park University in Missouri, where he studied with Stanislav Ioudenitch.

Behzod Abduraimov est un pianiste ouzbek né à Tachkent en 1990, reconnu internationalement pour sa musicalité exceptionnelle et sa technique phénoménale. Lauréat du London International Piano Competition 2009, il se produit régulièrement avec les plus grands orchestres mondiaux et enregistre chez Alpha Classics. Artiste en résidence à Park University, ses débuts 2025/26 incluent le NY Philharmonic et le National Symphony Orchestra.