'Nepomnyashchaya and Egarr are vivid advocates of music that is all about hedonistic enjoyment.'
Gramophone
Alexandra Nepomnyashchaya
Alexandra Nepomnyashchaya
Piano
Alexandra Nepomnyashchaya performs with her Duo Pleyel partner, Richard Egarr and appears regularly as a soloist.
Genre
Classical
Biography
Born in Moscow, Alexandra Nepomnyashchaya studied piano and early keyboards in Moscow, Amsterdam and Munich. She has won top prizes at competitions held in Austria, Saint Petersburg, Prague and Leipzig. She appears regularly as a soloist and chamber partner at Festivals all over Europe, Russia and Asia. She loves playing early keyboards, particularly with her Duo Pleyel partner. She hates robots, and tries to avoid watching Star Trek whenever possible.
Reviews
'One hears both the individual voices and the harmony, how everything fits together into a whole ... The result is duo playing of a very high quality.'
Concerti
'... eloquent and sometimes almost improvisatory performances.'
BBC Radio 3 'Record Review'
'This is truly a must-have disc for those who want to explore piano duet music from the crossroads of the Classical and Romantic eras.'
Fanfare
