Alexei Lubimov

Alexei Lubimov is one of Russia's most prolific and versatile pianists, with a repertory ranging from early music to the 20th century avant-garde. He also plays the harpsichord and fortepiano. In 1990, playing fortepiano, Lubimov began releasing a complete cycle of Mozart's keyboard sonatas. Lubimov has been in demand as a concerto soloist, appearing with such groups as the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment and the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, with which he toured Europe. He is also active as a chamber music player, performing with such notable partners as violinist Christian Tetzlaff and viola da gamba player Wieland Kuijken. By the early 2020s, his catalog comprised well over 50 albums, including an album of music by Valentin Silvestrov that was issued in 2022. That year, he was arrested as he finished an antiwar concert in Moscow.