Fanfare Magazine US
Fanfare Magazine review November 2026
Nikolay Medvedev shows not only that he has the chops for hardcore jazz but also that the jazz idiom comes naturally to him
Reviews, interviews, news and selected performances.
Fanfare Magazine US
Nikolay Medvedev shows not only that he has the chops for hardcore jazz but also that the jazz idiom comes naturally to him
Klasika Plus, Czech Republic
Nikolai Medvedev discusses rebuilding his career after moving to Berlin, balancing teaching and performing, and exploring the boundary between classical music and jazz on his album Fusions. He reflects on the challenges of playing Kapustin, the pianistic brilliance of Earl Wild’s arrangements, and his plans for a Mendelssohn album.
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Nikolai Medvedev grew up in Russia, graduated from a prestigious academy and built a successful career as a concert pianist. In 2022, however, he left his native country for both political and personal reasons, finding a new home in Germany. Now he will perform in Prague for the first time: on 15 October, he will present a programme from his album Fusions at Bohuslav Martinů Hall. The album blends classical music with jazz, much as his own story intertwines the world he had to leave behind with the one in which he found a second home.
Gramophone Magazine
Medvedev is on the same page as Frank Dupree, Steven Osborne and Marc-André Hamelin
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Nikolay Medvedev’s 2021 solo recording for Quartz Music.
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Nikolay Medvedev’s 2022 solo recording for Quartz Music.
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Explore recordingSOMM Recordings · 2026
Fusions connects classical compositional form with the harmonic, rhythmic and stylistic language of jazz through music by Nikolai Kapustin, George Gershwin and Earl Wild. The project represents a new Berlin-based stage of…
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