Pyotr Akulov

Classical piano

Pyotr Akulov is a native Muscovite.

He started his piano lessons at the age of four. Developing his performing skills he never aspired the career of a musician however a competitive spirit and his ever rising interest to the music played a role. Initially Pyotr entered the Central Music School in Moscow and later continued his musical education at the Gnessin Moscow Special School of Music with his Professor Maxim Zheleznov.

The 2023 Thomas and Evon Cooper Competition brought a new vibe to Pyotr’s musical growth. The success in this contest gave him a brilliant opportunity to join the studio of Professor Stanislav Ioudenitch at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music as a student.

In different years Pyotr was taking classes with recognised masters such as Dmitry Bashkirov, Vladimir Ovchinnikov, William Grant Naboré, Rena Shereshevskaya, Boris Petrushansky.

Pyotr has been involved in a variety of solo and orchestral performances in Russia and worldwide. He used to be a participant of multiple musical projects and cultural events among which could be highlighted The Mstislav Rostropovich Festival, White Nights in St. Petersburg, The Crescendo, The Stars on the Baikal, The Rachmaninoff White Lilac (Kazan), Mikkeli Music Festival, St. Petersburg Arts Square Festival, Pianissimo, ViveArte Festival etc.

Pyotr is an eager chamber music performer.

As a soloist Pyotr collaborated with different orchestras including The Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra, The SVETLANOV Symphony Orchestra, The Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, The Tatarstan National Symphony Orchestra, The Russian National Youth Symphony Orchestra, The Volgograd Symphony Orchestra, The Salzburg Chamber Soloists, The Hilton Head Symphony Orchestra, The Cleveland Orchestra, Macao Orchestra.

In 2021/2022 Pyotr debuted with his recital programs at the venues of the Moscow and St. Petersburg Philharmonic Societies.

In 2023/2024 Pyotr has been engaged in a music subscription by the Moscow Philharmonic Society to perform a series of piano concerti with the SVETLANOV Symphony Orchestra.

Pyotr has been a scholar of the Mstislav Rostropovich Foundation and the NEW NAMES Foundation.

He is a prize winner of a number of international musical competitions inter alia: 2017 Zhuhai Mozart Competition for Young Musicians (I Prize); 2019 Astana Piano Passion (Grand Prix); 2020 Hilton Head International Piano Competition (II Prize); 2021 Grand Piano Competition (Grand Prix); 2021 Bachauer International Junior & Young Artists Competition (Silver Medal); 2023 The Thomas and Evon Cooper International Competition (I Prize and Audience Prize).