Described as “a pianist of fearless brilliance and restrained passion,” Katya Grabova is establishing herself as one of the most compelling young pianists of her generation.
In 2025, she won the Aspen Piano Concerto Competition, leading to a performance with the Aspen Conducting Academy Orchestra at the Aspen Music Festival. She has performed at major music festivals including Rheingau Musik Festival and Leeds International Concert Season. Her recent appearances include performances at prestigious venues such as the Southbank Centre, Shanghai Concert Hall, the Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory, the Tchaikovsky Concert Hall, and Lielais Dzintars Concert Hall.
A prizewinner at the Nutcracker International Contest, the Neuhaus International Music Festival, and the Mlody Virtuos Competition, Katya has performed with the Moscow Philharmonic and the Royal Academy of Music orchestras. She was also awarded the First Prize of the Mayor of Moscow Grant in piano.
Katya has worked with a range of esteemed artists, including Dmitri Bashkirov, Michel Béroff, Robert McDonald, Andrzej JasiÅ„ski, Katarzyna Popowa-ZydroÅ„, Christopher Elton, Vanessa Latarche, Mikhail Voskresensky, Vladimir Tropp, Vladimir Ovchinnikov, Victor Derevianko, Anton Nel, Soyeon Kate Lee and Ran Dank.
Highlights of the upcoming season include her solo recital debut at Wigmore Hall supported by Royal Academy of Music and a performance of Rachmaninov’s Second Piano Concerto with the Kensington Philharmonic Orchestra.
Katya was born in Moscow and graduated from the Gnessin School of Music, where she studied with Tatiana Zelikman and Boris Berezovsky. She is currently pursuing her Master’s degree with Mei-Ting Sun at the Royal Academy of Music, where she was a recepient of Michael Gilsenan Named Award and holds a scholarship. She is grateful for the support of the Hill Foundation, the Robert Turnbull Piano Foundation, and the Talent Unlimited charity.
