Arcadi Volodos

The Profile

Arcadi Volodos is a Russian classical pianist, born in 1972 in Saint Petersburg, renowned for a combination of staggering virtuosity and poetic nuance. His widely acclaimed recordings include Live at Carnegie Hall, Volodos in Vienna, Volodos plays Liszt, Volodos plays Mompou, and Volodos Plays Brahms.

Russian classical pianist; active internationally since the 1990s; records for Sony Classical; acclaimed for original transcriptions and interpretations of Rachmaninoff, Liszt, Brahms, and Mompou.

One intensely enthusiastic review hails Arcadi Volodos as a “tornado,” praising his technical mastery and deeply imaginative interpretation. The centerpiece is a electrifying take on Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 3, evoking both awe and emotion. Minor criticism targets the accompanying orchestra’s inability to keep pace.