Lukas Geniušas
Praised for his ‘brilliance and maturity’ (The Guardian), Russian-Lithuanian pianist Lukas Geniušas has firmly established himself as one of the most exciting and distinctive artists of his generation.
Geniušas is heard in recital at the most prestigious venues all over the world, including Wigmore Hall (London), the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, the Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Salle Gaveau in Paris, the Frick Collection New York, Sala Verdi in Milan, and the Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory.
He performs with international orchestras including the Philadelphia Orchestra, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, NHK Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre de Paris, the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, the Royal Northern Sinfonietta, and the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, under the batons of conductors including Esa-Pekka Salonen, Tugan Sokhiev, Mikhail Pletnev, Maxim Emelyanchev, Leonard Slatkin, and Kristiina Poska.
A dedicated chamber musician, along with Asmik Grigorian, Geniušas records and performs with violinist Aylen Pritchin and pianist Anna Geniushene in some of Europe’s most prestigious venues, including the Salzburg and Aix-en-Provence festivals, the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, La Scala in Milan, and the Konzerthaus in Vienna
Geniušas recently gave the first public performances of Rachmaninoff’s First Piano Sonata in its original version, which he also recorded at the composer’s former Swiss residence. This CD received five-star reviews in BBC Music and Gramophone magazines and was awarded both the Diapason CD of the Month and Choc de Classica. In 2024–25, Geniušas will appear in the opening series at the Bechstein Hall in London; give a series of concerts in the US, including his debut at Carnegie Hall; and return to Asia for performances in Hiroshima, Tokyo, and Shanghai. He will also be in residence at the International Piano Festival Bartolomeo Cristofori in Padua.
Born in Moscow in 1990, Geniušas graduated from the Chopin Music College Moscow, in 2008. He is the laureate of several international competitions, notably the Silver Medalist at the 2015 Tchaikovsky Competition and the 2010 International Chopin Competition. Geniušas is a featured artist of the philanthropic project Looking at the Stars, which brings classical music to prisons, hospitals, and shelters.