Pianist Dmitry Rachmanov has concertised across continents to great acclaim, appearing at venues such as London's Barbican and South Bank Centres, Washington DC's Kennedy Center and New York's Carnegie Hall. Hailed as an "indisputable musician" by the Brussels' Le Soir and "suave and gifted pianist" by the New York Times, his insightful musicianship have led him to explore large plateaus of repertoire such as the Beethoven, Schubert or Scriabin sonatas cycles, as well as presenting recital series on original fortepianos. A proponent of the Russian repertoire, Rachmanov's all-Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff and Scriabin albums for Vista Vera and Master Musician's labels, along with his Omniclassic Beethoven CD, received critical praise. His recital "The Art of the 19th Century Russian Character Piece" was noted by the New York Times for the "considerable color and focus" he brought to each work, and he gave the US premiere of Boris Pasternak's Piano Sonata, broadcast nationwide by the NPR.

Rachmanov's festivals include Banff in Canada, Prussia Cove in England, Moulin d'Andé in France, Spoleto, Bard and the IKIF in the USA. His honors include the George Schick Award for Outstanding Musicianship, a Fellowship from the American Pianists Association, the ArtsLink grant, and the first prize at the Frinna Awerbuch International Piano Competition.

Dr. Rachmanov began his studies at Moscow's Gnesins School of Music, earning his BM and MM degrees from The Juilliard School and the DMA from Manhattan School of Music. His teachers include Nadia Reisenberg, Arkady Aronov and Alexander Eydelman. A sought-after educator and master class clinician, he has served on the faculties of Manhattan School of Music, Chicago College of Performing Arts and Long Island Conservatory, SUNY. Since 2007 Dr. Rachmanov has been a chair of the piano department at California State University at Northridge.

(updated October 2007)