“I have always admired Bechstein pianos. They combine masterful tradition with innovation, enabling exceptional sound quality and expressiveness.”
Nikolai Saratovsky
The pianist Nikolai Saratovsky began playing the piano at the age of six and was soon performing with a symphony orchestra. At the age of fifteen, Nikolai Saratovsky was accepted at the renowned Central Music School in Moscow. From 2010, he studied at the Moscow State Conservatory with Prof. Elena Richter and graduated with a Master's degree in 2013. He was influenced by artists such as Dmitry Bashkirov, Nelson Delle-Vigne Fabbri, Philippe Entremont, Jerome Lowenthal, Michel Beroff, Robert Roux and Artiom Agazhanov.
Nikolai Saratovsky has won prizes at numerous major international piano competitions, including the Hamamatsu International Piano Competition, the Ferrol International Piano Competition, the Andorra International Piano Competition, the Porto International Piano Competition and others.
Nikolai Saratovsky has performed as a soloist and with orchestras in 24 capital cities around the world, including New Zealand, Belgium, Luxembourg, USA, Portugal, Spain, Taiwan, Japan and Russia and in major concert halls such as at the Moscow Conservatory, Taipei National Concert Hall, Weiwuing Concert Hall in Kaohsiung, the Royal Conservatory Hall in Brussels, Suntory Hall in Tokyo and the Philharmonie Luxembourg, and in 2021 he made his debut with the National Symphony Orchestra and the Kaohsiung Symphony Orchestra of Taiwan.
Nikolai Saratovsky also uses his talent to train the next generation of young musicians. He gives masterclasses in Japan, Russia, the USA, Canada, Luxembourg and Taiwan. Since February 2020, Nikolai Saratovsky has been a full-time assistant professor at the Music Department of the National Taipei University of Education.
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