Hailed as “one of the finest Chopin interpreters of his generation” (BBC Music Magazine), “a virtuoso of power and poetry, rivaling Rubinstein” (Gramophone), and even “the Richter of his generation” (American Record Guide), pianist Eldar Nebolsin is recognized as one of the leading musicians of today.
His international career was launched in 1992 after winning First Prize at the Santander International Piano Competition “Paloma O’Shea,” where, at only seventeen, he received the Grand Prize. In 2005, he was also awarded the prestigious Sviatoslav Richter Prize in Moscow.
Eldar Nebolsin has appeared with major orchestras such as the New York Philharmonic, Chicago Symphony, DSO Berlin, Orchestre de Paris, Tokyo Metropolitan Orchestra, and Sydney Symphony Orchestra, performing under renowned conductors including Mstislav Rostropovich, Riccardo Chailly, Leonard Slatkin, Charles Dutoit, and Vladimir Ashkenazy, among many others.
A passionate chamber musician, Eldar is a member of the prestigious “Spectrum Concerts” ensemble at the Berlin Philharmonie.
Highlights of his 2024–25 season include performances with the George Enescu Philharmonic Orchestra in Bucharest and the Royal Symphony Orchestra of Seville, as well as recitals at the Bilbao Philharmonic with Asier Polo, at Fundación Juan March, and at the Rafael Orozco Festival in Córdoba.
Since 2013, Eldar Nebolsin has served as Professor of Piano at the renowned Hochschule für Musik “Hanns Eisler” in Berlin.