Konstantin Scherbakov studied the piano at the Moscow Conservatoire with Lev Naumov. The winner of the Rachmaninov Competition in 1983, Konstantin Scherbakov performed throughout the former Soviet Union. After winning an array of prizes at prestigious international competitions (Montreal, Bolzano, Rome, Zurich), Scherbakov launched his international career in 1990 at the Festival of Asolo, where he performed the complete Rachmaninoff’s works for piano solo, to the manifest approval of Sviatoslav Richter. He takes a special interest in rarely performed programmes, often comprising of works that were considered unplayable before, among them complete piano works by Leopold Godowsky, Respighi and Shostakovich, and complete piano concertos by Respighi, Medtner and Scriabin. Many of these projects have found their way onto concert stage.
Konstantin Scherbakov has given solo performances in 35 countries in Europe, the Far and Middle East, in the USA, New Zealand, and South Africa. He has been guest to important international music festivals such as Salzburg, Frankfurt, Bregenz, Bodensee, Lucerne, Bad Kissingen, Ludwig van Beethoven Easter Festival in Krakow, Lugano, Evian, Colmar, Piano Festival Lucerne, among others. Boasting a phenomenal concerto repertoire of over 50 concertos, Konstantin Scherbakov has performed as soloist with more than 60 orchestras. In 2002, he started his collaboration with the Milan orchestra I Pomeriggi Musicali and Orchestra da Camera di Padova, regularly performing as a soloist and conductor.
Konstantin Scherbakov’s discography comprises 32 CDs. Many recordings received prizes and awards such as Preis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik and the Cannes Classical Award.
Konstantin Scherbakov is professor at the Zurich University and he lives in Switzerland.