Biography
Gleb Koroleff
Over the last years, Gleb Koroleff has been captivating audiences around the world with his sensitive musicality, extraordinary interpretations, exhibiting great maturity and poise. His flawless technique coupled with distinct clarity of sound and remarkable depth of musicianship make him an artist in demand as both soloist and enthusiastic chamber musician.
Gleb Koroleff has gained critical acclaim for his performances at major concert halls worldwide and has established himself as one of the most exciting musical talents of today. Touring internationally in America, Asia, and throughout Europe, he has appeared at the Tonhalle Zürich, Suntory Hall in Japan, Symphony Space in New York, Shanghai Philharmony, Gasteig in Munich, Auditorium Nacional de Madrid, Mozarteum in Salzburg, Saint-Petersburg Philharmony, Beethovenhalle in Bonn, and many more major concert halls in Israel, Italy, Poland, Turkey, Japan, China, Canada, Argentina, Belgium, France, Russia, Latvia, Lithuania, Croatia, Switzerland, Spain, Austria, the Netherlands, Ukraine and Malta.
Gleb Koroleff is a Latvian-born pianist from a family of musicians, and started playing the piano at the age of four. His earliest studies were with Anita Page at the Emils Darzins Music School in Riga. From 2005 to 2009 he studied with Tamara Koloss at the Moscow Tchaikovsky Central Music School. In 2009 he was admitted to Prof. Pavel Gililov's virtuoso class. Further studies with Gililov at the Mozarteum in Salzburg, and with renowned Prof. Claudio Martinez-Mehner at the Cologne High School of Music, played an important role in continuing to form his artistry. Both musicians remain important advisers to this day. He has also gained important musical impulses from such distinguished artists as Dmitri Bashkirov, Robert McDonald, Fazil Say, Jacques Rouvier, Matti Raekallio and Mikhail Voskresensky.
Gleb is also a popular guest artist at renowned international festivals, including the Festspiele Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Paderewski Festival, New York Chamber Music Festival, Emilia Romagna, Winners and Masters, Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival, Beethovenfest, Best of NRW, Eilat Festival, Vladimir Spivakov festivals, Jurmala Classique, and the Hannover NDR Chamber Music Festival, among others.
Aside from his extensive career as a soloist, Koroleff is also a passionate and sought-after chamber musician, regularly collaborating with renowned violinists, cellists and chamber music groups. Since 2018 he has been a guest artist and collaborative chamber music partner of the Bamberg Symphony Orchestra. In 2021 he released a CD of flute chamber music featuring Matvey Demin, winner of the Tchaikovsky International Competition; in 2022 the CD was nominated in three categories for the prestigious German prize Opus Klassik.
Teaching has become an important element in Koroleff's artistic career. In 2022 he was appointed Professor of Piano at the Centro Superior Katarina Gurska Highschool of Music in Madrid, Spain.
Gleb Koroleff is a 1st Prize winner of the International Piano Competition at the Steinway House in Munich, 1st Prize winner of the Chamber Music Competition in Verona, Italy, and 1st Prize winner of the Alfred Hoff Pianist Prize 2017.
His recordings for WDR West Germany Radio, Bavarian Radio, NDR Radio, Latvian Radio Classica, Radio Orfeo and Medici TV have all been met with great acclaim. Gleb Koroleff is honoured to be a holder of grants from the Lions Club International Foundation, the Vladimir Spivakov International Charitable Foundation, the Yehudi Menuhin Stiftung, and the Swiss foundation DOMS.
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