Evgeny Konnov, born in 1992 in Chirchiq, Uzbekistan, studied with Natalia Suslova, Georg Friedrich Schenk, Evgenia Rubinova, Jan Gottlieb Jiracek von Arnim, Albert Mamriev, and Christoph Hammer at leading institutions in Moscow, Düsseldorf, Vienna, Hannover, and Augsburg.
He is the winner of numerous international competitions, including First Prize at the 18th Compositores de España International Piano Competition in Madrid (2017), First Prize and the Public Prize at the 64th Maria Canals International Music Competition in Barcelona (2018), First Prize at the 28th International Piano Competition Città di Cantù (2018), First Prize and the Public Prize at the 31st Ettore Pozzoli International Piano Competition in Seregno (2019), First Prize at the 21st International Piano Competition Alexander Scriabin in Grosseto (2019), First Prize at the 14th Unisa International Piano Competition in Pretoria (2020), First Prize at the 12th Verona International Piano Competition (2024), and First Prize at the New Orleans International Piano Competition in the USA (2026). Following his success as a laureate and Public Prize recipient at the George Enescu International Competition, he made his highly acclaimed debut at the George Enescu International Festival in 2025.
He has performed at leading venues around the world, including the National Auditorium of Music in Madrid, the Musikverein in Vienna, the Palau de la Música Catalana in Barcelona, the Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory, the Romanian Athenaeum in Bucharest, Salle Cortot in Paris, Casa da Música in Porto, and Gasteig in Munich. He has collaborated with orchestras such as the Orquesta Sinfónica de Madrid, Orquesta Sinfónica de Tenerife, Orquesta Sinfónica de Bilbao, Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, Johannesburg Philharmonic Orchestra, Augsburger Philharmoniker, and George Enescu Philharmonic Orchestra.
Since 2024, Evgeny Konnov has been a piano teacher at the University of Augsburg, Leopold Mozart College of Music, and has given masterclasses in the USA, Spain, Germany, and South Africa. His recordings have been released internationally by Naxos, Halidon/Sonus and Solfa Recordings and have received outstanding reviews.