| Described as “outstanding” (Tempo), “stunning” (Wales Arts Review), “ravishing” (Pizzicato) and “remarkably sensuous” (New Zealand Herald), London-based New Zealand pianist Xenia Pestova’s performances and recordings have earned her a reputation as a leading interpreter of uncompromising repertoire of her generation.
Lauded for “dynamic energy and crystalline precision” (RTE Nova Ireland), Xenia has featured at major festivals and venues around the world, including appearances at the Queen Elizabeth Hall in London, Glasgow Royal Concert Halls, Philharmonie Luxembourg, Festival Archipel (Geneva), Christchurch Arts Festival (New Zealand), Cluster New Music and Integrated Arts Festival (Canada), Frontiers+ (Birmingham), Holland Festival (Amsterdam), Lanaudière (Canada), Festival Musica (Strasbourg), Sonorities (Belfast), Spark (USA) and Voix Nouvelles Royaumont (France).
Following childhood music education in Siberia, Xenia’s studies took place at Victoria University of Wellington, London, Amsterdam, Avignon, Paris, and at McGill University, Montreal where she was awarded a Doctor of Music degree. From 2011-2015 she was the Head of Performance at Bangor University, where she founded and directed the highly successful INTER/actions Festival and Symposium for interactive electronic music. Currently, she is the Director of Performance at the University of Nottingham, artistic co-director of Nottingham Forum for Artistic Research and Transmission concert series (London).
Xenia’s commitment to promoting music by living composers led her to commission dozens of new works and collaborate with major innovators in contemporary music. This is reflected in her programme that balances new and established works.
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 Past ConcertsSunday 30 July 2017 - St. Andrews on The Terrace |
