Catskill's historic home for the arts
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In May, piano virtuoso Vladimir Rumyantsev
takes the stage at Carnegie Hall.
But first, catch him right here in Catskill!
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In late 2025, Friends of Beattie-Powers was thrilled to welcome internationally-acclaimed pianist Vladimir Rumyantsev to Catskill for two performances. This spring, Rumyantsev will bring his prodigious gifts to Beattie once again, before returning to Carnegie Hall, with a performance at the historic Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage.
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This is a remarkable opportunity for local audiences. Rumantsyev has performed his vast repertoire on major stages as diverse as the Moscow Philharmonic Hall, Covent Garden, Steinway Hall in New York, Dzintari Concert Hall in Latvia, Weill Carnegie Hall, the Mariinsky Theatre, New York City Center, The Kennedy Center, the Great Guild in Riga, the Bolshoi Theatre as well as theaters across China.
“Our first encounter with Vladimir Rumantsyev was pure serendipity,” says Robert Hoven, President and Executive Director of Friends of Beattie-Powers Place. “He accompanied a wonderful young cellist, Tamar Sagiv, and we invited Vladimir to play a recital. His performance of Ravel, Chopin, Scriabin, and Rachmaninoff was a revelation. He’ll return with a program of Rachmaninoff and transcriptions of works by Liszt, Tchaikovsky, and Strauss, and soon after, he’s off to Carnegie Hall! We’re so honored to present this extraordinary artist.”
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Vladimir Rumyantsev’s talent emerged early. At just seven years old, he won first prize at Moscow's Glinka competition, and went on to win the President’s Award at the International Piano Competition in Moscow; the Alfred Schnittke International Piano Competition; the Ricard Viñes International Piano Competition; the 2015 Concerto Competition at Mannes, and more.
Rumyantsev received his foundational training at the Gnessin Moscow Special School for Music under Mikhail Khokhlov, and later studied at the Moscow Conservatory with Sergey Dorensky, Alexander Bakhchiev, Elena Sorokina, Pavel Nersessian and Nikolai Lugansky. He earned advanced degrees at the Mannes School of Music in New York under Pavlina Dokovska and is currently pursuing his Doctor of Musical Arts degree at The Hartt School under the mentorship of Jose Ramos Santana.
As a sought-after soloist and chamber musician, his artistry continues to enthrall audiences worldwide. He has appeared in such renowned festivals as the Golden Mask Festival in Moscow, the Bermuda Piano Festival, The Art of Piano Duo in Boston, IKIF and the Mannes Summer Piano Festival in New York. His performances of Shostakovich and Stravinsky Concertos led to collaborations with the Mariinsky Ballet, under the batons of Valery Gergiev and Boris Gruzin.
The New York Times describes Rumantsyev’s playing of Beethoven’s Diabelli Variations as “excellent,” and The Wall Street Journal noted his “potent” interpretation. In 2024 he recorded "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Sean Hickey for solo piano which was released in early 2025 by Sono Luminus. As proclaimed by the Moscow Times, his virtuosity feels like a natural gift, enabling him to articulate compositions of profound intricacy with ease and flair. And Gramophone praised Rumantsyev for his “virtuosity always informed by awareness of resourcefulness and ambiguity,”
Most recently, Vladimir Rumyantsev toured the world as a solo artist with Twyla Tharp Dance for her Diamond Jubilee and is producing his own concerts of piano and dance alongside Principal Dancer with American Ballet Theatre, Skylar Brandt.
Vladimir Rumyantsev is a Steinway Artist