Described as “a larger-than-life personality who puts a decisive interpretive stamp on everything he plays” (South Florida Classical Review), Dmitry Ablogin is recognized as one of today’s leading pianists, equally at home on period and modern instruments.

A prizewinner of numerous international competitions, he gained international attention after his success at the International Chopin Competition on Period Instruments in Warsaw in 2018. He subsequently won the 10th International German Piano Award in 2021 and made his debut at the Alte Oper Frankfurt.

Dmitry has appeared at major concert halls, among them the Berlin Philharmonie, Cologne Philharmonie, Laeiszhalle Hamburg, Vienna Konzerthaus, Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Konzerthaus Freiburg, Warsaw Philharmonie, Vancouver Playhouse, Edinburgh Queen’s Hall, and Glasgow City Halls.

As a soloist, he has performed with orchestras such as the Freiburger Barockorchester, the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, the Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century, the Baden-Baden Philharmonic, and the Nuremberg Symphony Orchestra.

Deeply engaged with chamber music and art song, Dmitry enjoys collaborations with artists including violinist Alena Baeva, cellist Anastasia Kobekina, soprano Kateryna Kasper, the Eliot Quartett, and the Henschel Quartett.

His discography features acclaimed recordings, including a double album of Beethoven’s Diabelli Variations on the Organum Classics label, recorded on both a modern Fazioli concert grand and an 1825 fortepiano by Nannette Streicher, a close friend of Beethoven. The album was honored as Album of the Week by BR-Klassik. His previous recordings — chamber music by César Franck with the Eliot Quartett (Genuin) and songs by Fanny and Felix Mendelssohn with soprano Kateryna Kasper (TYXArt) — were nominated for major music awards such as the Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik, Opus Klassik, and the International Classical Music Awards. In October 2023, the Chopin Institute in Warsaw released his latest album, featuring a selection of Chopin’s late works performed on a historical Pleyel fortepiano No. 14810, Chopin’s last instrument.

Born in Moscow, Dmitry began learning piano and composition at the age of five under Tamara Mezlumova and made his orchestral debut at nine, performing Haydn’s Piano Concerto in D major. He then perfected his skills under Kira Shashkina at the Central Music School before studying with Vladimir Tropp at the Gnessin Academy of Music. Later, he moved to Germany to study period instruments and historical performance with Jesper Bøje Christensen.

In October 2024, Dmitry was appointed Professor of Fortepiano at the Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln.


Dmitry Ablogin is currently based in Frankfurt am Main.

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