On 25 August Alexei Volodin and Behzod Abduraimov take part in the Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra’s performance of the complete Prokofiev piano concertos. Conducted by Valery Gergiev, the concert takes place at Stockholm’s Berwaldhallen as part of the Baltic Sea Festival.

Volodin performs Piano Concertos Nos.2 and 4, whilst Abduraimov performs Piano Concerto No.3 which he has recorded for his latest CD with Decca released in September. Both artists repeat the same project later in the year at the Vienna Konzerthaus on 27 and 28 October and in Dortmund on 30 October.

For Volodin this performance is part of his residency at the Mariinsky in the 2014 – 15 season, which includes a number of concerts in St Petersburg. Abduraimov returns to perform with the Orchestra and Gergiev on a tour of the USA in early 2015 which features a performance at Carnegie Hall in January.