VIDEO PODCAST: Slava Ukraini! - recorded on the day Europe woke up to the news that Vladimir Putin's Russian forces had invaded Ukraine. Also features Caitríona O'Leary and Eric Fraad discussing their new film Island of Saints, and pays tribute to Joseph Horovitz, Malcolm Troup and Maria Nockin.
Nikolai Demidenko was born in Anisimovo, Russia on 1 July 1955. He studied piano with Anna Kantor (at Gnessin State Musical College) and Dmitri Bashkirov (at the Moscow Conservatoire).
Resident in the United Kingdom since 1990, he has recorded more than twenty albums for Hyperion Records and teaches at Surrey University.
Classical music news. Significant Anniversaries - Classical Music Daily launches a series of pages featuring a selection of each year's notable music anniversaries
Full Marks - Bill Newman listens to Nikolai Demidenko
Ensemble. Paying Homage - Nikolai Demidenko plays Schubert at London's Wigmore Hall, heard by Bill Newman
CD Spotlight. Quite Breathtaking - David Korevaar plays Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier, admired by Howard Smith. '... lots to admire ...'
Ensemble. Refreshingly Different - Mike Wheeler listens to the Prague Symphony Orchestra
Mightily Impressed - Nikolai Demidenko plays Chopin, enjoyed by Bill Newman