Private Mentorship in Piano Artistry

Eduard Kunz

Concert Pianist

Study one-to-one with an artist of the world's great concert halls.

“If I can take your hearts on a ride, I am a happy artist.” Eduard Kunz — Interview, Scena9

Eduard Kunz at the piano

The Artist

A life lived at the keyboard, from Siberia to the world's stages.

Eduard Kunz began at the piano at five and made his concerto debut at ten. Trained at the Gnessin School, the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory and the Royal Northern College of Music — where he took the Gold Medal for performance — he has since appeared with more than seventy major orchestras and in recital at Wigmore Hall, the Louvre and the Concertgebouw.

Teaching is not a sideline but a vocation: as founder of the Kunz Piano Academy and a guest professor at conservatoires worldwide, he now offers a small number of students the kind of sustained, personal artistic apprenticeship on which great playing has always been built.

The Career

Selected honours & engagements

  1. i.Named among “tomorrow's 10 great pianists”BBC Music Magazine
  2. ii.Thirteen first prizes at international competitionsincl. Grand Prix, George Enescu
  3. iii.Gold medals, New Orleans & Paderewski CompetitionsInternational
  4. iv.New Generation ArtistBBC Radio 3
  5. v.LaureateVerbier Festival
  6. vi.Soloist with 70+ orchestras — BBC Symphony, Hallé, DSO BerlinWorldwide
  7. vii.Recitals at Wigmore Hall, the Louvre, the ConcertgebouwLondon · Paris · Amsterdam
  8. viii.Masterclasses across 31 major conservatoriesChina · Europe · USA

The Mentorship

Growth in music. Growth in mind.

Each year, a small number of dedicated students are accepted into an individual mentorship. This is not a weekly lesson in technique alone — it is an artistic apprenticeship, shaped around the student.

Sound & interpretation

Tone, colour, phrasing and style — how a score becomes a living performance.

The performer's mind

Discipline, resilience, focus and stage presence — the inner craft that sustains a life in music.

The artistic path

Repertoire, competitions, auditions and direction — guided by someone who has walked every step.

Joining

How admission works

  1. Enquire

    Send a short note about the pianist — age, level, repertoire and goals — using the form below.

  2. Audition

    Selected candidates are invited to play for Mr Kunz, in person or by video, and to talk about their ambitions.

  3. Begin

    Accepted students agree on an individual plan of lessons, repertoire and performance goals for the year.

Enquiries & Auditions

Request a place

Places are limited. Enquiries are answered personally.
eduardkunz@hotmail.com  ·  +40 743 806 038