Biography

bio | 2026/27 season

Polina Osetinskaya is an internationally acclaimed pianist whose artistic individuality, interpretative depth and compelling stage presence have earned her recognition from audiences, critics and fellow musicians around the world.

She has appeared at some of the world’s leading concert venues, including Carnegie Hall in New York, London’s Barbican Centre, Vienna’s Musikverein and Konzerthaus, the Berlin Philharmonie and the Sydney Opera House.

Her international career encompasses solo recitals, concerto performances and chamber music across Europe, North and South America, Asia, Australia and Africa.

Osetinskaya has collaborated with distinguished conductors including Kirill Petrenko, Teodor Currentzis, Yan Pascal Tortelier, Andrey Boreyko, Laurent Petitgirard, David Russell Davies, Tugan Sokhiev, Vladimir Spivakov, Saulius Sondeckis, Vassily Sinaisky, Alexander Sladkovsky and Gábor Takács-Nagy.

In June 2026, she performed Schumann’s Piano Concerto with the Danish National Symphony Orchestra under Kirill Petrenko in Copenhagen. Her orchestral engagements reflect a broad repertoire, ranging from the Classical masters to the great Romantic concertos and twentieth-century works.

Osetinskaya has collaborated with distinguished conductors including Kirill Petrenko, Teodor Currentzis, Yan Pascal Tortelier, Andrey Boreyko, Laurent Petitgirard, David Russell Davies, Tugan Sokhiev, Vladimir Spivakov, Saulius Sondeckis, Vassily Sinaisky, Alexander Sladkovsky and Gábor Takács-Nagy.

In June 2026, she performed Schumann’s Piano Concerto with the Danish National Symphony Orchestra under Kirill Petrenko in Copenhagen. Her orchestral engagements reflect a broad repertoire, ranging from the Classical masters to the great Romantic concertos and twentieth-century works.

An artist of distinctive musical vision, Osetinskaya is equally at home in solo recital and chamber music. Her long-standing artistic partnership with violinist Maxim Vengerov has brought them to major concert venues in Europe, North America and Australia. Their collaborations form one important strand of her career, alongside her independent recital projects and appearances with orchestras. Osetinskaya is known for imaginative programming that combines the central works of the piano repertoire with less frequently performed music and contemporary composers.

Her recent international engagements have included appearances across Europe and North America, as well as performances in Australia, Asia and South America. In August 2026, she appeared at the Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli Festival in Italy, giving a solo recital in Rabbi and performing concertos by Mozart and Haydn with the Orchestra di Padova e del Veneto under Umberto Benedetti Michelangeli in Rovereto. On 18 October, she returns to the international concert stage in Berlin with a solo recital devoted to Leonid Desyatnikov’s Songs of Bukovina.

The 2026/27 season showcases the breadth of Osetinskaya’s international artistry through solo recitals, orchestral appearances and chamber collaborations.

Her South African engagements include performances with the KwaZulu-Natal Philharmonic Orchestra in Durban under Jean-Claude Picard, the Johannesburg Philharmonic Orchestra under Daniel Boico, and the Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra under Pietari Inkinen. In Johannesburg and Cape Town, she will perform Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2.

In Italy, Osetinskaya will perform Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 5 with the Teatro Petruzzelli Orchestra under Pinchas Steinberg, followed by Beethoven’s Triple Concerto with Maxim Vengerov and cellist Andrei Ioniță under Marc Albrecht. Her chamber engagements include a programme with Vengerov at Teatro del Maggio Musicale in Florence.

Her South African engagements include performances with the KwaZulu-Natal Philharmonic Orchestra in Durban under Jean-Claude Picard, the Johannesburg Philharmonic Orchestra under Daniel Boico, and the Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra under Pietari Inkinen. In Johannesburg and Cape Town, she will perform Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2.

In Italy, Osetinskaya will perform Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 5 with the Teatro Petruzzelli Orchestra under Pinchas Steinberg, followed by Beethoven’s Triple Concerto with Maxim Vengerov and cellist Andrei Ioniță under Marc Albrecht. Her chamber engagements include a programme with Vengerov at Teatro del Maggio Musicale in Florence.

Her solo recital tour continues in Helsinki on 1 March 2027 and Stockholm on 2 March, with a programme featuring Bach, Beethoven, Franck and Rachmaninoff. In New York, she will give a solo recital at Bohemian Hall on 17 March before returning to Carnegie Hall on 22 March for a programme with flautist Nikka Gershman, including the world premiere of Gershman’s Atonement Sonata.

Further highlights include a performance with Ensemble Atmosphères under Ilyich Rivas at Salle Cortot in Paris, featuring works by Sofia Gubaidulina and Dmitri Shostakovich, and a programme of Rachmaninoff’s suites and Symphonic Dances for two pianos with Dmitry Masleev at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in June 2027.

Osetinskaya’s 2026/27 season reflects the versatility of an artist whose career extends well beyond a single format or partnership.

Through solo performances, orchestral collaborations and chamber music, she continues to build a distinctive presence on the international concert stage.

Osetinskaya’s 2026/27 season reflects the versatility of an artist whose career extends well beyond a single format or partnership.

Through solo performances, orchestral collaborations and chamber music, she continues to build a distinctive presence on the international concert stage.