Igor Zhukov

• Composer
• Conductor
• Pianist

Biography

Apart from a career as a pianist, Igor Zhukov also conducted his own ensemble - the Moscow Chamber Orchestra until his retirement from conducting in 1994, and was the pianist of the long-running Zhukov Piano Trio which was founded in 1963 and continued performing until 1980. (The other members were the violinist Grigory Feighin and cellist Valentin Feighin.) The trio was noted for its "Historic Concerts" which featured repertoire spanning the 17^th to the 20^th centuries.

Igor Zhukov also has a passionate interest in recording, and says of himself "I'm the best pianist among recording engineers, and the best recording engineer among pianists".