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Chamber music is not a genre for me,
it is a way of breathing together
it is a way of breathing together
Chamber music occupies a central place in Alex Pudmann’s artistic identity. He is the founder and artistic director of the chamber music festival AD Festival Days in Manchester (United Kingdom), as well as the initiator of the concert series Pudmann & Friends in Frankfurt am Main - both conceived as platforms for artistic dialogue and collaborative exploration.
He is a co-founder of several chamber ensembles, including
the piano duo TWO4PIANO and the Frankfurt Piano Trio, through which he explores a wide spectrum of repertoire and develops long-term artistic partnerships.
A particularly significant collaboration of recent years is his work with soprano Elene Gvritishvili, one of the most compelling voices of her generation, an artist associated with MusicAeterna and the young artist programmes of the
Bolshoi Theatre and the Bavarian State Opera. Their joint projects focus on the intimate connection between text and sound, with a repertoire spanning from late Romanticism
to contemporary music.
He is a co-founder of several chamber ensembles, including
the piano duo TWO4PIANO and the Frankfurt Piano Trio, through which he explores a wide spectrum of repertoire and develops long-term artistic partnerships.
A particularly significant collaboration of recent years is his work with soprano Elene Gvritishvili, one of the most compelling voices of her generation, an artist associated with MusicAeterna and the young artist programmes of the
Bolshoi Theatre and the Bavarian State Opera. Their joint projects focus on the intimate connection between text and sound, with a repertoire spanning from late Romanticism
to contemporary music.
TWO4PIANO
When Katerina Moskaleva and Alexey Pudinov first met at the Rheingau Musik Festival, it was as though two elemental forces
had converged. Their shared artistic vision soon evolved into
a compelling partnership, and just two years later they were awarded First Prize at the 6th North West International Piano Competition in Vancouver, marking the beginning of their international career. Since then, they have released recordings
with Kaleidos Musikedition and NAXOS and have been nominated for the prestigious Opus Klassik in Berlin for two consecutive years.
Performing as TWO4PIANO, they appear regularly across Europe at festivals including the Internationale Homburger Musiktage, Berlin Piano Duo Festival and Palais Sommer Dresden. Following the completion of their Konzertexamen under Prof. Hans-Peter Stenzel at the Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Stuttgart, recent highlights include appearances at the Musikfestspiele Potsdam Sanssouci (2024) and the Thüringer Bachwochen (2025).
With intellectual refinement and expressive intensity, TWO4PIANO continue to captivate audiences throughout Europe.
had converged. Their shared artistic vision soon evolved into
a compelling partnership, and just two years later they were awarded First Prize at the 6th North West International Piano Competition in Vancouver, marking the beginning of their international career. Since then, they have released recordings
with Kaleidos Musikedition and NAXOS and have been nominated for the prestigious Opus Klassik in Berlin for two consecutive years.
Performing as TWO4PIANO, they appear regularly across Europe at festivals including the Internationale Homburger Musiktage, Berlin Piano Duo Festival and Palais Sommer Dresden. Following the completion of their Konzertexamen under Prof. Hans-Peter Stenzel at the Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Stuttgart, recent highlights include appearances at the Musikfestspiele Potsdam Sanssouci (2024) and the Thüringer Bachwochen (2025).
With intellectual refinement and expressive intensity, TWO4PIANO continue to captivate audiences throughout Europe.
The collaboration between soprano Elene Gvritishvili and pianist Alexey Pudinov brings together two distinctive musical voices whose artistic paths span some of Europe’s vibrant cultural centers.
A rising star of the international opera and concert stage, Elene Gvritishvili — a graduate of the Rimsky-Korsakov Conservatory in St. Petersburg, a former member of the Bolshoi Theatre’s Young Artist Programme and currently a member of the Opera Studio of the Bayerische Staatsoper — has appeared at leading venues including the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow, the Salzburg Festspielhaus, the Mozarteum Salzburg, the Festspielhaus Baden-Baden and the Philharmonie de Paris. Known for the expressive depth and luminous beauty of her voice, she combines operatic brilliance with a strong sensitivity to chamber repertoire.
Their collaboration grew from a shared fascination with poetic and introspective music and began with Valentin Silvestrov’s cycle Silent Songs, which led to a recording released by Kaleidos Musikedition and praised for its intimate musical atmosphere. Uniting Gvritishvili’s vocal artistry with Pudinov’s refined pianistic palette, the duo creates performances of striking emotional intensity, moving between Russian and European song traditions and contemporary repertoire, bringing audiences into a sound world where poetry, silence and expression meet.
A rising star of the international opera and concert stage, Elene Gvritishvili — a graduate of the Rimsky-Korsakov Conservatory in St. Petersburg, a former member of the Bolshoi Theatre’s Young Artist Programme and currently a member of the Opera Studio of the Bayerische Staatsoper — has appeared at leading venues including the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow, the Salzburg Festspielhaus, the Mozarteum Salzburg, the Festspielhaus Baden-Baden and the Philharmonie de Paris. Known for the expressive depth and luminous beauty of her voice, she combines operatic brilliance with a strong sensitivity to chamber repertoire.
Their collaboration grew from a shared fascination with poetic and introspective music and began with Valentin Silvestrov’s cycle Silent Songs, which led to a recording released by Kaleidos Musikedition and praised for its intimate musical atmosphere. Uniting Gvritishvili’s vocal artistry with Pudinov’s refined pianistic palette, the duo creates performances of striking emotional intensity, moving between Russian and European song traditions and contemporary repertoire, bringing audiences into a sound world where poetry, silence and expression meet.
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