Critics have praised the "poetic nuance" and "deep musical intelligence" of her playing (The Strad), as well as "the art […] of impressing with playing that is entirely free of any wish to impress" (Die Presse). Yulianna Avdeeva plays with power, conviction, and sensitivity, captivating audiences around the world.

A sought-after artist, Yulianna Avdeeva is a regular guest at major concert halls across Europe. In the 2026/27 season, alongside recital tours through Asia and North America, she will give numerous concerts in Europe, including at the Alte Oper Frankfurt, the Pierre Boulez Saal, the Vienna Konzerthaus, the Liszt Academy in Budapest, the Auditorio Nacional de Música in Madrid, the Konzerthaus Dortmund, and the Concertgebouw Amsterdam, as well as at renowned festivals such as the Musikfest Bremen and the Gstaad Menuhin Festival.

As soloist, Yulianna Avdeeva will perform Frédéric Chopin's Piano Concerto No. 2 with the WDR Symphony Orchestra and the Munich Philharmonic under Marie Jacquot, as well as with the Camerata Salzburg under Giovanni Guzzo. Further highlights include Béla Bartók's Piano Concerto No. 3 with the SWR Symphony Orchestra under Anna Handler, and Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1 with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra under Zubin Mehta. Her solo repertoire also includes Bach's "The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I" and Dai Fujikura's "Quiet Offering" for piano, an approximately eight-minute work from 2025 that Yulianna Avdeeva co-commissioned together with Emma Akiyama.

Upcoming chamber music engagements include a tour with Julia Fischer featuring works by Handel, Respighi, and Beethoven, as well as concerts with the Quatuor Modigliani performing Dmitri Shostakovich's Piano Quintet in G minor, Op. 57.

A critically acclaimed recording artist, Yulianna Avdeeva has released three albums on PENTATONE: Liszt: "Metanoia" (2026), featuring the composer's late works; a complete recording of Shostakovich's 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87 (2025), awarded the Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik; and Chopin: "Voyage" (2024), featuring the composer's late works, awarded a Diapason d'Or. "That in Avdeeva's hands […] the music's searing expressivity comes across so readily—and with the directness of something much more familiar (say, The Well-Tempered Clavier)—is remarkable," wrote The Arts Fuse of the Shostakovich recording. "It's a testament to
that rarest of syntheses: a total identification of a musician with her repertoire."

The online project #YuliannasMusicalDialogues began during the first lockdown in March 2020 with the #AvdeevaBachProject. Since then, Yulianna Avdeeva has shared her passion for music with audiences and piano enthusiasts around the world through her social media channels.

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