Maxim Pakhomov, Piano

Pianist Maxim Pakhomov, originally from the Far East region of Russia, completed his studies at the Moscow State Conservatory. Mr. Pakhomov has appeared throughout Russia and has toured England, Scotland, Austria and Estonia in both solo and chamber music concerts. His American credits include performances in Merkin Hall and Zankel Hall, where he premiered his own arrangement of Stravinsky’s Petrushka for piano duo. Currently, he maintains an active schedule as a chamber musician and a chamber music coach. He has performed with The Westchester Chorale and is the principal pianist of the Bronx Opera Company. As a faculty member of Chamber Music Institute in Orono, Maine, he performed with Japanese star – violinist Ryu Goto, who is a brother of world famous violinist Midori. His solo performances include piano concertos by Rachmaninoff, Tschaikovsky, Saint-Saëns, Brahms and Beethoven with the Orchestra of The Bronx; Beethoven’s Concerto No.4 with the Orchestra of the Barge Music Festival; the Triple concerto with the Bronx Symphony; Brahms’ Piano Concerto No. 2 with the Staten Island Philharmonia, Bach’s D Minor Concerto with The Bach Festival Small Orchestra of the Lautreamont Concert Series and The Beethoven Choral Fantasy with One World Symphony. Mr. Pakhomov is a three-time winner of the Bronx Council on The Arts’ BRIO Award (Bronx Recognizes Its Own). He is also an organist in the Congregational Church in Darien Connecticut – playing organ and learning organ repertoire have been his passions for the last five years.