Mikhail Shilyaev

Born in Russia, Mikhail Shilyaev started piano at six, winning several competitions at a young age. He is a graduate of Moscow Conservatoire where he studied with Olga Zhukova, Eliso Virsaladze and Mikhail Lidsky. Further studies included Munich Hochschule with Franz Massinger; Royal Northern College of Music with Mark Ray, Nelson Goerner and Alexander Melnikov; Trinity Laban Conservatoire in London with Deniz Gelenbe. Supported by many awards, Mikhail is a prizewinner of many competitions, including the last Vianna da Motta Piano Competition in Lisbon. Mikhail has played throughout Europe in the most important venues including Wigmore Hall, Birmingham Symphony Hall, Bridgewater Hall in Manchester, Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatoire, Gulbenkian Centre in Lisbon. He has performed as soloist with the London Soloist Chamber Orchestra, the London Musical Arts Orchestra and the Gulbenkian Symphony Orchestra among others. Mikhail’s recent CD’s for Toccata Classics and for Stone Records were enthusiastically received by critics.