Konstantin Zvyagin was born in 1990 in the ancient Russian city of Novgorod. He graduated from the Gnesins Russian Academy of Music in Moscow as a student of Prof. Tatiana Zelikman. He then went on to obtain his Masters at the Cologne University of Music and Dance with Nina Tichman.
As a young pianist, Zvyagin already has many notable achievements to his credit, and he has been a prizewinner in various Russian and international competitions. His musical gifts have been recognized by several scholarships and grants. He has a very active concert career both as pianist and member of Trio SpiegelBild and has appeared both as a soloist and chamber musician at various festivals and masterclasses in Ireland, Poland, Germany, the United States, France, Italy, Spain, Israel, and Russia.
In recent years, Zvyagin has made a special project of Richard Wagner’s The Ring of the Nibelung. The result has been a suite in eight pictures Wagners Ring, transcribed for piano. He was recognized by the the Richard Wagner Stipendienstiftung in the summer of 2023 for these efforts. He was also specially recognized by the Festival directors for his musical achievement.
His piano transcriptions of “Wagner’s Ring” have now been recorded by Spektral, appearing in March, 2024. The score has also been published by APOLLON Musikoffizin Verlag in Bonn.
He has been teaching at the Academy of Music in Darmstadt since January 2020.
