Japan’s world-renowned record magazine Record Geijutsu announced that its 1st New Record Academy Award for Best Keyboard Recording was bestowed on Yulianna Avdeeva for her 2025 album Shostakovich: Preludes & Fugues Op. 87 (PENTATONE).

This monumental cycle of the Russian composer is considered one of the most demanding works for piano ever written. Yulianna joins an elite group of pianists who have undertaken the challenge of performing the complete opus, which is rarely heard in its entirety. She also played them live during her last Japanese tour to critical acclaim.

To complement this iconic work, she also presents the completion of an alternative Prelude and Fugue in C-Sharp Minor, discovered by leading Shostakovich expert Olga Digonskaya and completed by composer and Shostakovich biographer Krzysztof Meyer.

Yulianna returned to PENTATONE after her acclaimed label debut with Resilience (2023), and Chopin: Voyage (2024), both of which received outstanding reviews for their exceptional artistry and interpretation.

Congratulations, Yulianna!

Announcement of the awards (Japanese only)
https://recogei.ontomo-mag.com/article/1st_nraa/p-34545/

<Awarded Album>

Yulianna Avdeeva
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975)
24 Preludes & Fugues Op. 87
(2 CDs)
Release Date: 04-07-2025
PTC: 5187480

More information (PENTATONE)
https://www.pentatonemusic.com/product/shostakovich-preludes-fugues-op-87/