Our Ambassador in Russia

Konstantin Volostnov 

Konstantin began studying organ in MM Potashnikova's class at the Sergei Prokofiev Music School. From 1994-99 he attended the piano and organ classes of AM Shmitov at the Academic Music College of the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory. After further study with Prof. AA Parshin (organ) and YV Martynov (piano) and Prof. AB Lyubimov (chamber ensemble) he graduated in 2004. In 2007 he gained the Diploma of the Staatlichen Hochschule, Stuttgart after study with Prof. Ludger Lohmann, and in the same year completed the post-graduate course of the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory. He gives concerts throught Russia, including the Moscow International Performing Centre, Moscow Catholic Cathedral, the Great Hall of the St Petersburg Philharmonic Society, and abroad (France, Germany, Spain and the USA).

In 2003 he was a competitor at the 22nd International Organ Festival at St Albans and was awarded the Douglas May prize. In 2009 he won 1st Prize in the St Albans Interpretation Competition, the Peter Hurford prize, the Casken prize & the Audience prize.