Maria Razumovskaya

Dr. Maria Razumovskaya is a Professor of Academic Studies at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama. A celebrated pianist and scholar, she specializes in 19th- and 20th-century Russian music, focusing on pianism, performance practices, and Soviet musical history. Her research integrates musicology with biographical and psychological analyses of performers like Heinrich Neuhaus, Maria Yudina, and Anton Rubinstein.

• Education: Royal Academy of Music (London) and Royal College of Music (PhD)
• Arts & Humanities Research Council doctoral scholar

Her monograph Heinrich Neuhaus: A Life Beyond Music (2018) redefined studies of Soviet-era pianists. She has published widely in journals including Journal of the Royal Musical Association and 19th-Century Music, and has written for BBC Music Magazine, Pianist, and International Piano. Her recordings, such as In & Out of Time (2016), explore Romantic-era autopsychography through music.

• Grants: Arts Council England
• Awards: BBC Introducing Scheme selection, Liszt Disque Grand Prix shortlist