Konstantin Soukhovetski, the 2019 Innovation Award Winner from the Music Academy of the West, is a multidisciplinary artist and educator with a flourishing international career. As the director of education and community engagement at the Grand Piano Series, he oversees educational programs in schools and after-school initiatives. Konstantin is an adjunct faculty member at The Juilliard School, his alma mater, and teaches at Pianofest in the Hamptons.

Recently, Konstantin has guest lectured at several prestigious institutions, including the Curtis Institute of Music, Northwestern University’s School of Music, the Singapore Academy of Music, and Jelgavas Mūsikas Vidusskolas in Latvia. He frequently serves on the jury for international piano competitions, including his recent role on the 2024 Cleveland International Piano Competition selection jury.

Konstantin has performed in various notable venues, touring with Absolute Classics in the UK, and participating in the Batura Festival in St. Sebastian and the Canary Islands (Spain), the PianoFête Festival in Vashon, Washington, the Odyssiad Festival in Fort Collins, Colorado, the International Composers Symposium in Del Mar, California, and ProtoStar Series in La Jolla, California, among others. His recent orchestral appearances include performances with the Brooklyn Chamber Orchestra and Pegasus: The Orchestra at Lincoln Center’s Tully Hall.

Throughout his career, Konstantin has received over 17 awards from leading international piano competitions and the Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans. Born in Moscow to a family of visual artists, he studied at the Moscow Central Special Music School, where he double-majored in piano and composition.