Arsentiy Kharitonov is a Russian-American composer and concert pianist whose distinctive voice has established him as a standout figure in contemporary classical music. Hailed by the American Record Guide as a “major composer” and a rare “pianist-composer of the type we don’t see often anymore,” his work is placed “firmly in the lineage of such Russian pianist-composers as Prokofiev and Rachmaninoff.”

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His Carnegie Hall debut as a pianist was named one of the season’s top six concerts by The New York Observer. Fanfare Magazine praised his technical mastery, broad dramatic range, and elegant phrasing, noting “genuine poetry” and “rare sincerity issuing from a deep place in the pianist’s heart.”

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Kharitonov’s career flourishes through his dual roles as creator and performer. A First Prize winner of the Franz Liszt International Competition, he has performed at prestigious venues including Lincoln Center, the Frick Collection, Carnegie Hall, and Canada’s Music and Beyond Festival, collaborating with orchestras such as the Tulsa Symphony, Kandinsky Symphony, Sonorus Symphony, and Orchestra at Temple Square.

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His compositional legacy is equally distinguished. A First Prize winner of Russia’s All-National Composers’ Competition in 2020, his major orchestral works include the Concerto for Violin and Orchestra “Miroirs” (premiered by the Tulsa Symphony with violinist Rossitza Goza under Daniel Hege) and the Concerto for Piano and Orchestra (premiered by the Kandinsky Symphony with the composer as soloist under Kaveh Süle). These, alongside performances with the Sonorus Symphony and the State Symphony Orchestra "New Russia" Violin Quartet, highlight his orchestral and chamber music writing. Composer Samuel Adler has described his music as “strong, vital, and extremely exciting,” while the Epoch Times lauded his “harmonic chops, rare these days,” and the dynamic lyricism of his works.

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As a chamber musician, he has collaborated with ensembles including Cuarteto Quiroga, the Bennewitz Quartet, and the Utrecht String Quartet, along with artists such as cellist Cicely Parnas, violinist Julia Bushkova, and conductor-violinist Igor Gruppman.

Kharitonov’s extensive discography includes piano works of Leo Ornstein and chamber music by Robert Kahn (with violinist Julia Bushkova) for Toccata Classics; masterworks by Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff, and Scriabin for Hartshorn Classical; and interpretations of Bach, Schubert, Mussorgsky, Schumann, and his own compositions for Sound Atlas.