Rising Stars Series | Arseniy Gusev

Arseniy Gusev, a young pianist and composer, was born in St. Petersburg where he began studying music at age five. He graduated with honors from the Specialized Music School of the St. Petersburg Rimsky-Korsakov State Conservatory studying both piano and composition. Mr. Gusev continued his studies at the St. Petersburg Conservatory with Professor A.M. Sandler as a pianist and with S.V. Nesterova as a composer. In 2018 Mr. Gusev moved to the Cleveland Institute of Music (class of Sergei Babayan (piano) and Keith Fitch (composition)).

He actively performs in Russia and abroad, has given solo concerts in Austria, Belgium, Germany, and Italy. His compositions are performed in Mariinsky Theatre, Carnegie Hall, Konzerthaus Dortmund, St. Petersburg Philharmonia and other major venues.