Andrey Gugnin has been interviewed by Jessica Duchen for Bachtrack in a feature piece ahead of his performance of Liszt’s Transcendental Etudes at the Vienna Konzerthaus on 2nd October 2024.
Below is an excerptfrom the interview:
“This season is bringing a wealth of debuts, first of all at the Konzerthaus in Vienna: here Gugnin is playing the complete Liszt Transcendental Etudes on 2nd October, which he recorded a while ago on the Piano Classics label. He turns out to have a penchant for complete cycles. “I love playing this Liszt cycle because the progression of the narrative is so intense and rich. Each one changes its meaning completely in the context of the whole series. Again, you can reach a state beyond the logic of time and space.” The Rachmaninov preludes are another favourite: “I find the growing intensity of it is really fulfilling. It’s like a really big novel, Dickens or Henry Fielding! It’s as if it contains a whole life.”
the full interview is available to read on Bachtrack here