Albert
Mamriev
Germany
Pianist Albert Mamriev rose to international prominence in 2008 when he became the first pianist to perform Franz Liszt’s complete piano transcriptions of Richard Wagner’s operas at the Wagner Festival in Bayreuth. Critics and audiences were captivated by his radiant tone, emotional intensity, and masterful interpretation.
His debut performance earned high praise from critic Frank Piontek, who highlighted Mamriev’s ability to bring Liszt’s paraphrased Wagnerian themes to life with both virtuosity and deep understanding. Following a 165-concert world tour featuring these transcriptions, Mamriev recorded the repertoire with Neue Sterne Records to wide critical acclaim.
A top prize winner at prestigious international competitions—including the Gina Bachauer, Vianna da Motta, UNISA, and Scottish International Piano Competitions—Mamriev has performed in many of the world’s leading venues. These include the Great Hall of the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatoire, Bass Hall in Fort Worth, Gasteig Hall in Munich, Linder Auditorium in Johannesburg, the Shanghai Philharmonic Hall, Ateneo Hall in Madrid, Palazzo Pisani and Palazzo Vendramin-Calergi in Venice, Assembly Hall at Temple Square and Abravanel Hall in Salt Lake City, the Forbidden Hall in Beijing, and numerous international festivals such as the Madeira Piano Festival, Nancy Music Festival, Fausto Zadra Piano Festival in Corato, Tübingen Music Festival, Mozart Festival in Johannesburg, and Kotor Art Festival in Montenegro.
As a soloist, he has collaborated with orchestras including the Shanghai Philharmonic, Utah Symphony, Johannesburg Philharmonic, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Israel Chamber Orchestra, Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra, Mexico Symphony Orchestra, Gulbenkian Orchestra, Beijing Symphony Orchestra, San Remo Symphony Orchestra, Kiev Philharmonic, Göttingen Symphony Orchestra, and Pazardzhik Philharmonic. He has worked with distinguished conductors such as Alexander Lazarev, Tan Lihua, Enrique Bátiz, Piotr Sułkowski, Volodymyr Sirenko, and others.
Born into a musical family in Dagestan, Mamriev was introduced to music at an early age by his father, a music teacher. He recalls: “I was enveloped in the environment of music even before I was born.” His parents noted his strong curiosity toward the piano at the age of two. By seven, he was already performing in competitions and concerts.
He studied with Alexander Bakulov and Nikolai Kostylev at the Moscow Central Music School, with Professor Sergei Dorensky at the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatoire, and with Professor Arie Vardi at Tel Aviv University, as well as at the University of Music, Drama and Media Hannover.
His recordings include the complete Wagner–Liszt piano transcriptions, the world premiere recording of a piano concerto by Ami Maayani, and solo works by Alkan, Beethoven, Brahms, and Liszt for Neue Sterne Records. For Signum Records, he recorded Ludwig van Beethoven’s Sonatas Op. 26 and Op. 110, as well as his own piano transcription of Wagner’s Wesendonck Lieder.
Mamriev is also an active educator. He has held teaching positions at the University of Music, Drama and Media Hannover, the University of Braunschweig, and the State Conservatoire in Calabria. In 2016, he became rector of the Music Academy Neue Sterne in Hannover, where he currently serves as Head of the Keyboard and Chamber Music Departments.
Many of his students have won major international prizes, including first prizes at the Maria Canals Competition in Barcelona (2018), UNISA in Pretoria (2020), the George Enescu International Competition in Bucharest (2024), Ettore Pozzoli Competition in Seregno (2019), and the Verona International Piano Competition (2025).
Mamriev regularly gives masterclasses worldwide, including in Austria, Iceland, China, Malta, and Italy. He has taught at institutions such as the Music Academy in Reykjavik, Shanghai Conservatoire, University of South Africa, University of Stellenbosch, and the Conservatoire of Nancy. He is also frequently invited to serve on the jury of major international piano competitions, including UNISA, Maria Canals, Dinu Lipatti, Ettore Pozzoli, and others across Europe and beyond.