Osip Nikiforov

Featured Soloist, Piano

Osip Nikiforov is a Siberian pianist who studied under the tutelage of world renowned pianists–Alexander Braginsky, Yefim Bronfman, and Jon Kimura Parker. He is also a Third Prize winner of 2016 San Antonio International Piano Competition. Osip is regularly invited to perform at concert series and festivals, including the Minnesota Orchestra Summer Festival, the Myra Hess Memorial Concert Series, and the Mozart Festival Texas. Osip Nikiforov has also frequently collaborated with national and international orchestras, including the St. Petersburg Capella Symphony Orchestra, the Minnesota Orchestra, and Khakass Philharmonic. He has also appeared on Minnesota Public Radio, WFMT Radio, the Star Tribune, Austin Daily Herald, and Houston Press. Since 2025, Osip is on the Piano and Keyboard Skills Faculty of Macalester College. In 2021 Osip’s first solo piano album “Russian Elegie” was released on all digital platforms.

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