Vyacheslav Gryaznov (Russian: Вячеслав Грязнов; born 15 January 1982) is a Russian classical pianist, recording artist, transcriber, composer, and assistant professor of piano. In 2006, he studied at the Moscow Conservatory under Yuri Slesarev and post-graduate studies in 2009. Since 2008, he has held the position of teaching assistant in the Piano Department of the Moscow Conservatory.^[1] Beginning with the 2008/2009 concert season, V. Gryaznov has belonged to the Moscow Philharmonic Society which represents him in Russia.^[2] Since 2012, he has worked as a visiting professor of piano at Kurashiki Sakuyo University of Science and Arts in Japan.^[3] In 2014 Vyacheslav signed a contract with Schott Music, the leading publisher for classical and contemporary music.^[4]

• Rubinstein International Competition in Moscow (1997, 1st Prize)
• The First Russian President Award (1997)
• To the memory of Rachmaninov” Competition in Italy (1998, 1st Prize)
• Grant by V. Spivakov Foundation (1999–2003)
• Competition of Young Performers in Denmark (2001, Grand Prix)
• XXI Century Art» Competition in Ukraine (2001, Grand Prix)
• Tbilisi Competition (Georgia, 2001, «Audience Favourite» Prize)
• Grant by Russian Performing Art Foundation (2002)
• Yamaha Scholarship (2002)
• Grant by M. Rostropovich Foundation (H.Neuhaus award, 2002–2003)
• Sendai International Music Competition, Japan (2007, 6th Prize)
• Rachmaninov Competition in Moscow (2008, 2nd Prize)
• Honored Citizen of Bryansk (2011)
• New York Concert Artists & Associates Worldwide Debut Audition winner, Piano category (2016)^[5]

In addition to extensive recordings of live performances, Vyacheslav Gryaznoff recorded the CD “To Rachmaninov and his beloved Ivanovka,” a collection of his own transcriptions and works by Rachmaninov; and Alexander Tchaikovsky’s Sonata No. 2 on the Firma Melodiya label.^[6][7] Gryaznov recorded his own piano transcriptions of Russian masterworks by Rachmaninov, Borodin, Prokofiev, Glinka and Tchaikovsky in a studio album released in 2018 under the label Steinway & Sons.^[8] In 2021, he released the CD "Western Piano Transcriptions" under the label Master Performers including piano arrangements of famous works by Mahler, Grieg, Debussy or Ravel.^[9]

As a soloist, Gryaznov has given numerous recitals throughout Russia, Ukraine, Georgia, Asia, and Europe, and has performed concertos with the Russian Philharmonic Orchestra in Tchaikovsky Concert Hall, Moscow; performed and conducted Mozart’s Concerto K. 449 in Vladimir at a concert of the “Stars of the XXI century” series; and the Wissembourg Symphony Orchestra.^[10] His performance repertoire includes works that span the entire piano literature, from Monteverdi, Bach or Mozart to modern composers such as Ravel, Gershwin or Ginastera.^[11][12][13]