Evgeny Zarafiants (born 1959 in Novosibirsk, Russian SFSR) is a pianist. He studied at the Glinka Conservatory in Gorky. Zarafiants later taught at the Conservatory in Nizhny Novgorod. His recordings include the Preludes of Alexander Scriabin and the keyboard sonatas of Domenico Scarlatti. In 1993, he was awarded joint-second prize at the Ivo Pogorelich International Solo Piano Competition at the Ambassador Auditorium in Pasadena, California. Discography Art & Music: Klimt - Music of His Time. Naxos Scarlatti: Keyboard Sonatas, Vol. 6. Naxos Scriabin: Preludes, Vol 1. Naxos Scriabin: Preludes, Vol. 2. Naxos Rachmaninov Piano Sonata No. 1, etc.. ALM Records Rachmaninov Piano Sonata No. 2, and preludes by Rachmaninov and Bach. ALM Records Beethoven: Piano Sonata No.14, 26 . Esoteric Chopin: Ballade No.1, Scherzo No.1, 2. Esoteric References Further reading 1959 births Living people Russian classical pianists Male classical pianists Academic staff of Novosibirsk Conservatory Russian people of Armenian descent 21st-century classical pianists 21st-century Russian male musicians