Xenia Pestova Bennett

Described as “a powerhouse of contemporary keyboard repertoire” (Tempo), pianist and composer Xenia Pestova Bennett has earned an international reputation as a leading proponent of uncompromising music. Her work spans a wide range of sound worlds, styles and genres from classical to contemporary art music, free improvisation, experimental electronica and avant-pop.

Xenia’s latest commercial album release celebrates pioneering composer and sound artist Annea Lockwood (Unsounds). Described as “striking and surprising for the ear… a hide and seek for the listener” (Jennifer Lucy Allan, BBC Radio 3 Late Junction), “a tactile stroll through a piano’s innards” (Vito Camarretta, ChainDLK) and a “magnificent prepared piano gem” (Peter Margasak, Best of Bandcamp Contemporary Classical), the collection brings together Lockwood’s concert piano pieces for the first time and compliments Xenia’s live activations of the radical outdoor “Piano Transplants”.