Honored Artist of the Russia Andrei Diev was born in Minsk, Byelorussia. He entered the Moscow Conservatory to study with Professor Lev Naumov in 1975.
Diev has performed as soloist and recitalist in the Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory and Tchaikovsky Hall in Moscow, the Royal Festival and Wigmore Halls in London, the Bunko Kaikan and Suntory Halls in Tokyo, Berlin's Schauspielhaus, the RAI Auditorium in Torino, the Sala Verdi in Milan, and the Megaro Hall in Athens, among others. In addition to his solo appearances with many of the world's leading orchestras, Diev has performed chamber music with with such distinguished artists as Kaja Danczowska, Alexander Kniazev, Phllippe Bernold, Roger Chase, Vladimir Ovchinnikov, Andrei Korsakov, and Sergey Sudzilovsky.
His discography includes complete recordings of the Preludes by Rachmaninov for Rossisky Instrument, and those of Debussy and Scriabin for BMG. He has also recorded works by Mozart and Prokofiev for Supraphon; Prokofiev's Concerto No.2 and works by Messiaen for Fontec; Roslavetz for Russian Seasons/Chant du Monde; and many others.