Boris Zarankin was born in Novosibirsk and grew up in Kharkov, Ukraine. He studied at the Kharkov State Conservatory with Regina Horowitz and at the Moscow State Conservatory with Evgueny Malinin. He has appeared as a soloist with orchestras and has given solo recitals in Russia, Ukraine, USA, Canada, Japan, Germany, Holland, Mexico and Indonesia. He is currently co-artistic director, with his wife Inna Perkis, of the Off Centre Music Salon, an award winning Toronto chamber music series, now in its 17th season.

Zarankin’s recordings of Chopin’s Etudes, two volumes of Schubert-Liszt Lieder, and works by Beethoven have garnered great critical acclaim:
“The sound he draws from the piano is warm, mellow, infinitely varied." - The Ottawa Citizen
“Zarankin’s way of playing... amounts to an aesthetic revelation.” - Montreal Gazette
“This mesmerizing performance is a paragon of intelligent artistry.” - Toronto Star

Recorded 2011