Liudmila Pluzhnik graduated from the Gnesin Moscow Special School of Music in the class of V.Polunina in 1993. Afterwards, L.Pluzhnik graduated from the Gnesin Russian Academy of Music in the class of PhD in Arts, Professor Lina Bulatova - student, assistant, colleague and close friend of Elena F. Gnesina.
After graduating from the Gnesin Russian Academy of Music Liudmila Pluzhnik began teaching as an assistant in the class of her Professor Lina Bulatova.
L.Pluzhnik is the winner of international competitions, including:
- The winner of the II prize of the International Piano Competition, Athens, Greece, 1996.
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The winner of the IV Independent International Competition of Pianists and Opera performers, Moscow, 2012.
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The winner of IX International Competition of Musicians-Performers and Composers «Romanticism: its Origins and Beyond», Moscow, 2017.
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The winner of the XXII International Festival-Competition «Musica Classica», Ruza, Russia, 2017.
Liudmila Pluzhnik performed in England, Italy, Greece, Japan, China, in different cities of Russia and Moscow. She performed with the orchestras, including the Minsk Philharmonic Orchestra. In conjunction with Tchaikovsky State Academiс Grand Symphony Orchestra - conductor A. A. Vedernikov - she did the first performance of the Concerto No. 3 for piano with orchestra by Alexander Baltin, which took place at the Great Hall of the Tchaikovsky Moscow State Conservatory.
By now Pluzhnik L.V. has educated nearly 40 graduates. Many students of her class have become the prize-winners of the international competitions. She also conducted piano masterclasses in different cities of Russia, Japan and China.
Liudmila Pluzhnik headed and was a member of the jury of children's music competitions in different cities of Russia and Moscow.
For more than 15 years she collaborated with the People's Artist of the RSFSR, Soloist of the Bolshoi Theater, Head of the Department of Solo Singing at the Gnesin Russian Academy of Music (1985-2011), Professor Valentina Levko, being the concertmaster of her student’s class. This creative friendship has had a significant impact on the formation of performing and teaching views of Liudmila Pluzhnik.
