Born in 1982, Alexey Chernov began studying at the Central Special Music School of the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatoire at the age of four. He studied there with N. Rogal-Levitskaya, Kira Shashkina, and Natalia Troull. He continued his studies with Vanessa Latarche at the Royal College of Music in London from which he graduated in 2011.

Alexey’s prizes include 1^st Prize at 27^th Pozzoli International Piano Competition (Seregno, Italy 2011), 2^nd Prize at Cleveland International Piano Competition (USA, 2011), 5^th Prize at Tchaikovsky International Piano Competition (Moscow, Russia 2011), 3^rd  Prize at  the Maria Canals Competition (Barcelona, Spain, 2011), 1st Prize at the Campillos International Piano Competition (Spain, 2010), 1^st Prize at the A. M. A. Calabria International Piano Competition (Italy 2010), 1^st Prize at Jaen Francaix International Piano Competition (Vanves, France, 2010), 2^nd Prize at First Sussex International Piano Competition (UK, 2010), 1^st Prize and Special Prize at the Spanish Composers International Piano competition in Las Rozas (Spain, 2009),  1^st  Prize and audience prize at Morocco International Piano Competition (Casablanca, 2009), 1st Prize and Audience Prize and Special Prize at Scriabin International Piano Competition (Grosseto, Italy, 2009), 1^st Prize at the Muse International Piano Competition (Santorini, Greece, 2008), 2^nd Prize at the International Scriabin Piano Competition (Moscow, 2008), 2^nd Prize at the Emil Gilels International Piano Competition (Ukraine, 2006), 2^nd Prize at the Parnassos International Piano Competition (Mexico, 2006), 1^st Prize at the International Piano Competition (Minsk/Belarus,2005), 4^th Prize at the Unisa International Piano Competition (Pretoria, South Africa, 2004), and 6^th Prize at the Vianna da Motta International Piano Competition (Lisbon, 2001).

Alexey has performed as a soloist with conductors Enrique Batiz, Alexander Sladkovsky, Mikhail Pletnev, Ravil Martynov, Dmitry Orlov, and many others.  He performs in concerts and at music festivals all over Europe and Russia.