It is the constant switch between tension and relaxation in dynamic and tempo and the breathtaking intensity of his interpretation that makes the listener truly understand Bach. Evgenij Koroliov was very young when he discovered Bach – he heard Glenn Gould in Moscow in 1957 and was influenced by the legendary Russian pianists Maria Judina and Sviatoslav Richter.

In the 1960s and 70s he won important piano competitions ranging from the "Bachwettbewerb Leipzig" and the "Van Cliburn Competition" to the "Grand Prix Clara Haskil."