==Family and personal life==Ginóbili comes from a family of basketball players.
== Nagrade ==1.nagrada, All-Union Competition in Tbilisi (1988)Srebrna medalja, 8th International Bach Competition in Leipzig (1988)Druga nagrada, Rachmaninov Competition in Moscow (1990)Najboljši pianist, International Summer Academy »Mozarteum« in Salzburg, Austria (1992)Srebrna nagrada, 10th International Tchaikovsky Piano Competition in Moscow (1994)=== Ostale nagrade ===Ernest Neizvestny Private Charity Fund Award (1994)International Terence Judd Award (1995)Diapason d'Or (2000, 2001 and 2002)Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik (2003)Named »Honoured Citizen of Ivanovka« in Tambov, Russia (2004)Named »Honoured Artist of the Russian Federation (2005)Echo Klassik Award (2005)Nikolai Lugansky je danes svetovno priznan kot eden največjih interpretatorjev klavirskega repertoarja.