Alexander Romanovsky (Piano)
Described by Carlo Maria Giulini as “extraordinarily gifted,” pianist
Alexander Romanovsky is a riveting, distinct and subtle performer with an
utterly engaging voice.
Born in Ukraine in 1984, at the age of thirteen Alexander moved to Italy
where he studied at the Imola Piano Academy with Leonid Margarius, considered by
Alexander to be the most influential figure in his musical formation, and later
obtained the Artist Diploma from the Royal College of Music in London, studying
with Dmitry Alexeev. At the age of seventeen, he won First Prize at the
prestigious Busoni Competition in Italy.
Highlights of the 2015/16 season include orchestral debuts with the City of
Birmingham, Iceland, Stavanger and Japan Century symphony orchestras; recital
debuts at the Auditorio Nacional de Madrid and Casa da Música in Porto; return
orchestral engagements with the State Symphony Orchestra of Russia, National
Philharmonic of Russia, Tokyo Metropolitan and Tokyo symphony orchestras, State
Youth Orchestra of Armenia, Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna and the
Orchestra del Teatro Carlo Felice di Genova; a recital at the Great Hall of the
Moscow Conservatory; and extensive recital tours of Italy and Japan.
Praised by The New York Times as “special, not just an extraordinary
technicians with a flair for color and fantasy, but also a sensitive musician
and lucid interpreter,” Alexander graces many of the world’s most prestigious
stages in recital. Recent highlights include performances at the Main hall of
Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw, the Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatoire, Tokyo’s
Asahi and Kioi halls, Chile’s Teatro Municipal; Sala Verdi at Milan’s
Conservatorio and the Teatro Olimpico in Rome.
Romanovsky regularly performs with major orchestras throughout Europe, Asia
and The Americas including the UK’s Royal Philharmonic, English Chamber, Hallé
and Bournemouth Symphony orchestras; Italy’s Orchestra dell’Accademia di Santa
Cecilia in Rome and Milan’s Filarmonica della Scala; Russia’s Mariinsky and
Russian National orchestras and St. Petersburg and National philharmonics;
Japan’s Tokyo and NHK symphony orchestras; Chicago Symphony at the Ravinia
Festival; and with the New York Philharmonic, under Alan Gilbert, at the Bravo!
Vail Festival. He collaborates at a very high level with conductors such as
Vladimir Spivakov, Valery Gergiev, Michael Pletnev, Vladimir Fedoseyev, Sir
Antonio Pappano, Gianandrea Noseda and James Conlon.
Alexander performs extensively throughout Italy, where he has lived since
early childhood. In 2007, he was invited to give a concert at the Papal
Residence in the presence of Pope Benedict XVI in celebration of the 110th
Anniversary of Pope Paul VI’s birth.
Since 2007, he has released four critically acclaimed albums on Decca:
Beethoven: Diabelli Variations, Brahms/Schumann, Rachmaninov: Etudes-Tableaux
and Corelli Variations, and most recently Russian Faust. Alexander Romanovsky
has held the post of Artistic Director of the Vladimir Krainev Moscow
International Piano Competition since 2014.
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