Alexander Romanovsky (pianist) explained

Alexander Romanovsky
Birth Date:21 August 1984
Birth Place:Dniprodzerzhinsk, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Nationality:Ukrainian
Occupation:classical pianist

Alexander Alexandrovich Romanovsky (Ukrainian: Олександр Олександрович Романовський) (born 21 August 1984) is a Ukrainian-born classical pianist resident in Italy. Romanovsky self-identifies as Russian while performing in Russia, and in the Russian-occupied Ukrainian territories.

Biography

Romanovsky was born in Dniprodzerzhinsk, in the Ukrainian SSR of the Soviet Union (now Kamianske in Ukraine).[1] He studied in Kharkiv.[1]

Romanovsky appeared at age 11 with the Moscow Virtuosi under Vladimir Spivakov. His piano teacher was Leonid Margarius, a pupil of Regina Horowitz, sister of pianist Vladimir Horowitz.[2] In 1996 he was awarded the Grand Prix at the Vladimir Krainev International Young Pianists Competition (in Ukraine).[1] At the age of seventeen (2001) he won First Prize at the Ferruccio Busoni International Piano Competition. As his teacher Margarius moved to Italy to teach at the “Accademia pianistica di Imola”, Romanovsky moved to Italy to continue his studies with him.[3] Romanovsky graduated from the Academy in 2007 with a master's degree. He also studied under pianist Dimitri Alexeev at the Royal College of Music in London, England, graduating with an "Artist's Diploma" upon completing his studies there in 2008.[4]

Romanovsky has taught at the Royal College of Music (RCM) and at the Conservatorio di Reggio Emilia.[5] In the summer of 2022, Romanovsky was suspended from his position as professor at the RCM, following his playing a street recital in front of the bombed-out Donetsk Academic Regional Drama Theater in Mariupol[6] in the presence of Russian video cameras, and following an interview given to Russian media alongside his collaborator, the Russian violinist Petr Lundstrem, a supporter of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[7]

Discography

Winner Recital (Busoni Competition)
  • (CD | CDX25245) – 2001 - Divox
    Schumann, Brahms[8]
  • (CD | 476 6208 DH DDD) – 2007 - Decca Records
    Rachmaninov[9]
  • (CD | 476 3334 DH DDD) – 2009 - Decca Records
    Piano Gold - 63 brani celebri in box dorato (interpreti vari)[10]
  • (CD | 480 3631 GB3 ADD) – 2010 - Deutsche Grammophon
    Beethoven [11]
  • (CD | 476 4151 DH DDD) – 2010 - Decca Records
    Glazunov [12]
  • (CD | 0825646794652) – 2011 - Warner Classics
    Russian Faust[13]
  • (CD | 481 0794 DH DDD) – 2014 - Decca Records
    Childhood memories
  • (CD| 481 5416 DH DDD) – 2017 - Decca Records

    External links

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: A teacher from Dnipropetrovsk region who spoke in occupied Mariupol was suspended in London. Dnepr Vecherny. 4 August 2022. 4 January 2023. Ukrainian.
    2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jA2GIJzVuSI Mariinsky interview with Romanovsky 10-15-2009. Accessed 6-10-2010.
    3. Web site: Romanovsky interview for the Mariinsky Theater 6-06-2010. Accessed 6-10-2010. . 2010-06-10 . 2016-03-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303221014/http://romanovsky.kynext.com/ . dead .
    4. https://www.mariinsky-theatre.com/company/orchestra/piano1/Alexander_Romanovsky/ Romanovsky biography on Mariinsky website. Accessed 6-10-2010.
    5. Web site: Il grande concertista Alexander Romanovsky insegnerà al "Peri-Merulo" - Istituto Peri-Merulo.
    6. Web site: Royal College of Music suspends professor who performed in front of bombed-out Mariupop Donetsk theatre . 2022-10-26 . Classical Music . en.
    7. News: Royal College of Music suspends professor who played piano amid Russian 'war crime' remains . Classic FM . 2022-08-02 . 2022-12-26.
    8. Web site: Schumann Brahms . 2022-02-06 . 2018-02-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180208210143/http://www.universalmusic.it/classica/artista/discografia/?ida=612820 . dead .
    9. Web site: Rachmaninov - Etudes-Tableaux op. 39 . 2022-02-06 . 2018-02-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180208210148/http://www.universalmusic.it/classica/artista/discografia/?ida=613306 . dead .
    10. Web site: Piano Gold . 2022-02-06 . 2018-01-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180113092714/http://www.universalmusic.it/classica/artista/discografia/?ida=613463 . dead .
    11. Web site: Beethoven - Var. Diabelli . 2022-02-06 . 2018-02-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180208210153/http://www.universalmusic.it/classica/artista/discografia/?ida=613597 . dead .
    12. http://www.warnerclassics.com/release,GlazunovCompleteConcertos_5915.htm Glazunov: Complete Concertos
    13. Web site: Rachmaninov - SON. PF. N. 1, 2 - Romanovsky . 2022-02-06 . 2018-02-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180208210158/http://www.universalmusic.it/classica/artista/discografia/?ida=614615 . dead .

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