Alexander Romanovsky (pianist)

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Ukrainian classical pianist

Alexander Romanovsky

Born|  (1984-08-21) August 21, 1984 (age 40)

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,[1] and in the Russian-occupied Ukrainian territories.

## Biography

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Romanovsky was born in Dniprodzerzhinsk, in the Ukrainian SSR of the Soviet Union (now Kamianske in Ukraine).[2] He studied in Kharkiv.[2]

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.[3] In 1996 he was awarded the Grand Prix at the Vladimir Krainev International Young Pianists Competition (in Ukraine).[2] At the age of seventeen (2001) he won First Prize at the Ferruccio Busoni International Piano Competition.[citation needed] 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.[4] 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.[5]

Romanovsky has taught at the Royal College of Music (RCM) and at the Conservatorio di Reggio Emilia.[6] 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[7] 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.[8]

## Discography

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Winner Recital (Busoni Competition)
(CD | CDX25245) – 2001 - Divox

* Music by Bach-Busoni, Haydn, Chopin, Liszt, Ligeti, Prokofiev

Schumann, Brahms[9]
(CD | 476 6208 DH DDD) – 2007 - Decca Records

* Robert Schumann \- Symphonic Etudes op. 13
* Johannes Brahms \- Variations on a Theme by Paganini op. 35

Rachmaninov[10]
(CD | 476 3334 DH DDD) – 2009 - Decca Records

* Sergej Vasil'evič Rachmaninov - 9 Etudes-Tableaux, Op. 39
* Sergej Vasil'evič Rachmaninov - Variations on a theme by Corelli, Op. 42

Piano Gold - 63 brani celebri in box dorato (interpreti vari)[11]
(CD | 480 3631 GB3 ADD) – 2010 - Deutsche Grammophon

* Sergej Vasil'evič Rachmaninov - Etudes-Tableaux op.39: n. 3 in do min. (traccia 36)

Beethoven [12]
(CD | 476 4151 DH DDD) – 2010 - Decca Records

* Ludwig van Beethoven \- Variazioni per pianoforte op. 120 (Variazioni Diabelli)

Glazunov [13]
(CD | 0825646794652) – 2011 - Warner Classics

* Aleksandr Konstantinovič Glazunov - Concerto for Piano no 1 in F minor, Op. 92
* Aleksandr Konstantinovič Glazunov - Concerto for Piano no 2 in B major, Op. 100

Russian Faust[14]
(CD | 481 0794 DH DDD) – 2014 - Decca Records

* Sergej Vasil'evič Rachmaninov - Son. per pf.: n. 1 in re min. op. 28
* Sergej Vasil'evič Rachmaninov - Son. per pf.: n. 2 in si bem. min. op. 36

Childhood memories
(CD| 481 5416 DH DDD) – 2017 - Decca Records

* Music by Schumann, Liszt, Chopin, Shor, Scriabin, Rachmaninov, Debussy

## References

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1. ^ "Утро России - Чита": в гостях известный скрипач Петр Лундстрем и пианист Александр Романовский, retrieved 2022-10-29
2. ^ a b c "A teacher from Dnipropetrovsk region who spoke in occupied Mariupol was suspended in London". Dnepr Vecherny (in Ukrainian). 4 August 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
3. ^ Mariinsky interview with Romanovsky 10-15-2009. Accessed 6-10-2010.
4. ^ "Romanovsky interview for the Mariinsky Theater 6-06-2010. Accessed 6-10-2010". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2010-06-10.
5. ^ Romanovsky biography on Mariinsky website. Accessed 6-10-2010.
6. ^ "Il grande concertista Alexander Romanovsky insegnerà al "Peri-Merulo" - Istituto Peri-Merulo".
7. ^ "Royal College of Music suspends professor who performed in front of bombed-out Mariupop Donetsk theatre". Classical Music. Retrieved 2022-10-26.
8. ^ "Royal College of Music suspends professor who played piano amid Russian 'war crime' remains". Classic FM. 2022-08-02. Retrieved 2022-12-26.
9. ^ "Schumann Brahms". Archived from the original on 2018-02-08. Retrieved 2022-02-06.
10. ^ "Rachmaninov - Etudes-Tableaux op. 39". Archived from the original on 2018-02-08. Retrieved 2022-02-06.
11. ^ "Piano Gold". Archived from the original on 2018-01-13. Retrieved 2022-02-06.
12. ^ "Beethoven - Var. Diabelli". Archived from the original on 2018-02-08. Retrieved 2022-02-06.
13. ^ Glazunov: Complete Concertos Archived 2012-08-27 at the Wayback Machine sul sito Warner Classics
14. ^ "Rachmaninov - SON. PF. N. 1, 2 - Romanovsky". Archived from the original on 2018-02-08. Retrieved 2022-02-06.

## External links

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* Alexander Romanovsky website
* Piano B

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