Alexander Gavrylyuk
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| Background information | |
| Born | 19 August 1984 Kharkiv, Ukraine |
| Genres | Classical |
| Occupation | Concert Pianist |
| Instrument | Piano |
| Years active | 1993 till present |
| Website | www |
Alexander Gavrylyuk (born 19 August 1984) is a Ukrainian-born Australian pianist.[1]
Career
[edit]Gavrylyuk's first concert performance was at the age of nine. He moved to Australia at the age of 13.[2]
In 1999 he won the Vladimir Horowitz Competition, in 2000 the Hamamatsu Competition and in 2005 the Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Master Competition.[3]
Gavrylyuk has held solo recitals at, among others, Wigmore Hall in London, Musikverein in Vienna, Tonhalle, Zürich and Konzerthaus Berlin. The major orchestras he has performed with include: the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra and the Royal Scottish National Orchestra.[2]
He has recorded Sergei Prokofiev's five concertos with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra under Vladimir Ashkenazy.[4] In 2013 and 2014, he gave cycle performances of all four Rachmaninov concertos as well as the Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, with Neeme Järvi (Orchestre de la Suisse Romande) and Bramwell Tovey (Vancouver Symphony Orchestra), respectively.[2]
Other conductors with whom Gavrylyuk has collaborated include: Herbert Blomstedt, Vladimir Jurowski, Vasily Petrenko, Osmo Vänskä, Louis Langrée, Andrey Boreyko, Vladimir Spivakov, Oleg Caetani and Yuri Simonov.[2]
As part of the 2017 London Prom season at the Royal Albert Hall he performed Rachmaninov's Third Concerto with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra under Thomas Dausgaard to great acclaim.
Awards
[edit]- 1999 - First prize and Gold Medal at the 1999 Horowitz International Piano Competition
- 2000 - First Prize at the Hamamatsu International Piano Competition in Japan
- 2003 - Named Steinway Artist
- 2005 - Gold Medal at the Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Masters Competition in Tel Aviv.[5]
Recordings
[edit]- Brahms: Paganini Variations; Liszt: Mephisto Waltz; Tarantella; Danse Macabre; Isolde's Liebestod / Alexander Gavrylyuk. Label: Piano Classics, 2015.
- Mussorgsky: Pictures At An Exhibition; Schumann: Kinderszenen / Alexander Gavrylyuk. Label: Piano Classics, 2014.
- Rachmaninov: Moments Musicaux; Scriabin: Sonata No 5; Prokofiev: Sonata No 7 / Alexander Gavrylyuk. Label: Piano Classics, 2011.
- Prokofiev: Piano Concertos Nos. 3 & 5 / Alexander Gavrylyuk, Vladimir Ashkenazy. Label: Triton (Octavia), 2011.
- Sergei Prokofiev: Piano Concertos Nos. 1, 2 & 4 "left Hand" / Alexander Gavrylyuk, Vladimir Ashkenazy. Label: Triton (Octavia), 2011.
- Alexander Gavrylyuk In Recital - Arcadi Volodos, Sergei Rachmaninov, Mily Balakirev, Moritz Moszkowski. Label: Video Artists International, 2010. (2 disks)
- Miami International Piano Festival / Alexander Gavrylyuk - Franz Joseph Haydn, Johannes Brahms, Alexander Scriabin, Sergei Prokofiev. Label: Vai Audio, 2006. (2 disks).[6]
External links
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Meacham, Steve (1 December 2006). "The case of the missing pianists". Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Digital. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
- ^ a b c d "Alexander Gavrylyuk". askonasholt.co.uk. Askonas Holt. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
- ^ Vargas, Angel (18 May 2007). "Con la música todo sale y el alma está a flor de piel: Alexander Gavrylyuk" [Everything comes out with music and the soul blooms: Alexander Gavrylyuk]. jornada.unam.mx (in Spanish). La Jornada. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
- ^ "Sergei Prokofiev, Piano Concertos Nos. 3 & 5". newartsint.com. New Arts International. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
- ^ "The 11th Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Master Competition". arims.org.il. Arthur Rubinstein International Music Society. Archived from the original on 5 December 2008. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
- ^ "Alexander Gavrylyuk". arkivmusic.com. ArkivMusic. Archived from the original on 2 August 2017. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
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