Alexander Gavrylyuk

Alexander Gavrylyuk
Born 1984
Kharkov, USSR
Genres Classical
Occupation(s) Concert Pianist
Instruments Piano
Years active 1993 till present
Website www.alexandergavrylyuk.com

Alexander Gavrylyuk (born 1984 in Kharkiv) is a USSR-born Ukrainian and Australian pianist.[1]

Career

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, most notably, the 2005 Arthur Rubinstein 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 Piano Concertos with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra under Vladimir Ashkenazy.[4] In 2013 and 2014, he gave cycle performances of all four Rachmaninov Piano 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]

Awards

  • 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

  • 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]

References

  1. ↑ Meacham, Steve (December 1, 2006). "The case of the missing pianists". Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Digital. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Alexander Gavrylyuk". askonasholt.co.uk. Askonas Holt. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
  3. ↑ Vargas, Angel (May 18, 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 July 4, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Sergei Prokofiev, Piano Concertos Nos. 3 & 5". newartsint.com. New Arts International. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
  5. ↑ "The 11th Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Master Competition". arims.org.il. Arthur Rubinstein International Music Society. Archived from the original on December 5, 2008. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Alexander Gavrylyuk". arkivmusic.com. ArkivMusic. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
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