Alexander Romanovsky - Childhood Memories (2017)

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.

TRACKLIST
01. Schumann: Arabesque In C Opus 18
02. Liszt: Grandes Etudes de Paganini, S.141-No.3 In G-Sharp Minor "La Campanella"
03. Chopin: Nocturne in C Sharp Minor Op. Posth.
04. Chopin: 12 Etudes, Op.10-No.5 In G-Flat Major
05. Chopin: 12 Etudes, Op.10-No.12 In C Minor
06. Chopin: 3 Waltzes, Op.64-No.2 in C Sharp Minor
07. Scriabin: 12 Etudes For Piano, Op.8-No. 12 In D Sharp Minor
08. Rachmaninov: 10 Preludes, Op.23-No.5 in G Minor
09. Debussy: Suite bergamasque, L.75-3. Clair de lune
10. J.S. Bach: Suite No.2 In B Minor, BWV 1067-Arr. Piano-7. Badinerie
11. Shor: "Childhood Memories"-Suite for Piano-1. Chasing Fireflies
12. Shor: "Childhood Memories"-Suite for Piano-2. Blooming May
13. Shor: "Childhood Memories"-Suite for Piano-3. First Dance
14. Shor: "Childhood Memories"-Suite for Piano-4. Sand Box
15. Shor: "Childhood Memories"-Suite for Piano-5. Marionette's Waltz
16. Shor: "Childhood Memories"-Suite for Piano-6. Last Days of Summer
17. Shor: "Childhood Memories"-Suite for Piano-7. Hidden Message
18. Shor: "Childhood Memories"-Suite for Piano-8. Hourglass
19. Shor: "Childhood Memories"-Suite for Piano-9. Air
20. Shor: "Childhood Memories"-Suite for Piano-10. Raindrops on the Roof
21. Shor: "Childhood Memories"-Suite for Piano-11. Naiveté
22. Shor: "Childhood Memories"-Suite for Piano-12. Coming of Age
23. Shor: "Childhood Memories"-Suite for Piano-13. Melancholy
24. Shor: "Childhood Memories"-Suite for Piano-14. First Love
25. Chopin: Scherzo No.2 in B flat minor, Op.31