Russian Pianist Alexander Romanovsky plays Rachmaninoff October 25, 2009

A prodigious pianist in every sense of the word, the young Russian-born Alexander Romanovsky's astonishing accomplishments, exceptional maturity, unmatched virtuosic technique and a rare passion for music that is evident in every single touch of the keyboard, has the critics and the piano world speculating him to be the next heir to the Great Russian tradition that brought forth the likes of Vladimir Horowitz and Sviatoslav Richter.

Having shown an extraordinary musical talent since childhood, Romanovsky gave his concerto debut at the age of nine, and was touring as soloist with Vladimir Spivakov and the Moscow Virtuosi by age eleven. Upon moving to Imola, Italy to study with Leonid Margarius, protege of Regina Horowitz - sister of the legendary Vladimir, Romanovsky received an honor that was only granted to two other musicians before him - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Gioacchino Rossini: at the age of fifteen, Romanovsky was awarded an "Honoris Causa Degree" from the Royal Philharmonic Academy of Bologna for his awe-inspiring interpretation of Bach's Goldberg Variations. Two years later, at the remarkable age of only seventeen, Romanovsky claimed the top prize of the renowned International "Ferruccio Busoni" Piano Competition, furthering his reputation as one of the leading young pianists of our time.

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