Andrei Yaroshinksy (piano)

Born in 1986.

In 2009 with highest possible regards completed his education in Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatoire in Moscow, class of People Artist of Russia, professor, Vera Gornostaeva.

Now he continues his education in a postgraduate studies of Moscow conservatoire, class of Vera Gornostaeva. Laureate of many International competitions: young pianists in Athens (Greece,1996),C.Czerny (Prague,Chech republic,1999), E.Gilels (Ukraine,2001), A.Rubinstein (Bydgosz,Poland,2002), winner of special prizes for the best interpretation of works by F.Chopin and C.Czerny.

In 2005 he became a finalist and diploma-winner on the International F.Chopin piano competition in Warsaw, Poland. His performance of Chopin Mazurkas was included in the international project “Mazurka Project”, provided by “Centre for History and Analisys of Recorded Music”, together with performances of Arthur Rubinstein, Galina Czerny-Stefanska, Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, Alfred Cortot, Vlado Perlemuter, Ignaz Friedman and others. The goal of this project is to find out changes in styles of performing Chopin mazurkas during the last 150 years.

In 2006 he won the third prize on the International piano competition “JOSE ITURBI” in Valencia,Spain.

In 2007 he became a winner of Sommerakademie Mozarteum Salzburg in Salzburg, Austria. Also in 2007 he won the Gold diploma of the International PIANALE piano academy in Germany.

In 2008 he became a laureate of the XVI Paloma O’Shea Santander International piano competition in Santander, Spain.

Since 2009 he is an official Steinway Artist.

In 2010 he became a 1st prize-winner and owner of three special prizes (the best performance of works by F.Chopin, best performance of Spanish music and the best soloist with an orchestra) on XVII International piano competition “Premio Iturbi” in Valencia, Spain. He recorded the CD with music of Albeniz, Liszt and Rachmaninoff for the label of Iturbi Competition.

In 2011 he became a 1st prize-winner of II International Gabala piano competition in Azerbaijan, receiving a right to debut in London with Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, and a contract to record a CD with piano music of P.Tchaikovsky on NAXOS label.

He gave concerts in Russia, Ukraine, Poland, Chech Republic, Slovakia, Spain, France, Italy, Greece, Finland, Germany, Austria, England and USA.

Performed with many orchestras, including National Philarmony of Ukraine, symphony orchestra of Warsaw Philarmony, Valencia Symphony orchestra,Real Filarmonia de Galicia, National Symphony orchestra of Azerbaijan, Symphony orchestra of Moscow Conservatoire, State Academic Symphony orchestra of Russia and others.

Performed in many prestigious halls, including Wigmore-hall in London, Cennedy-centre in Washington,Salle Cortot in Paris,Big halls of Warsaw, Kiev, Moscow philharmony, Palau de la Musica in Valencia, Auditorium Ciudad de Leon in Spain, halls of Moscow Conservatoire, Moscow International Music House and others. Participated in many International music festivals, including Chopin festival in Wroclaw(Poland), Rachmaninov festival in Kharkov(Ukraine), Papaioannou festival in Cavala(Greece), Salzburg International music festival in Salzburg(Austria), “Bratislavske Hudobnie Slavnosti” (Slovakia), International piano festival “Reino de Leon” in Leon (Spain) and others.

He is a scholarship-holder of Rostropovich foundation. He holds a scholarsip of Schostakovich foundation. He is a scholar of the President of Russia.