Andrei Ivanovitch (; born 1968) is an Romanian-born Russian classical pianist and winner of a number of international competitions.

Biography and career

Andrei Ivanovitch, great-grandson of the

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), studied at the Central Music School, at the

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, at the Music Academy in Moscow and at the Musical College in

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. He won several prizes in international competitions, amongst others he won the gold medal at the World Piano Competition in

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, U.S. The specialised press compares him to

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. Since 2003, he is honorary member of the Chopin Society. His numerous concerts in Europe earned him the reputation of being one of the great Interpreters of Russian piano music. The

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: The Russian Journey'' with Ivanovitch interpreting ''

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was awarded with the Grand at the International Festival of Films on Art in

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. During his Germany tours he always gave guest performances at Hummer's Culture Parlour in

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(whose owner, Gerhard Hummer, he's been friends with for several years), which made him a great following in this region. During his tour in 2007, he met the jazz pianist

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in the Hummer's Culture Parlour in

, in order to create a new kind of piano concert.

Press

Kulturring Peine

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Peiner Allgemeine Zeitung, October 8th, 2007 (german)

Peiner Allgemeine Zeitung, October 14th, 2007 (german)

Calenberger Cultour & Co.

Any comments by the international press

Discography

* 1999: various artists Best of Mozart CD (1 of 8 tracks) * 1999: various artists Best of Chopin - Grande Valse Brilliante, Barcarole, etc. CD (8 of 11 tracks) * 2000: Ivanovitch & De Luca Chopin: Piano Concertos * 2001: various artists Monet Collection - Romantic Moments CD (1 of 29 tracks) * 2002: various artists 50 Classical Performances - Romantic Piano CD (24 of 50 tracks)

References

External links

Andrei Ivanovitch official site

Andrei Ivanovitch biography
at official site {{DEFAULTSORT:Ivanovitch, Andrei 1968 births Living people Romanian classical pianists Musicians from Bucharest Romanian people of Serbian descent Hochschule für Musik Karlsruhe alumni 21st-century classical pianists