About

Called “a thoughtful and serious musician” by the New York Concert Review, Alexei Tartakovsky is one of the most promising young talents of his generation. He first brought attention to his artistry by winning top prizes at the New York Piano Competition, the Rolf and Brigitte Gardey International Piano Competition in Daytona Beach, Florida, and the American Fine Arts Festival (AFAF) in a one year span during 2006-2007. Also in 2007, Alexei performed with the Jacksonville Symphony at the Peabody Auditorium in Daytona Beach.

As the 1st prize winner of AFAF, Alexei performed at the Weill Recital hall at Carnegie Hall. Since then he has given numerous solo, concerto, and chamber music recitals in the United States, Russia, Canada, Holland, China, Japan, and England.

In 2008 and 2009, Alexei won 3rd prize at the James Mottram International Piano Competition in Manchester, England (2008) and 1st prize at the Heida Hermanns International Competition in Westport, Connecticut, where he was highly praised by the jury in the media. The Westport Patch wrote: “Tartakovsky won the Heida Hermanns Competition with unanimous decision by the judges, who called him a ‘phenomenal pianist’ and a ‘first-rate player’”. Juror Gayle Martin Henry said: “Tartakovsky is a monumental talent. He has such a clear vision and ability to listen to himself. He is very special”.

In 2011, Alexei won both the New York Concert Artists International Concerto Competition and the Queens College Concerto Competition, resulting in performances in New York City and with the North Czech Philharmonic in Smetana Hall, Prague. His performances have been broadcast on the McGraw Hill Young Artists Showcase on WQXR, the New York City classical music station.

In 2012, Alexei won the San Jose International Piano Competition in San Jose, California. He also won the Audience Prize and the prize for the best performance of a Russian work. In May 2013, Alexei performed and taught master classes in a tour of four Chinese cities. In August of 2013 and 2014, he also performed throughout Holland as part of the Holland Music Sessions festival. In November of 2015, he will be performing throughout Holland again at halls that include the Theater Odeon in Zwolle and the Amsterdam Concertgebouw.

Alexei was born in Moscow, Russia in 1989 and moved to the USA at 3 years old with his parents. He started his professional training with Eleanor Sokoloff and Marcantonio Barone in Philadelphia. He continued his studies with Matti Raekallio at the Juilliard School. Alexei received his Bachelor of Music degree from Queens College and his Master of Music degree from the Peabody Conservatory. He holds an Artist Diploma from the Yale School of Music.

Music

Sample programs:

Program 1
Frederyk Chopin (1810-1849)
-Scherzo No. 3 in C-sharp minor, op. 3

-Mazurkas, op. 30

-Fantasy, op. 49

-Polonaise in A-flat major, op. 53

Intermission

-Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor, op. 35

-Polonaise-Fantasie, op. 61

Program 2

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943) Selected Etudes-Tableaux

Maurice Ravel (1875-1937) Miroirs
I. Noctuelles
II. Oiseaux tristes
III. Une barque sur l'océan
IV. Alborada del gracioso
V. La vallée des cloches

Intermission

Modest Mussorgsky (1831-1889) Pictures at an Exhibition

Program 3

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) Sonata No. 32 in C minor, op. 111

Franz Liszt (1811-1886) Sonata in B minor

Intermission

Claude Debussy (1862-1918) Estampes

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943) Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor, op. 36 (original version)

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