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Grynyuk produced fireworks of his own from his fingertips in the faster passages, but also displayed his sensitive control of the slower moments.”
Alexei started performing at the age of six and studied at the Kiev Conservatoire under Valery Kozlov before winning a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Music in London, where he studied with Hamish Milne.
Since being awarded the first prize at the Sergei Diaghilev All-Soviet-Union competition at the age of thirteen, Alexei has achieved numerous successes at international piano competitions, most notably first prizes at the Vladimir Horowitz Competition in Kiev and the Shanghai Competition in China.
“Overwhelming with divine purity…he has captured the audience with a deep musicality…crystal clear and beautiful tone…a dignified, beautifully structured performance.” (Chopin Magazine, Tokyo).
Last season besides the successful concerto appearances with the Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra, Brighton Philharmonic and Krakow Philharmonic Alexei Grynyuk celebrated an evening of Liszt"s Bicentennial in Kiev performing the composer"s B Minor Sonata followed by both piano concertos.
In the near future he will perform Rachmaninov"s Third piano concerto with the National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine at the Rachmaninov Festival in Kiev, give a recital for the 150th anniversary of Kiev Philharmonic Hall.
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Kiev-born pianist Alexei Grynyuk displayed tremendous interest in music from his early childhood and at just six years old started giving his first concerts.
He attracted wide attention at the age of thirteen when he won the first prize at the Sergei Diaghilev All-Soviet-Union piano competition in Moscow.By then he had already been touring Eastern Europe as a soloist as well as performing Mozart and Chopin piano concertos with Ukrainian orchestras.Later he went on to achieve numerous awards at international piano competitions including first prizes at the Vladimir Horowitz International Piano Competition in Kiev and the Shanghai International Piano Competition in China.Equally at home in Classical, Romantic and Twentieth-Century repertoire Alexei Grynyuk has been invited to give solo recitals at many prestigious venues and festivals around the world, among them:
- the Great Hall of Moscow Conservatoire,- Wigmore Hall and the South Bank Centre in London,- Salle Cortot and Salle Gaveau in Paris
as well as:
- Cervantino Festival in Mexico,- Duszniki Chopin Festival in Poland,- Musical Kremlin Festival in Moscow,- Musica Sacra in Netherlands,- West Cork Music Festival in Ireland,- Newport Music Festival in USA and International Keyboard Festival in New York.
He has also been broadcast on:
- BBC Radio 3,- Hessicher Rundfunk,- Bayerischer Rundfunk,- KRO4 Hilversum,- Radio France- and televised on Ukrainian, Lithuanian, Chinese and Russian channels.
Enjoying world-wide critical acclaim Alexei Grynyuk was described by ‘Le Figaro’ as a “…master of transparent and sovereign touch…astonishing personality and absolutely transcendental virtuosity”.After his performance with Maestro Barry Wordsworth ‘Worthing Herald’ commented that ‘The mesmerising fingers of Ukrainian pianist Alexei Grynyuk gave an unforgettable rendering of Rachmaninov’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini that even the composer himself would surely have appreciated’.
Alexei’s musical development was shaped by his studies at the Kiev Conservatoire under Natalia Gridneva and Valery Kozlov.He also won a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Music in London where he studied with Hamish Milne.His career has been generously supported by Alexis Gregory foundation which led him to perform recitals at the renowned piano series at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and Chateau Vaux Vicomte in France.
Last season besides the successful concerto appearances with the Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra, Brighton Philharmonic and Krakow Philharmonic Alexei Grynyuk celebrated an evening of Liszt’s Bicentennial in Kiev performing the composer’s B Minor Sonata followed by both piano concertos.
In the near future he will perform Rachmaninov’s Third piano concerto with the National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine at the Rachmaninov Festival in Kiev, give a recital for the 150th anniversary of Kiev Philharmonic Hall.
Kiev-born pianist Alexei Grynyuk displayed tremendous interest in music from his early childhood and started performing at the age of six.
As a thirteen-year-old he was already appearing with Ukrainian orchestras playing Chopin and Mozart piano concertos as well as winning international prizes including the first prize at the very last All-Soviet-Union piano competition in Moscow named after Sergei Diaghilev.
This year Alexei Grynyuk embarked on a massive 27-concert concerto tour of the United States performing Schumann and Prokofiev 3rd piano concertos with the National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine as well as giving a piano trio New York debut at the 92y Kauffman Hall with his regular trio partners Nicola Benedetti and Leonard Elschenbroich.
Future engagements include solo debut at the Verbier Festival in Switzerland and performing Beethoven’s Choral Phantasy for the first time with the Kiev Philharmonic.
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His performances have been broadcast on BBC Radio 3, Hessicher Rundfunk (Frankfurt), Bayerischer Rundfunk, Radio France, Ukrainian, Russian and Chinese television.
Later this season, upcoming highlights will include recitals at St Martin-in-the-Fields, a tour of Lithuania, a come-back to the Newport Music Festival, chamber music performances at the West Cork Festival in Ireland, as well as concerto performances with Krakow Philharmonic in Poland and the National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine.
Alexei is also due to make a return appearance with the Brighton Philharmonic, following last seasons success, described by The Worthing Herald as “A spell-binding performance of Beethovens Piano Concerto No. 5, “Emperor”. He has already appeared at many of the world’s most renowned concert halls, including Wigmore Hall and the South Bank Centre in London, Salle Cortot & Salle Gaveau in Paris, the Great Hall of Moscow Conservatoire, Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, and other prominent venues of Europe, United States, Mexico, Japan, South Korea and Morocco.
Acclaimed by London’s Musical Opinion magazine for his “breathtaking technical accomplishment, and musicianship of the highest order” Grynyuk has been invited to perform at such prestigious festivals as Cervantino (Mexico), Duszniki Chopin Festival (Poland), Kremlin Music (Moscow), Musica Sacra (Maastricht), Newport Music Festival (Rhode Island) and Mannes College International Keyboard Festival (New York).
Kiev-born pianist Alexei Grynyuk displayed tremendous interest in music from his early childhood and at just six years old started giving his first concerts.
He attracted wide attention at the age of thirteen when he won the first prize at the Sergei Diaghilev All-Soviet-Union piano competition in Moscow.
He also won a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Music in London where he studied with Hamish Milne. After his performance with Maestro Barry Wordsworth "Worthing Herald" commented that "The mesmerising fingers of Ukrainian pianist Alexei Grynyuk gave an unforgettable rendering of Rachmaninov"s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini that even the composer himself would surely have appreciated".
Alexei"s musical development was shaped by his studies at the Kiev Conservatoire under Natalia Gridneva and Valery Kozlov.
His opening allegro was so full of grace and power that I could sense the audience wanted to break with convention and burst into applause. Breathtaking performance…it seemed a young Horowitz was reborn.” – Pianowereld Magazine, Amsterdam
Equally at home in Classical, Romantic and Twentieth-Century repertoire, British-Ukrainian pianist Alexei Grynyuk has been described by Le Figaro (Paris) as “master of transparent and sovereign touch…astonishing personality and absolute transcendental virtuosity”.
Later he went on to achieve numerous awards at international piano competitions including first prizes at the Vladimir Horowitz International Piano Competition in Kiev and the Shanghai International Piano Competition in China.
Equally at home in Classical, Romantic and Twentieth-Century repertoire Alexei Grynyuk has been invited to give solo recitals at many prestigious venues and festivals around the world, among them the Great Hall of Moscow Conservatoire, Wigmore Hall and the South Bank Centre in London, Salle Cortot & Salle Gaveau in Paris as well as Cervantino Festival in Mexico, Duszniki Chopin Festival in Poland, Musical Kremlin Festival in Moscow, Musica Sacra in Netherlands, West Cork Music Festival in Ireland, Newport Music Festival in USA and International Keyboard Festival in New York.
By then he had already been touring Eastern Europe as a soloist as well as performing Mozart and Chopin piano concertos with Ukrainian orchestras. He has also been broadcast on BBC Radio 3, Hessicher Rundfunk, Bayerischer Rundfunk, KRO4 Hilversum, Radio France and televised on Ukrainian, Lithuanian, Chinese and Russian channels.
Enjoying world-wide critical acclaim Alexei Grynyuk was described by "Le Figaro" as a 'œ'¦master of transparent and sovereign touch'¦astonishing personality and absolutely transcendental virtuosity'.