Oleksandr Havryliuk (b. 1984, Kharkiv) is a Ukrainian and Australian pianist.
Biography.
Born into a family of musicians. He studied piano at the Kharkiv State Music School in the class of Viktor Makarov. At the age of 13, Oleksandr moved to Sydney (Australia) with V. Makarov and his other students, where he continued his studies. In 2000, he became an Australian citizen.
In 2004, he accused his teacher of sexual harassment, as a result of which V. Makarov was sentenced to 16 years in prison.Later, the charges brought by V. Gavrilyuk were dropped.
Since 2006, Oleksandr has been living in Europe with his family, occasionally touring Australia and East Asia.
In June 2008, Oleksandr married Zorytsia Markovych, an art manager from Australia. They have two daughters: Anna-Emilia and Olivia-Sophia. In 2013, A. Havryliuk signed a contract and a general agreement with the management company Askonas Holt in London. In May 2013, he made his debut with the Orchestra of Romantic Switzerland under the baton of Neeme Järvi with piano concertos and Rachmaninoff's Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini. In the same year, Oleksandr again performed with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra under the baton of Stefan Jurovsky.
Every year, Oleksandr Havryliuk plays charity concerts at Government House in Sydney at the invitation of Her Majesty the Governor of New South Wales, Marie Bashir, the proceeds of which are donated to build schools and care centres for children from the poorest families in Cambodia. Alexander is also an Ambassador of the Young Pianist Foundation, which raises funds for scholarships for young Australian talent.
Awards.
First prize at the Horowitz International Piano Competition in Kyiv in 1999 (Ukraine).
First prize at the International Piano Competition in Hamamatsu (Japan) in 2000.
First prize and gold medal at the Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Competition in Tel Aviv in 2005.
Recordings
Brahms: Paganini Variations; Liszt: Mephisto Waltz; Tarantella; Danse Macabre; Isolde's Liebestod / Alexander Gavrylyuk. Label: Piano Classics, 2015.
Mussorgsky: Pictures At An Exhibition; Schumann: Kinderszenen / Alexander Gavrylyuk. Label: Piano Classics, 2014.
Rachmaninov: Moments Musicaux; Scriabin: Sonata No 5; Prokofiev: Sonata No 7 / Alexander Gavrylyuk. Label: Piano Classics, 2011.
Prokofiev: Piano Concertos Nos. 3 & 5 / Alexander Gavrylyuk, Vladimir Ashkenazy. Label: Triton (Octavia), 2011.
Sergei Prokofiev: Piano Concertos Nos. 1, 2 & 4 "left Hand" / Alexander Gavrylyuk, Vladimir Ashkenazy. Label: Triton (Octavia), 2011.
Alexander Gavrylyuk In Recital - Arcadi Volodos, Sergei Rachmaninov, Mily Balakirev, Moritz Moszkowski. Label: Video Artists International, 2010. (2 discs)
Miami International Piano Festival / Alexander Gavrylyuk - Franz Joseph Haydn, Johannes Brahms, Alexander Scriabin, Sergei Prokofiev: Vai Audio, 2006. (2 discs)
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