Roman Borisov

Piano

1st Prize KlavierOlymp 2022
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Biography

As the youngest participant, Roman Borisov won the First Prize at the Kissinger KlavierOlymp in October 2022. In its statement, the jury wrote: „[…] with his highly musical, intuitive and structure-conscious interpretations of works by Liebermann, Beethoven, Rachmaninov, Brahms and Prokofiev, he demonstrated absolute creative will and impressed with his natural and consistent stage presence.“
Thanks to a sensitive, musically educated nursery schoolteacher, Roman Borisov was introduced to legendary piano teacher Mary Lebenzon at the Novosibirsk Conservatory at the early age of four. Mrs. Lebenzon accompanied him until 2020. From the earliest children’s competitions, he drew attention to himself, e.g. winning a scholarship of the Spivakov Foundation.
„The freedom, the mobility of colours, the length of the bow, one might say, of his playing testify to an absolute mastery of the keyboard.”Concert Classic, November 2022
After winning first prize at the Krainev Youth Competition 2019 and numerous concerts in the 2019/2020 season, including in Hamburg, Berlin, at the Piano Festival Ruhr, and at the Gstaad Festival, he decided to move to Berlin after finishing his secondary education. In January 2022, he successfully began his studies at the Hanns Eisler conservatory with Prof. Eldar Nebolsin. Previous engagements have taken him to Nancy with the Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Lorraine conducted by Vladimir Kiradjiev; to Reutlingen with the Württemberg Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Ariane Matiakh, and to Vienna with the ORF Symphony Orchestra conducted by Howard Griffith. He has presented his solo program at the Philharmonie Essen as well as in Bordeaux, Anglet, Zürich and Bad Kissingen.

In September 2022, at the invitation of the Orpheum Foundation Zürich, he recorded the Mozart Piano Concertos K. 413 and K. 415 together with the ORF Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Howard Griffith as part of a complete recording of the Mozart Piano Concertos. The release is scheduled for June 2023 by the label Alpha.
„[This] cemented the impression that this performance might be treasured as a first encounter with an artist destined for greatness.”BACHTRACK, July 2021
Highlights of the 2023/24 season include Roman Borisov's debuts at the Concertgebouw Amsterdam with the Württembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen conducted by Ariane Matiakh and at the Konzerthaus Wien with a recital program. Orchestral engagements include concerts with the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester conducted by Kent Nagano, with the Konzerthaus-orchester Berlin conducted by Nil Venditti, with the Bochumer Symphoniker conducted by Ariane Matiakh, with the Münchner Symphoniker conducted by Joseph Batian, with I Pommerigi Musicali conducted by George Pehlivanian, and with the Romanian National Radio Orchestra conducted by John Axelrod. He will also demonstrate his soloistic skills with recitals at the Ruhr Piano Festival, the Bremen Music Festival, and the Brucknerhaus Linz.

His current recital repertoire includes works by Rachmaninoff, Tchaikowsky, Prokoviev, Brahms, Chopin, Beethoven. He is an alumnus of the Summer Academy of the Verbier Festival (2019), where he won the Tabor Foundation Award as the best participant of the piano section. At the academy he received important impulses from Sir András Schiff, Klaus Hellwig, Jean-Efflam Bavouzet, Joaquín Achúcarro and Sergei Babayan. His performance of Rachmaninoff works at the Piano Festival Ruhr (2021) was incorporated into its annual CD release.

2023/2024
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Contacts: Carolin Traute-Breidenbach, Annabell Blank, Arnold Simmenauer (Director)

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Programme

2024/25

You’ll find the current programmes in the IMPRESARIUM of the 24/25 season

2023/24
Programme I

Liebermann: Three Impromptus, Op. 68
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No 10 in G major, Op. 14 No 2
Rachmaninov: Variations on a theme by Corelli, Op. 42
Brahms: Four Pieces for Piano, Op. 119
Prokoviev: Piano Sonata No 8 in B-flat major

Programme II

Franck: Prélude, Chorale et Fugue FWV 21
Liszt: Rhapsodie Espagnole S 254
Mendelssohn-Bartholdy: Songs without words, Op. 67, Vol. 6
Prokoviev: Piano Sonata No 7 in B-flat major, Op. 83

Programme III

Godowsky: Renaissance (selection)
Rachmaninov: Variations on a Theme by Corelli, Op. 42
Brahms: Four piano pieces, Op. 119
Prokofiev: Sonata for Piano No. 7 in B flat major, Op. 83

Schedule

13.12.2023
CH / Vevey - Théâtre de Vevey
Roman Borisov
17.01.2024
12:30 Uhr
AT / Wien - Konzerthaus Schubert Saal
Roman Borisov
21.01.2024
17:00 Uhr
FR / Méré - Église Saint-Denis
Roman Borisov
29.02.2024
20:00 Uhr
IT / Mailand - Teatro Dal Verme
Roman Borisov, Orchestre I Pomeriggi Musicali, George Pehlivanian
02.03.2024
17:00 Uhr
IT / Mailand - Teatro Dal Verme
Roman Borisov, Orchestre I Pomeriggi Musicali, Maurizio Salerno
28.03.2024
DE / Homburg -
Roman Borisov
15.04.2024
19:30 Uhr
DE / München - Isarphilharmonie
Roman Borisov, Münchner Symphoniker, Josep Bastian

Videos

Roman Borisov | Full recital in Anglet
Roman Borisov | Chopin: Ballade No. 4
Roman Borisov | Sergei Prokofiev: Piano Sonata No. 7 in B-flat major, Op. 83

Contact

Carolin Traute-Breidenbach
t: +49 (0)30 414 781 745
t: +33 (0)7 73 89 03 47
Annabell Blank
t: +49 (0)30 414 781 719
Arnold Simmenauer (Director)
t: +49 (0)30 414 781 724