Alexander Ardakov
Alexander Ardakov | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| Genres | Classical |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instrument | Piano |
| Years active | 1981–present |
Alexander Ardakov (Russian: Александр Ардаков) (born in Samara, Russia, formerly Kuybyshev) is a Russian professional pianist, graduate of the Moscow Conservatoire and prizewinner at the Viotti International competition in Italy (1984). Between 1981 and 1991 he played with the Moscow State Philharmonia. Since 1991, he has lived in London, working as Professor of Piano at Trinity College of Music, London.
He has performed for BBC Radio 3 and Classic FM, and made numerous CD recordings, including pieces by Chopin, Tchaikovsky, Mozart and Sergei Rachmaninoff - he has recorded Rachmaninoff's Second Piano Concerto with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Sir Alexander Gibson.
Ardakov has toured in France, Germany, Austria, Poland, Portugal, Denmark, the USA, Turkey, Israel, Japan and the UK.[1]
Discography
| Title | Label | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Maxim Fedotov (violin), Alexander Ardakov - R. Strauss, O. Respighi sonatas | Melodiya | 1988 |
| Maxim Fedotov (violin), Alexander Ardakov – Taneyev, Prokofiev & Bartók sonatas | MCA Classics | 1992 |
| Alexander Ardakov, Glinka/Chopin/Scriabin | Great Hall | 1993 |
| Alla Ablaberdyeva (soprano), Alexander Ardakov – Tchaikovsky songs | Postern Park Digital | 1994 |
| Alexander Ardakov plays Bach, Schumann and Chopin | Great Hall | 2000 |
| Sergei Rachmaninoff / Pyotr Tchaikovsky, Alexander Ardakov, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Alexander Gibson – Piano Concerto No. 2 In C Minor Opus 18 / Grand Sonata Opus 37 / Èlégie Opus 3 | Great Hall | 2001 |
| Piano : Chopin - Three Nocturnes / Barcarole Op. 60, Liszt - Six Grand Etudes After Paganini | Great Hall | 2006 |
External links
References
- ↑ "12 мая пианист Александр Ардаков даст концерт в Лондоне". www.kommersant.uk. Retrieved 2025-02-22.