Alexander Yakovlev
3rd Prize ex-aequo piano 2005
Alexander Yakovlev was born in 1981 in Rostov-on-Don in South Russia. He started to take his music lessons at the age of 6. After graduation from Rostov-on-Don Conservatoire he made his postgraduate studies thereunder supervision of Professor Osipenko, who, in his turn, had been taught by the legendary pianist -Lev Oborin. Alexandr carried on his education in Salzburg at the "Mozarteum Academy"with professor Liubimov and then at the Berlin University of the Arts (UdK) with professor Devoyon. He took masterclasses with professors : Mikhail Voskresensky,Vladimir Krainev, Vincenzo Balizani.
Yakovlev's career began in 2006 in Rome (Italy), at the Piano Competition, where he won the first prize. During the period of 2006-2009 Alexander Yakovlev won awards at several different competitions, including the Geneva, Berlin, Naples, Kiev and Moscow competitions. In 2010 he won Takamatsu International piano competition in Japan and "Parnassos-Marcatel" International piano competition in Mexico.
Alexander Yakovlev appears regularly in concert halls such as Tchaikovsky Hall (Moscow), Berlin Philharmonie Big Hall (Berlin),Victoria Hall (Geneva), Palau (Barcelona), Palau Valencia(Valencia), La Sapiensa (Rome) ,San Barnaba (Brescia), Bilbena Theater (Mantua).
The pianist has collaborated with the Berlin Symphony Orchestra, Suise Romande Orchestra, Tokyo Chamber Orchestra,Osaka Symphony Orchestra in Japan, Rostov Symphony Orchestra, Rome Chamber Orchestra, Phillarmonic Orchestra "Mihail Jora", with conductors as S. Kogan, R. Martynov, O. Balan, N. Samale, D. Yablonsky, K. Nagano, S. Tsutsumi.
Records of the pianist's performances have been released by "Harp" (Germany) and "Sounare" (Italy). Recordings for Deutschland Radio Kultur ,Radio Vaticano, Radio RAI Italy and RNE Radio Clasica, Madrid amongst others.
He now lives and works in Rostov (in Rostov state conservatory).