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ALEXEY
BOTVINOV
PEOPLE'S ARTIST OF UKRAINE
ALEXEY
BOTVINOV
PIANIST
Rachmaninoff – Elegie in E-flat minor Op.3 No.1. Piano Alexey Botvinov

BIOGRAPHY

Alexey Botvinov

Alexey Botvinov is an exceptional pianist, musical innovator and producer. The most acclaimed Ukrainian pianist, Botvinov is one of the best specialists in Rachmaninoff music worldwide. Botvinov is the only pianist in the world who performed Bach‘s masterpiece „Goldberg Variations“ more than 300 times on stage. Alexey Botvinov is initiator and president of “Odessa Classics” – one of the best European music festivals.

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EVENTS

Date
Name
Location
past
18.11.2023 / 21:00
BCO, Michael Guttman, Alexey Botvinov, Jing Zhao, Simos Papanas, Myroslava Kotorovych
Aristotele University of Thessaloniki, Greece

With the support of the Ministry of Culture of Greece.
The State Conservatory of Thessaloniki hosts the Odessa Classics International Festival for the second year in a row.
This year, the famous pianist, founder and president of the festival Alexey Botvinov, world-famous musicians Daniel Hope, Simos Papanas, Marina Satti, Daniel Geiss, Michael Guttman, Jing Zhao, Myroslava Kotorovich, Sebastian Knauer, as well as two important European ensembles are taking part in the festival this year - Brussels Chamber Orchestra and Thessaloniki State Orchestra.

 

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BCO, Michael Guttman, Alexey Botvinov, Jing Zhao, Simos Papanas, Myroslava Kotorovych
past
15.11.2023 / 21:00
Marina Satti, Daniel Hope, Alexey Botvinov, TSSO, Daniel Geiss - Odessa Classics 2023
“Friends of Music” Hall (M1), Thessaloniki Concert Hall, Greece

With the support of the Ministry of Culture of Greece.
The State Conservatory of Thessaloniki hosts the Odessa Classics International Festival for the second year in a row.
This year, the famous pianist, founder and president of the festival Alexey Botvinov, world-famous musicians Daniel Hope, Simos Papanas, Marina Satti, Daniel Geiss, Michael Guttman, Jing Zhao, Myroslava Kotorovich, Sebastian Knauer, as well as two important European ensembles are taking part in the festival this year - Brussels Chamber Orchestra and Thessaloniki State Orchestra.

 

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Marina Satti, Daniel Hope, Alexey Botvinov, TSSO, Daniel Geiss - Odessa Classics 2023
past
14.11.2023 / 21:00
Daniel Hope, Alexey Botvinov: Spiegel im spiegel - Odessa Classics 2023
“Emilios Riadis” Hall (M2), Thessaloniki Concert Hall, Greece

With the support of the Ministry of Culture of Greece.
The State Conservatory of Thessaloniki hosts the Odessa Classics International Festival for the second year in a row.
This year, the famous pianist, founder and president of the festival Alexey Botvinov, world-famous musicians Daniel Hope, Simos Papanas, Marina Satti, Daniel Geiss, Michael Guttman, Jing Zhao, Myroslava Kotorovich, Sebastian Knauer, as well as two important European ensembles are taking part in the festival this year - Brussels Chamber Orchestra and Thessaloniki State Orchestra.

 

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Daniel Hope, Alexey Botvinov: Spiegel im spiegel - Odessa Classics 2023
past
26.10.2023 / 20:00
Doğu Batı Buluşuyor (East meets West)
Ahmed Adnan Saygun Sanat Merkezi, Izmir, Turkey

Burhan Öçal, the legendary Turkish master percussionist from Istanbul and Alexey Botvinov from Odessa, one of the world's best Rachmaninoff interpreters.
In the program “Doğu Batı Buluşuyor” they interpret music by classical composers from East and West in a way that has never been heard before. Arqbic-oriental percussion meets classical piano music.

 

 

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Doğu Batı Buluşuyor (East meets West)
past
25.10.2023 / 20:00
Doğu Batı Buluşuyor (East meets West)
Cemal Reşit Rey Concert Hall, Istanbul, Turkey

Burhan Öçal, the legendary Turkish master percussionist from Istanbul and Alexey Botvinov from Odessa, one of the world's best Rachmaninoff interpreters.
In the program “Doğu Batı Buluşuyor” they interpret music by classical composers from East and West in a way that has never been heard before. Arqbic-oriental percussion meets classical piano music.

 

 

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Doğu Batı Buluşuyor (East meets West)
past
23.10.2023 / 20:00
Doğu Batı Buluşuyor (East meets West)
Çırçır Seyhan Sanat Merkezi, Adana, Turkey

Burhan Öçal, the legendary Turkish master percussionist from Istanbul and Alexey Botvinov from Odessa, one of the world's best Rachmaninoff interpreters.
In the program “Doğu Batı Buluşuyor” they interpret music by classical composers from East and West in a way that has never been heard before. Arqbic-oriental percussion meets classical piano music.

 

 

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past
22.10.2023 / 17:00
Duo Violine/Klavier
Reformierte Kirche Egg, Zürich, Switzerland

Duo Violine/Klavier

Oleksandra Fedosova, Violin
Alexey Botvinov, Piano

 

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Duo Violine/Klavier
past
11.10.2023 / 19:30
Mischa Maisky Trio and Alexey Botvinov
Tonhalle, Zürich, Switzerland

Don't miss the unique opportunity to hear Trio Maisky with legendary MISCHA MAISKY on cello. On the piano - Alexey Botvinov.

 

 

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Mischa Maisky Trio and Alexey Botvinov
past
24.09.2023 / 17:00
Z klasyką przez Polskę - Janusz Wawrowski and Alexey Botvinov
Brusy, Poland

"With Classics across Poland" project invites you to an extraordinary concert of Janusz Wawrowski and Alexey Botvinov

 

 

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23.09.2023 / 19:00
Z klasyką przez Polskę - Janusz Wawrowski and Alexey Botvinov
Czaplinek, Poland

"With Classics across Poland" project invites you to an extraordinary concert of Janusz Wawrowski and Alexey Botvinov

 

 

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PROJECTS

International music festival

„Odessa Classics“ has already become a serious competitor to the established high-level cultural and musical European Festivals.

In the past three years the promoters took great effort in organizing an impressively versatile program of highest standards. Its enormous success justifies to spread the news as a precious insider tip to the Western world.

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Piano competition in memory of Serafima Mogilevskaya

Young Ukrainian Pianists Competition took place for the 1st time from 26th till 28th of May as a part of The IV ODESSA CLASSICS Festival. The Contest is a tribute to the memory of the outstanding teacher, professor of the Odessa Conservatoire Serafima Mogilevskaya. She brought up a whole galaxy of talented pianists with an international fame.

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Goldberg. Reloaded

Проект «Перезагрузка» даёт то, чего так давно не хватало для придания классике нового дыхания. Уникальный революционный проект двух выдающихся музыкантов современности – украинского пианиста Алексея Ботвинова и турецкого перкуссиониста Бурхана Очала – был начат в 2010 году.

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DISCOGRAPHY

MUSIC FOR A NEW CENTURY

Deutsche Grammophon (DG) 00028948641284

VALENTIN SILVESTROV - Daniel Hope · Alexey Botvinov

Deutsche Grammophon (DG) 00028948637317

MUSIC FOR UKRAINE - Daniel Hope · Alexey Botvinov

Deutsche Grammophon (DG) 00028948630226

SCHNITTKE - Works for Violin and Piano

Deutsche Grammophon (DG) 00028948392346

Botvinov plays Rachmaninov

nurkultur 0203AB

VIDEO

Rachmaninoff - Prelude in B flat major Op.23 No.2
Prokofiev - Sonata No.7 Op.83, mov. III Precipitato
4 Elements

PHOTO

PRESS

World press review

KOLNISCHEN RUNDUSCHAU, 10 October 2006
“Alexey Botvinov is a magnificent pianist”.

TAGES ANZEIGER, Zurich, 5 September 2006
“…performance was so convincingly pure and sincere”.

BASLER ZEITUNG, Basel, 5 September 2006
“Splendid performance!”

Music, a planetary language

Destinations. Ukraine introduces one of the best pianists of our time, Odessa native Alexey Botvinov. Since 2014, every summer Alexey has been hosting the Odessa Classics International Music Festival in his native Odessa, whose popularity has been growing exponentially. Over five incomplete years, Odessa Classics has joined the major league of music festivals in Eastern Europe.

Ukrainian pianist Botvinov sets world record in Berlin.

Prominent Ukrainian musician Alexey Botvinov is the only pianist in the world who has performed Bach's most complicated masterpiece Goldberg Variations 300 times.

The jubilee 300th performance took place in the Berlin Philharmonic chamber music hall on Wednesday evening.

Missa Pacis - world premiere in Odessa

For the first time in Ukraine and around the world heard the music that combines classical traditions of Western Mass, and the elements of piano improvisation. Artists resumed at a concert almost forgotten tradition in the modern classical concert practice. At the same time, the author of the work, Günther Schumacher, was present at the premiere.

Press Archive

Articles published in 2012 and earlier