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Andrei Ivanovitch is an international classical pianist and winner of international competitions.

Biography and career

Andrei Ivanovitch (St. Petersburg, Russia

Russia

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), great-grandson of the Romania

Romania

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n composer Ion Ivanovici

Ion Ivanovici

Ion Ivanovici was a Romanian military band leader and composer, best remembered today for his waltz Waves of the Danube....

(The Waves of the Danube

The Waves of the Danube

"Waves of the Danube" is a waltz composed by Iosif Ivanovici in 1880, and is one of the most famous Romanian tunes in the world. In the United States, it is frequently referred to as "The Anniversary Song", a title given by Al Jolson when he and Saul Chaplin released an adaptation of the song in...

), studied at the Central Music School, at the Leningrad Conservatory, at the Music Academy in Moscow and at the Musical College in Karlsruhe

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He won several prizes in international competitions, amongst others he won the gold medal at the World Piano Competition in Cincinnati, Ohio

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, U.S.

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The specialised press compares him to Dinu Lipatti

Dinu Lipatti

Dinu Lipatti was a Romanian classical pianist and composer whose career was cut short by his death from Hodgkin's disease at age 33. He was elected posthumously to the Romanian Academy.-Biography:...

and Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli

Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli

Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli was a virtuoso Italian classical pianist. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest pianists of the 20th century, as well as one of the most important Italian pianists along with Ferruccio Busoni and Maurizio Pollini.-Biography:Born in Brescia, Italy, he began...

. Since 2003, he is honorary member of the Chopin Society. His numerous concerts in Europe earned him the reputation of being one of the great Interpreters of Russian piano music. The Canadian

Canada

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film Glen Gould: The Russian Journey with Ivanovitch interpreting The Art of Fugue
The Art of Fugue
The Art of Fugue , BWV 1080, is an incomplete work by Johann Sebastian Bach . It was most likely started at the beginning of the 1740s, if not earlier. The first known surviving version, which contained 12 fugues and 2 canons, was copied by the composer in 1745...

by Johann Sebastian Bach

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was awarded with the Grand at the International Festival of Films on Art in Montreal

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. During his Germany tours he always gave guest performances at Hummer's Culture Parlour http://www.sossmar.de/local-living/culture/Hummer/ in Soßmar

Soßmar

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(whose owner, Gerhard Hummer, he's been friends with for several years), which made him a great following in this region.
During his tour in 2007, he met the classical pianist Eyran Katsenelenbogen

Eyran Katsenelenbogen

-Biography:Eyran Katsenelenbogen is a master pianist who has performed throughout the world. In 2009, he has released his tenth solo album, titled 88 Fingers, with a concert tour that included venues in the U.S., Europe and the Middle East....

in the Hummer's Culture Parlour http://www.sossmar.de/local-living/culture/Hummer/ in Soßmar

Soßmar

Soßmar is a village in Lower Saxony, about 30 km south of Hanover, 13 km east of Hildesheim and 12 km west of Peine, a few minutes from the national highways B494 and B65...

, in order to create a new kind of piano concerts.

Press

Discography

1999: various artists Best of Mozart CD (1 of 8 tracks)
1999: various artists Best of Chopin - Grande Valse Brilliante, Barcarole, etc. CD (8 of 11 tracks)
2000: Ivanovitch & De Luca Chopin: Piano Concertos
2001: various artists Monet Collection - Romantic Moments CD (1 of 29 tracks)
2002: various artists 50 Classical Performances - Romantic Piano CD (24 of 50 tracks)

External links

Andrei Ivanovitch Homepage
Andrei Ivanovitch biography at official site

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