Alexander Gavrylyuk
Juror

Alexander Gavrylyuk is internationally recognised as one of the leading pianists of his generation for his electrifying and poetic performances.

A Steinway artist, Alexander is the winner of numerous international piano competitions including the Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Masters Competition (2005).

He has since performed with many of the world’s leading orchestras, including New York, Los Angeles, Czech, Warsaw, Moscow, Royal Scottish, Seoul, Israel and Rotterdam Philharmonics; NHK, Chicago, Dallas, Detroit Symphony Orchestras; Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and Wiener Symphoniker, collaborating with leading conductors such as Vladimir Ashkenazy, Herbert Blomstedt, Andrey Boreyko, Thomas Dausgaard, Valery Gergiev, Neeme Järvi, Vladimir Jurowski, Louis Langrée, Cornelius Meister, Rafael Payare, Alexander Shelley, Vladimir Spivakov, Markus Stenz, Sir Mark Elder, Thomas Søndergård and Osmo Vänska.

Alexander has appeared at many of the world’s foremost festivals, including the Hollywood Bowl, Bravo! Vail Colorado, Mostly Mozart, the Ruhr Festival, the Kissinger Sommer International Music Festival and the Gergiev Festival in Rotterdam.

As a recitalist Alexander has performed at the Musikverein in Vienna, Tonhalle Zurich, Victoria Hall Geneva, Southbank Centre’s International Piano Series, Wigmore Hall, Concertgebouw Master Pianists Series, Suntory Hall, Tokyo Opera City Hall, Great Hall of Moscow Conservatory, Cologne Philharmonie, Tokyo City Concert Hall, San Francisco, City Recital Hall Sydney and Melbourne Recital Centre. As a chamber musician, Alexander has toured extensively with violinist Janine Jansen.

Alexander currently serves as Artist-in-Residence at Chautauqua Institution where he leads the piano program as Artistic Advisor. He has also been named Artist in Residence at the Wigmore Hall in London.