Alexander Sasha Kosantia, pianist
Arthur Rubinstein Piano Master Competition, first prize
and the gold medal
Medal of Honor, Georgia, 1999
performed at 2004 inauguration of Georgia President Mikheil Saakashvili
Pianist
Alexander Korsantia has won great critical acclaim for his
versatility, power and the unique sincerity of his playing. He can be
heard performing in many of the world's foremost concert halls
collaborating with renowned artists such as Valery Gergiev, Christoph
Eschenbach, Paavo Jarvi, Gianandrea Noseda, Yuri Bashmet, Yuri
Temirkanov, Vadim Repin, the Jerusalem Quartet and Sakari Oramo, among
others.
Korsantia has performed as soloist with
orchestras throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia. Recent engagements
have included a televised performance of Rachmaninov's Piano
Concerto No. 3 at the White Nights Festival in St. Petersburg;
performances at the Stresa Festival in Italy under the baton of Yuri
Bashmet; in the Newport, Tanglewood, Vancouver, Gilmore festivals; with
the symphony orchestras of Louisville, Brazil, Bogota, Jerusalem and the
City of Birmingham, the Georgian State Orchestra, the Kirov Orchestra,
the Israel Chamber Orchestra and others. He has also participated in a
United States recital tour with renowned violinist Vadim Repin.
Recent performance highlights include
Prokofiev's Third Concerto and Mozart's B-Flat Major
Concerto with Israel Philharmonic Orchestra and with Boston Pro
Arte Orchestra, Rachmaninoff's Third Concerto with RAI
Orchestra, Turin, Dvorak's Concerto with Jerusalem Symphony and
Oslo Philharmonic and Stravinsky Concerto with UK Youth Orchestra, as
well as Israel Chamber Orchestra, Vancouver Symphony, Omaha Symphony,
Oregon Symphony, Pacific Symphony Orchestra in LA, Elgin Symphony in
Chicago, and Louisville Symphony Orchestras, giving performances in such
a concert halls as Verdi Auditorium in Milan, and Santa Cecilia
Auditorium in Rome.
As a very important part of his schedule,
Korsantia appears frequently in his homeland of Georgia in concerts, on
television and radio. In 2003, Georgian National TV released a
full-length documentary about him, and in 2004, he performed at the
inauguration of President Saakashvili. This season, Korsantia returns to
Israel for the concerts with Israel Philharmonic Orchestra and Rafael de
Burgos to perform Brahms's Second Concerto and Beethoven's
"Emperor", and with Israel Chamber Orchestra for Beethoven's
Fourth Concerto and E-flat Major Concerto, which Beethoven
wrote when he was 14 years old. He is also appearing in concerts with
Quebec City Symphony Orchestra, Georgian State Orchestra, Moscow
Symphony Orchestra, St. Petersburg Philharmonic with Temirkanov, Kirov
Orchestra with Noseda, recitals and chamber music concerts at the Barge
Festival, New York, Boston, Tel-Aviv, Glasgow, Calgary, Toulouse and
Noeburg and Nice among others.
An award-winning pianist, Alexander
Korsantia received first prize and the gold medal of the Arthur
Rubinstein Piano Master Competition, and first prize at the Sydney
International Piano Competition. In 1999, to show appreciation for his
efforts and contributions to the arts in Georgia, Korsantia was awarded
with one of the most prestigious national award, The Medal of Honor,
bestowed on him by then-Georgian President, Eduard Shevardnadze.
Tbilisi Special School of Music.
Performance Diploma, Postgraduate Diploma, Georgian State Conservatory.
M.M., Indiana University/South Bend. Studies with Svetlana Korsantia,
Tengiz Amiredjibi, and Alexander Toradze. Former faculty of Indiana
University/South Bend and University of British Columbia. |