Alexander Ardakov () (born in Samara, Russia, formerly Kuybyshev) is a Russian professional pianist, graduate of the Moscow Conservatoire and prizewinner at the Viotti International competition in Italy (1984). Between 1981 and 1991 he played with the Moscow State Philharmonia. Since 1991, he has lived in London, working as Professor of Piano at Trinity College of Music, London.
He has performed for BBC Radio 3 and Classic FM, and made numerous CD recordings, including pieces by Chopin, Tchaikovsky, Mozart and Sergei Rachmaninoff - he has recorded Rachmaninoff's Second Piano Concerto with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Sir Alexander Gibson.
Ardakov has toured in France, Germany, Austria, Poland, Portugal, Denmark, the USA, Turkey, Israel, Japan and the UK.
Discography +TitleLabelDateMaxim Fedotov (violin), Alexander Ardakov - R. Strauss, O. Respighi sonatasMelodiya1988Maxim Fedotov (violin), Alexander Ardakov – Taneyev, Prokofiev & Bartók sonatasMCA Classics1992Alexander Ardakov, Glinka/Chopin/ScriabinGreat Hall1993Alla Ablaberdyeva (soprano), Alexander Ardakov – Tchaikovsky songsPostern Park Digital1994Alexander Ardakov plays Bach, Schumann and ChopinGreat Hall2000Sergei Rachmaninoff / Pyotr Tchaikovsky, Alexander Ardakov, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Alexander Gibson – Piano Concerto No. 2 In C Minor Opus 18 / Grand Sonata Opus 37 / Èlégie Opus 3 Great Hall2001Piano : Chopin - Three Nocturnes / Barcarole Op. 60, Liszt - Six Grand Etudes After PaganiniGreat Hall2006
External links Trinity College of Music: Biography Biography at the National Association of Youth Orchestras
BBC Radio 3
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