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Alexei Kornienko

EDUCATION

Born in Moscow
First music lessons at age of 5 in Novosibirsk
Special schools of music in Charkov and Kiew
Admittance to the Moscov State Tchaikovsky Conservatory:
Piano-class Prof.Y.I. Zak
Concert Diploma: Piano Solo

Conducting education at the Conservatory in Charkov under Prof.V. Jordania
Post-graduate studies at the Moscov Conservatory under Prof.V.Gornostaeva
Price winner at the I.Rachmaninov Piano Competition in Moscow
First record with music of S. Rachmaninov

PROFESSIONAL CAREER

Piano teacher at the Conservatory of Charkov, later
Nomination as piano teacher to the Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory
and activity as conductor
1990 Emigration to Austria, since
1991 Austrian citizenship
Professor for Piano at Kärntner Landeskonservatorium and at
Konservatorium der Stadt Wien
Musical director of the chamber orchestra Collegium Musicum Carinthia
Guest conductor of the Moscow Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra
Jury member of International competitions
Founder of CLASSIC ETCETERA and "Gustav Mahler Ensemble"
Member of "Bösendorfer Artistic Club"

CONCERT ACTIVITIES

Opera Productions:
"Die kahle Sängerin" - Luciano Chailly
"An der schönen blauen Donau" - Franz Hummel
"Bastien und Bastienne" - W.A. Mozart
"Der steinerne Gast" - Alexander Dargomyszky
"Sauschlachten" - Alfred Stingl
"Heimatlos - eine Wirtshausoper" - Anton Prestele
"Die Nacht wird kommen" von Erling Wold
"Asyl" - Kammeroper von Michael Hazod

Concerts with Orchestra

Season concerts with the chamber orchestra Collegium Musicum Carinthia in Konzerthaus Klagenfurt. With the same orchestra numerous concerts in Austria - Germany -Slovenia - Italy - Hungary - The Netherlands.
Performances with the Moscow Symphony Orchestra - Georgian Chamber Orchestra - Slovakian Youth Symphony Orchestra - Carinthian Symphony Orchestra - Zagreb Symphony Orchestra - Wolgograd Symphony Orchestra - Munich Symphony Orchestra - Moscow Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra.
Numerous concerts as soloist and with chamber music programs.
- Specially worth mentioning the Jeunesse Concerts with all 32 piano sonatas
by L. van Beethoven.

Festivals

"Carinthian Summer", Ossiach - "Bodensee Festival", Germany - "Chopin Festival", Gaming - "Flandern Music Festival", Belgium - "4. Jeunesse Festival", Vienna - "Frankfurt Festival", Germany -
"Symphonic Summer Riedenburg", Bayern - "Hörgänge", Concert Hall Vienna "Klangbogen", Vienna - "Ljubljana Festival", Slovenia - "Normandie Music Festival", France - "Russian Winter", Moscow - "Concerti di Primavera, Parma - "Salzburg Festival" a.o.

2000
Appointment as artistic director of the newly founded Festival
"WÖRTHERSEE CLASSIC" under the auspices of Österreichische Gustav Mahler Vereinigung.
Future plans among others:

2002
10., 11. May  
New York - Inauguration-program - New Austrian Cultural Forum:
Duo Recital - Elena Denisova, violin, Alexei Kornienko, piano; music of Schönberg, Webern, Zemlinsky and contemporary Austrian composers
4. June  
Festival "WÖRTHERSEE CLASSIC", Klagenfurt -
Inauguration concert - Alexei Kornienko, conductor,
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra London
J. Brahms - concerto for violin, cello and orchestra op.120;

Soloists:
Elena Denisova - violin
Mischa Maisky - cello

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