Alexey Botvinov
Alexey Ivanovich Botvinov (Ukrainian: Олексій Іванович Ботвінов; born September 8, 1964) is a Ukrainian pianist. He is People's Artist of Ukraine, Knight of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Knight of the Order of the Star of Italy, recipient of the Wilhelm Tell Award (2020) from the Swiss government and The platinum medal of the French Société académique Arts-Sciences-Lettres, and a member of the Presidential Council of the World Club of Odessites. He is the founder of the International Music Festival "Odessa Classics" and the All-Ukrainian Young Pianists Competition named after Serafima Mogilevskaya. Botvinov is regarded as one of the world's finest interpreters of Sergei Rachmaninoff's music. He has performed Goldberg Variations by Johann Sebastian Bach on stage more than 300 times. His repertoire includes over 30 concertos for piano with orchestra. He was the first Ukrainian musician in the years following Ukraine's independence to record an album with the renowned global label Deutsche Grammophon. He has successfully toured in over 40 countries.
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