“Close your eyes, the piano is there”       ~ Pizzicato, Luxemburg

“…a memorable performance of the excellent Russian-Israeli pianist Roman Zaslavsky…interpreted in the best tradition of Sviatoslav Richter and Emil Giles“     ~ AN Bariloche, Argentina

Born in St. Petersburg, Russian-Israeli pianist Roman Zaslavsky gained international recognition after winning the First Grand Prize at the prestigious José Iturbi International Piano Competition in Valencia, Spain. Since then, he has appeared regularly on major concert stages worldwide.

His concert tours have taken him to nearly all European countries, as well as to Israel, Japan, Colombia, Mexico, Argentina, and Brazil. In recent years, he has also performed extensively in Asia, with appearances in Taiwan and China, including concerts at the National Concert Hall in Taipei, the Beijing Concert Hall, and the Shanghai Oriental Art Center.

Highlights of the recent season include a performance of Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 5 with
the Academy of Taiwan Strings at the National Concert Hall in Taipei, where he led the orchestra from the piano, performing the work without a conductor and a piano recital at the renowned Shenzhen Piano Festival in China.

Roman Zaslavsky is also a prizewinner of several major international piano competitions, including
the Vendome Prize International Piano Competition in Cologne (First Prize, the only prize awarded) and the 3rd Hamamatsu Academy International Piano Competition in Japan (Second Prize).

After leaving St. Petersburg in 1991, he emigrated to Israel and later moved to Germany. He made his debut with the London Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Gianandrea Noseda and has since collaborated with leading orchestras and conductors, including Michail Jurowski, László Kovács, Constantin Trinks, Ligia Amadio, and Ruben Gazarian.

In 2017, he was appointed Professor of Piano at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna.

Roman Zaslavsky has performed in many of the world’s most renowned concert halls, including the Berliner Philharmonie, Philharmonie am Gasteig in Munich, Alte Oper Frankfurt, Laeiszhalle Hamburg, Royal Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Tonhalle Zürich, Palau de la Música Valencia, Auditorio Nacional de Música Madrid, Salle Gaveau Paris, Oji Hall Tokyo, Kitara Hall Sapporo, Sala Cecilia Meireles Rio de Janeiro, Sala São Paulo, and the Jerusalem Theatre.

His performances have been widely acclaimed by international critics. The Herald (Scotland) described his playing as “a touch of dynamite… flamboyant, swashbuckling… a sensation.” The Strad praised him as “a pianist with exceptional virtuosity,” while the Toronto Star called his performance “marvellous.” The German Badische Neueste Nachrichtenreferred to him as “a virtuoso keyboard lion.”

Zaslavsky’s discography includes several releases with EuroArts Music International. His first Blu-ray audio recording, Ingenious Opposites Vol. 1 (2012), featuring works by Robert Schumann andFranz Liszt, received the Pizzicato Supersonic Award in 2013. The sequel, Ingenious Opposites Vol.2 (2013), was also highly acclaimed. Further releases include a filmed studio recital with works bySergei Rachmaninov and Sergei Prokofiev (DVD, 2016), and a live recital featuring Schumann and Liszt (DVD, 2017).

His recording for Decca Classics, dedicated to works by Robert Schumann and Johannes Brahms, was released in December 2020.