PIANO
Roman Rabinovich
Praised by The New York Times for his “uncommon sensitivity and feeling,” pianist Roman Rabinovich is acclaimed for performances that combine dazzling technique with bold artistry and profound musical insight. Winner of the 12th Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Master Competition, he has performed on leading stages across Europe and the U.S., including Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, Gewandhaus, Cité de la Musique, Queen Elizabeth Hall, and Wigmore Hall, where he is featured in three solo recitals during the 2024–25 season.
Celebrated as “a true polymath, in the Renaissance sense of the word” (Seen & Heard International), Rabinovich is also a composer and visual artist. His wide-ranging concerto repertoire spans Bach to Lutosławski, and he has appeared with major orchestras such as the Israel Philharmonic, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Orchestre de Chambre de Paris, Prague Symphony, KBS Symphony, and every major Israeli orchestra. In North America, he has collaborated with the Seattle Symphony, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Buffalo Philharmonic, Sarasota Orchestra, Calgary Philharmonic, and Edmonton Symphony, working with conductors including Zubin Mehta, Sir Roger Norrington, Ludovic Morlot, Kristjan Järvi, Michael Stern, JoAnn Falletta, Gerard Schwarz, Christoph Koenig, James Judd, and Joseph Swensen. Highlights of the 2025–26 season include concerto performances of Prokofiev, Ravel, Mendelssohn, Tchaikovsky, and Brahms across the U.S. and Canada.
Equally at home in recital, Rabinovich performs repertoire ranging from Byrd to Boulez, with recent focus on Bach’s Goldberg Variations, accompanied by a 32-part social media series exploring the work. His recital for Mezzo TV was broadcast to 39 countries, and he has recently appeared for Washington Performing Arts, the 92nd Street Y, Philadelphia Chamber Music Society, Shriver Hall, Lincoln Center, Vancouver Recital Society, the Phillips Collection, Gilmore Keyboard Festival, Portland Piano International, and Tippet Rise.