Aleksiychuk-Kot Piano Duo

Irina Alexeychuk
Graduate from Khmelnitsky Music College (studied with A.Antonov) and Kiev Conservatoire (studied with professor I.Ryabov) as pianist and as composer (class of professor Y.Lapinskiy). Finished post graduate study of National Music Academy of Ukraine (composer department). Member of asossiation of pianists – prizewinners of international competition, member of composer's union of Ukraine. Winner of National piano and composers competitions. Winner of 1st International Chamber Music Competition “Golden Autumn” in category “Piano Duo” (Khmelnitsky, 1993). Prizewinner of 45th International ARD Competition in category “Piano Duo” (Munich, 1996), Winner of 6th Murray Dranoff Piano Duo Competition (Miami, 1997). Winner of 1st National composers competition “David Psalms” for best choir work (Kiev, 2001). In 2000 was awarded Revutsky Prize. From 1994 teaching in National Tchaikovsky Music Academy of Ukraine at composers department. Concerts in Ukraine, Moldova, Yugoslavia, Slovakia, Germany, Italy, USA as pianist, composer, organist, chamber music groups and Piano Duo with Yuri Kot.

Performed with orchestra of Bayerich Radio in Munich, Germany (conductor - Lothar Zagrosek, Wolfgang Balzer), Chamber orchestra “Merck”, Darmstadt (conductor - Christian Rudolf Riedel), New World Symphony Orchestra, Miami (conductor – Neal Stulberg), State Symphonic orchestra of Zaporozhie philharmony (conductor - Viacheslav Redia), Chamber orchestra “Archi”, Kiev (conductor – Igor Andrievski), Chamber ensemble “Kiev’ Soloists” (conductor – Bogodar Kotorovich) and others. Performed in many International Music Festivals such as: “Regina and Vladimir Horowitz in Memoriam” (Kiev), “Music Premiers of Season”, “Kiev Music Fest” (Kiev), “Farbotony (Kaniv), Festival in memory of G.Neyhaus and Bach Fest (Kirovograd), “Golden Autumn” (Khmelnitsky), «Musiksommer — 97» (Dresden, Germany); «Two Pianos Plus» (Miami, USA); «Îktoh» (Kraguevac, Serbia) and others. Teaching on piano masterclasses in Kraguevac (Serbia).

Yuri Kot
Primary music education got in Kiev Special Lyssenko Music School where studied with L.Vaintraub. Graduated from Kiev State Conservatoire in 1991 and post graduate study in 1993 (class of professor V.Kozlov). Winner of National Lyssenko Competition. (Kiev, 1988), Diploma of Rachmaninov Competition (Moscow, 1990), winner of 1st Prokofiev International Piano Competition (Saint-Petersburg, 1992). With Irina Alexeychouk 1st Prize Winner of 1st International Chamber Music Competition “Golden Autumn” in category “Piano Duo” (Khmelnitsky, 1993). Prizewinner of 45th International ARD Competition in category “Piano Duo” (Munich, 1996), Winner of 6th Murray Dranoff Piano Duo Competition (Miami, 1997). Concerts in Ukraine, Russia, Kazakhstan, Yugoslavia, Poland, Slovakia, Germany, USA as soloist with programs of different composers of diferrent periods and music styles and as piano duo with Irina Alexeychouk. Performed with many symphonic orchestras of Ukraine, Russia, Germany and USA. Among them Academic Symphonic orchestra of Saint-Petersburg Philharmony (conductor – M.Alekseev), National Merited Academic Symphonic Orchestra of Ukraine (conductor – Asushi Maeda, Japan), National Philharmony Orchestra of Ukraine (conductor – M.Dyadyura), State symphony Orchestras of Dnipropetrovsk, Lugansk, Zaporizzhya, Donetsk philharmonies (conductors – V.Blinov, R.Nigmattulin, N.Pomomarchuk, V.Redya, O.Dolinskiy), orchestra of Bayerich Radio in Munich, Germany (conductor - Lothar Zagrosek, Wolfgang Balzer), Chamber orchestra “Merck”, Darmstadt (conductor - Christian Rudolf Riedel), New World Symphony Orchestra, Miami (conductor – Neal Stulberg) and others. Continuing collaboration with Ukrainian radio and TV in Ukraine, Russia, Yugoslavia, Germany and USA. Member of Ukrainian Rachmaninov Society and assosiation of pianists – prizewinners of international competitions. Performed in many International Music Festivals such as: “Kiev Music Fest”, “Music Premiers of Season” (Kiev), “Regina and Vladimir Horowitz in Memoriam” (Kiev), «Musiksommer — 97» (Dresden, Germany); «Two Pianos Plus» (Miami, USA); Festival of Prokofiev's Music (Saint-Petersburg), 13th International Festival of Krakow composer's music (Krakow, 2001) and others. Took part as jury member in the following competitions: 1st National Pukhalsky Competition (Kiev, Ukraine), 1st International Prokofiev Competition for Young Pianists (Saint-Petersburg, Russia), 1st Internation Competition for young pianists, violinists and cellists (Tbilisi, Georgia), 1st International Competition for young pianists (Kraguevac, Yugoslavia). From 1994 teaching at Piano Department of National Tchaikovsky Music Academy of Ukraine. From 1995 twice a year hold piano masterclasses in Serbia, had masterclasses in Japan (Tokio, Kioto, Matsuyama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi).