Alexei Romanenko
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Alexei Romanenko is a Russia
n-born cellist.
Alexei Romanenko was born in Vladivostok
, Russia
, Romanenko began playing the cello at six-years old. He studied at the Moscow Conservatory
under cello professor Valentin Feygin. In 1998, Romanenko moved to the United States
where he received his Artist Diploma and continued and completed his studies with cello professors Bernard Greenhouse
and Laurence Lesser at the New England Conservatory of Music
.
Alexei Romanenko has performed at venues such as Boston's Jordan Hall
, Carnegie Hall
's Weill Recital Hall, the Phillips Collection
in Washington, D.C., Chicago's Preston Bradley Hall among many others. He has also been heard on the international broadcast of "Voice of America" in Russia, broadcast live on Chicago's WFMT Fine Arts Radio, Atlanta's WABE, Boston's WGBH Radio “Classical Performances”, including “Musical Offering”on September 11, 2002. His performances were also broadcast on Chicago's TV Channel 25 as well as radio stations in San Francisco, Atlanta, Florida, Maine and Alabama. Romanenko has performed as a soloist with Jacksonville Symphony, Kensington Symphony, Nashua Symphony, Montgomery Symphony, Bar Harbor Music Festival Orchestra, Moscow Youth Chamber Orchestra, the Far Eastern TV and Radio orchestra, Udmurtia Philharmonic in a “Vistuosos of 21st century” concert among others.
Romanenko has served as principal cellist with the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra in Boston's Symphony Hall and in New York's Carnegie Hall. He was invited to play at the Berlin Brandenburg Gates under the direction of Maestro Mstislav Rostropovich
. Mr. Romanenko also performed for President Bill Clinton during his visit to New England Conservatory of Music as part of Clinton's farewell tour in January 2001. He currently serves as principal cellist for the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra
.
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n-born cellist.
Alexei Romanenko was born in Vladivostok
Vladivostok
The city is located in the southern extremity of Muravyov-Amursky Peninsula, which is about 30 km long and approximately 12 km wide.The highest point is Mount Kholodilnik, the height of which is 257 m...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, Romanenko began playing the cello at six-years old. He studied at the Moscow Conservatory
Moscow Conservatory
The Moscow Conservatory is a higher musical education institution in Moscow, and the second oldest conservatory in Russia after St. Petersburg Conservatory. Along with the St...
under cello professor Valentin Feygin. In 1998, Romanenko moved to the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
where he received his Artist Diploma and continued and completed his studies with cello professors Bernard Greenhouse
Bernard Greenhouse
Bernard Greenhouse was an American cellist and one of the founding members of the Beaux Arts Trio.-Life:Greenhouse was born in Newark, New Jersey. He started his professional studies with Felix Salmond at the Juilliard School when he was eighteen...
and Laurence Lesser at the New England Conservatory of Music
New England Conservatory of Music
The New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, Massachusetts, is the oldest independent school of music in the United States.The conservatory is home each year to 750 students pursuing undergraduate and graduate studies along with 1400 more in its Preparatory School as well as the School of...
.
Alexei Romanenko has performed at venues such as Boston's Jordan Hall
Jordan Hall
Jordan Hall is a 1,019-seat concert hall in Boston, Massachusetts, the principal performance space of the New England Conservatory. It is one block from Boston's Symphony Hall, and together they are considered two of America's most acoustically perfect performance spaces...
, Carnegie Hall
Carnegie Hall
Carnegie Hall is a concert venue in Midtown Manhattan in New York City, United States, located at 881 Seventh Avenue, occupying the east stretch of Seventh Avenue between West 56th Street and West 57th Street, two blocks south of Central Park....
's Weill Recital Hall, the Phillips Collection
Phillips Collection
The Phillips Collection is an art museum founded by Duncan Phillips in 1921 as the Phillips Memorial Gallery located in the Dupont Circle neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Phillips was the grandson of James H...
in Washington, D.C., Chicago's Preston Bradley Hall among many others. He has also been heard on the international broadcast of "Voice of America" in Russia, broadcast live on Chicago's WFMT Fine Arts Radio, Atlanta's WABE, Boston's WGBH Radio “Classical Performances”, including “Musical Offering”on September 11, 2002. His performances were also broadcast on Chicago's TV Channel 25 as well as radio stations in San Francisco, Atlanta, Florida, Maine and Alabama. Romanenko has performed as a soloist with Jacksonville Symphony, Kensington Symphony, Nashua Symphony, Montgomery Symphony, Bar Harbor Music Festival Orchestra, Moscow Youth Chamber Orchestra, the Far Eastern TV and Radio orchestra, Udmurtia Philharmonic in a “Vistuosos of 21st century” concert among others.
Romanenko has served as principal cellist with the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra in Boston's Symphony Hall and in New York's Carnegie Hall. He was invited to play at the Berlin Brandenburg Gates under the direction of Maestro Mstislav Rostropovich
Mstislav Rostropovich
Mstislav Leopoldovich Rostropovich, KBE , known to close friends as Slava, was a Soviet and Russian cellist and conductor. He was married to the soprano Galina Vishnevskaya. He is widely considered to have been the greatest cellist of the second half of the 20th century, and one of the greatest of...
. Mr. Romanenko also performed for President Bill Clinton during his visit to New England Conservatory of Music as part of Clinton's farewell tour in January 2001. He currently serves as principal cellist for the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra
Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra
The Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra is an American orchestra based in Jacksonville, Florida. Widely recognized for its high artistic quality, the JSO ranks among the nation’s top 30 to 40 orchestras in terms of number of performances and population served...
.
List of Awards
- 1993: Top prize in the Gnesina College Cello Competition
- 1993: Became a Laureate of the international program New Names, performed and toured through Russia.
- First Prize in the Far-Eastern Competition.
- 1999: Presser Music Award in Boston
- 1999: First Prize at the 8th International Music Competition in Vienna, Austria.
- 2000: First Prize at the 2nd Web Concert Hall International Auditions.