Roman Rabinovich

Piano Instructor 

Praised by The New York Times for his “uncommon sensitivity and feeling,”
pianist Roman Rabinovich is known for weaving intellect, curiosity, and
spontaneity into performances that are as thought-provoking as they are
emotionally resonant. Winner of the 2008 Arthur Rubinstein International Piano
Master Competition, his subsequent career has led him to perform throughout
Europe and the USA in venues such as including Gewandhaus, Carnegie Hall,
Kennedy Center, Cité de la Musique and Wigmore Hall, where he gave three
solo recitals in the 2024–25 season.

Dubbed “a true polymath, in the Renaissance sense of the word” (Seen & Heard
International), Rabinovich is also a composer and visual artist. He has garnered
acclaim for concerto performances across the centuries, from Bach to
Lutosławski, collaborating with leading orchestras worldwide, including the
Israel Philharmonic, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Scottish Chamber
Orchestra, Orchestre de Chambre de Paris, Orchestre National Bordeaux
Aquitaine, Prague Symphony, KBS Symphony, and all major Israeli orchestras. In
North America, he has appeared with the Seattle Symphony, Saint Paul
Chamber Orchestra, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, Buffalo Philharmonic,
Jacksonville Symphony, Sarasota Orchestra, Calgary Philharmonic, and
Edmonton Symphony. He has worked with conductors including Sir Roger
Norrington, Zubin Mehta, Ludovic Morlot, Kristjan Järvi, Michael Stern,
Christoph Koenig, Gerard Schwarz, JoAnn Falletta, James Judd, and Joseph
Swensen.

Spanning six centuries, his repertoire ranges from Byrd to Boulez, with Bach’s
Goldberg Variations occupying a central place in recent seasons. His concert for
Mezzo TV was broadcast to 39 countries and viewed by millions worldwide.
Recent recital engagements have taken him to Washington Performing Arts, the
92nd Street Y, the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society, Shriver Hall Concert
Series, Lincoln Center, Friends of Chamber Music Kansas City, the Vancouver
Recital Society, the Gilmore Keyboard Festival Rising Stars Series, the The
Phillips Collection, and Portland Piano International.
In the 2027–28 season, Rabinovich will embark on a complete cycle of
Beethoven’s piano sonatas, with full cycles in the U.S., Canada, and Israel.
An avid chamber musician, Rabinovich has collaborated with the Dover,
Modigliani, and Escher Quartets, as well as Steven Isserlis, Benjamin Beilman,
Camille Thomas and Fleur Barron. He has appeared at major festivals including
Marlboro, La Jolla SummerFest, Klavier Festival Ruhr, Lucerne, Davos, Prague
Spring, Dvorak Prague and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.
A passionate advocate for Haydn, Rabinovich has performed full sonata cycles
at the Lammermuir and Bath Festivals and curated a Haydn Day at Wigmore
Hall. His two acclaimed recordings on First Hand Records reveal a pianist of
elegance, wit, and expressive insight.

A passionate advocate for Haydn, Rabinovich has performed full sonata cycles
at the Lammermuir and Bath Festivals and curated a Haydn Day at Wigmore
Hall. His two acclaimed recordings on First Hand Records reveal a pianist of
elegance, wit, and expressive insight.
Born in Tashkent and raised in Israel, he debuted with the Israel Philharmonic at
age 10. A Curtis and Juilliard graduate, he was chosen by Sir András Schiff for
his Building Bridges series and now co-directs ChamberFest Cleveland and
ChamberFest West.