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Alexander Sinchuk (Russian: Александр Николаевич Синчук; born July 27, 1988, in Nakhodka)is a Russian pianist, laureate of International Piano Competitions. The rise of Alexander Sinchuk’s career began following his First prize victory at the Fourth International Sergei Rachmaninoff Competition (Moscow 2008), after which the nineteen-year-old pianist performed a solo recital at Carnegie Hall in New York City.

Today Alexander Sinchuk’s concerts take place in Moscow, throughout Russia and abroad - Ukraine, Serbia, Bulgaria, Italy, Spain, Germany, Austria, Great Britain, Portugal, France, Israel, and the United States.

Biography
Alexander Sinchuk was born on 27 July 1988 in the town of Nakhodka, Primorsky Krai in Russia. He started to study music at the age of seven in the School of Arts of Bolshoy Kamen, Primorsky Krai. Alexander’s first teacher was Elena Kulikova. Beginning from 2000, Alexander continued his education with the Merited Artist of Russia, Professor of Far Eastern Academy of Arts, Isolda Zemskova (Vladivostok). While studying in Vladivostok, the young pianist gave solo concerts in cities of the Far East, Japan, and Korea. In 2002, Alexander Sinchuk was accepted to the Central Music School of the Tchaikovsky State Conservatory of Moscow in the class of the Merited Cultural Worker, Nina Makarova. Alexander attended International master classes held by Professor of Basel Academy of Music, Rudolf Buchbinder in July 2005 in Zurich.

Alexander Sinchuk completed the Central Music School [[cum laude]] and continued his education in the Tchaikovsky State Conservatory of Moscow in the class of the Merited Artist of Russia, Professor Valery Pyasetsky.

Alexander graduated from the Moscow Conservatory cum laude in 2011 and has since entered postgraduate school.

In 2012 Alexander was accepted into the Artist Diploma program - the most prestigious performance program offered at the Thornton School of Music at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles in the class of Professor Daniel Pollack.

Competitions and scholarships
Alexander Sinchuk is a laureate of various Russian and international piano competitions and funds scholarship holder:


 * 	II International Young Pianists Competition, First Prize Laureate (2002 – Vladivostok, Russia)
 * 	V Maria Yudina International Competition, First Prize Diploma (2003 – St. Petersburg, Russia)
 * 	II All-Russian Young Musicians Open Competition «New Names», Diploma of the Prize-Winner (2004 – Hanty-Mansyisk, Russia
 * 	VI International K. Igumnov Young Pianists Competition, Grand Prize (2006 – Lipetsk)
 * 	2003-2006 – Scholarship holder of the Regional Charity Fund «Performance Art of Russia»
 * 	2002, 2004 – Scholarship holder of President’s programme «Young Talents»
 * 	2005-2008 – Scholarship holder of Vladimir Spivakov’s International Charity Fund
 * 	IV Rachmaninoff International Competition, First Prize Laureate (2008 Moscow), Diploma for the best performance of monographic programme containing Rachmaninoff’s pieces, special award of Rachmaninoff Society - solo concert in Carnegie Hall, New York (February 2009).
 * 	IX International Competition for Young Pianists in memory of Vladimir Horowitz, First Prize Laureate, Gold medal  (2012 - Kiev, Ukraine)

Being the scholarship holder of Vladimir Spivakov’s International Charity Fund, the young musician has performed extensively in Russia and abroad (Italy, Israel, Serbia, Bulgaria),  among which there were recitals and concerts with the National Philharmonic Orchestra headed by Maestro Spivakov and Symphony Orchestra of Raanana, headed by Maestro Nir Cabaretti.

Performances and recordings
From January through March 2010 Alexander Sinchuk gave 37 concerts together with the Moscow Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra in a large tour around the United States (Directors – Alexey Kornienko, Robert Cole).

Alexander Sinchuk has also been performing with symphony orchestras of Sophia Philharmonic Hall, Moscow City Symphony Orchestra “Russian Philharmonic”, Symphony Orchestra of the Moscow Conservatory, Brandenburgisches Staatsorchester Frankfurt, Zaporozhye Philharmonic Hall, Gubernatorial Orchestra of Vladimir-city, Omsk Symphony Orchestra, etc.

The pianist is a frequent guest of classical music international festivals, such as Festival de Segovia (Spain), Le festival du Touquet (France), Wörthersee Classics Festival (Austria), Musikfesttage Festival (Germany), Chords of Khortitsa (Ukraine), Rachmaninoff 24 (Russia).

Alexander Sinchuk has performed in a number of chamber concerts together with the baritone soloist of Hamburg National Opera, Pavel Baransky. In 2009 Vista Vera company issued the CD «Romances, Sergey Rachmaninoff» by Pavel Baransky and Alexander Sinchuk.

Alexander Sinchuk recorded a CD In 2010 in the Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory containing masterpieces of Russian classics (Tchaikovsky, Scriabin, Rachmaninoff).