Russian-born pianist Sergey Belyavsky has won acclaim for his extraordinary technical abilities, mature musicality and incredibly high professionalism.
Born in Moscow in 1993 into a family of musicians Sergey started playing piano at 5 and since then has dedicated his life to music. At the age of 10 he had his life debut solo recital and at the age of 11 – his first debut with the symphony orchestra. Since that his concert performances have spanned the globe. By age 25 Sergey has toured and performed in 28 different countries all over the world in most famous venues and halls.
Belyavsky is highly rated by many musical critics and reviewers for his “world-famous technical brilliance”, “unique interpretation”. “He sparkles like a slightly canted crystal chandelier in a turn of the century ballroom”.
Sergey has performed as a soloist as well as with internationally acclaimed symphony orchestras such as “Musica Viva” under the baton of A. Rudin, ‘Merit Artist of Russia’, Russian National Orchestra under the baton of A. Sladkovsky, ‘Merit Artist of Russia’, Chamber Orchestra «Kremlin”under M. Rakhlevsky ‘Merit Artist of Russia’; Georgian Chamber Orchestra, Ingolstadt, under L. Isakadze ‘Merit Artist of Georgia’, Moscow State Symphony Orchestra under Chief Conductor P. Kogan, Szeged Symphony Orchestra (Hungary); Budapest Symphony Orchestra of the Hungarian Radio; Kazakhstan State Symphony Orchestra; Kharkiv Philharmonic Orchestra, Ukraine; “Lviv Virtuosi” Chamber Orchestra, Ukraine; Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Vladimir Fedoseev, ‘People’s Artist of the USSR’, Orquestra Simfonica del Valles, Eduardo Portal, conductor; “Philarmonie der Nationen” under the baton of Justus Frantz,as well as Utah Symphony Orchestra, Space Coast Symphony Orchestra, Malta Philharmonic Orchestra.
Since 2005 , Sergey became a multiple prize winner of more than 30 competitions and festivals including:
1st prize at International Piano Competition “Juries in competition” Salzburg (2019)
3rd Prize and Bronze Medal at Gina Bachauer International Artists Competition, Salt Lake City.USA (2018)
Winner of Asia-Pacific International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition, Daegu, South Korea, winner of 2 special prizes for best Polonaise and Sonata performances.
Winner of Second & Audience Prizes at Ferenc Liszt International Piano Competition, Budapest, Hungary
As well as the winner of Second & Audience Prizes at Maria Canals International Piano Competition, Barcelona, Spain.
Grand Prize and overall winner in “eMuse” Online Music Competition , Athens, Greece
Sergey graduated from the finest Russian Central Music School (CMS), and following the CMS he graduated with honors from the famed Moscow State “Tchaikovsky” Conservatory, while being in class of Prof. Elisso Virsaladze in 2016. For a year in 2016/17 Sergey traveled to Tel Aviv to study with Prof. Arie Vardi.
Currently Sergey is honing the mastery of his art at the Kalaidos Musikhochschule in Switzerland in the “Meisterklasse” Prof. Lev Natochenny.
Sergey has released three solo CDs, most recently of Chopin’s 24 Etudes.
