Alexei Tartakovsky joined CHS as the Director of Music in 2019 and enjoys playing music for our appreciative congregation and has also made many good friends here. If you have questions, Alex can be contacted at [email protected].
Laureate of the 2021 International Beethoven Competition in Bonn, Germany, Russian American pianist Alexei Tartakovsky has been called a “fantastic musician and pianist” by Martha Argerich and “one of the finest young pianists in recent years…truly exceptional…superb playing…a thoughtful and serious musician” by the New York Concert Review.
Tartakovsky is a laureate of numerous international competitions, including the 2006 New York Piano Competition, the 2007 Rolf and Brigitte Gardey International Competition in Daytona Beach, Florida, the 2008 James Mottram International Piano Competition in Manchester, UK, the New York Concert Artists International Competition, and the 2008 Heida Hermanns International Piano Competition. In 2012, Tartakovsky swept all three prizes at the San Jose International Competition receiving 1st Prize, Audience Prize, and prize for the best performance of a Russian work. He was a semifinalist the 2015 Fryderyk Chopin International Piano Competition in Warsaw and in 2016, Tartakovsky was awarded the French Prize at the Cleveland International Piano Competition. In 2021, he received both the 2nd Prize and the Deutsche Telekom StreamOn Beethoven Award at the International Telekom Beethoven Competition in Bonn, Germany.
Tartakovsky has performed both solo and with orchestra in the USA, Canada, Mexico, Russia, Europe, China, and Japan at halls that include the Amsterdam Concertgebouw, the Warsaw Philharmonic, Yokohama Minato Mirai Hall, and Carnegie Hall. His playing has been broadcast on Dutch Radio 4, Polish Radio 2, Russian Radio Orpheus, Chicago’s WFMT, and New York's WQXR.
Tartakovsky keeps an active concert schedule, teaches at Brooklyn College (CUNY), and maintains a private studio. The past and upcoming concert seasons include concerts in the United States and China. He is also a commercial pilot and a certificated flight instructor.
Laureate of the 2021 International Beethoven Competition in Bonn, Germany, Russian American pianist Alexei Tartakovsky has been called a “fantastic musician and pianist” by Martha Argerich and “one of the finest young pianists in recent years…truly exceptional…superb playing…a thoughtful and serious musician” by the New York Concert Review.
Tartakovsky is a laureate of numerous international competitions, including the 2006 New York Piano Competition, the 2007 Rolf and Brigitte Gardey International Competition in Daytona Beach, Florida, the 2008 James Mottram International Piano Competition in Manchester, UK, the New York Concert Artists International Competition, and the 2008 Heida Hermanns International Piano Competition. In 2012, Tartakovsky swept all three prizes at the San Jose International Competition receiving 1st Prize, Audience Prize, and prize for the best performance of a Russian work. He was a semifinalist the 2015 Fryderyk Chopin International Piano Competition in Warsaw and in 2016, Tartakovsky was awarded the French Prize at the Cleveland International Piano Competition. In 2021, he received both the 2nd Prize and the Deutsche Telekom StreamOn Beethoven Award at the International Telekom Beethoven Competition in Bonn, Germany.
Tartakovsky has performed both solo and with orchestra in the USA, Canada, Mexico, Russia, Europe, China, and Japan at halls that include the Amsterdam Concertgebouw, the Warsaw Philharmonic, Yokohama Minato Mirai Hall, and Carnegie Hall. His playing has been broadcast on Dutch Radio 4, Polish Radio 2, Russian Radio Orpheus, Chicago’s WFMT, and New York's WQXR.
Tartakovsky keeps an active concert schedule, teaches at Brooklyn College (CUNY), and maintains a private studio. The past and upcoming concert seasons include concerts in the United States and China. He is also a commercial pilot and a certificated flight instructor.
2019 Bach Christmas Oratorio
Choir and Orchestra - Bach Christmas Oratorio