Pianist Alexander Korsantia has won great critical acclaim for his versatility, power and the unique sincerity of his playing. He can be heard performing in many of the world's foremost concert halls collaborating with renowned artists such as Valery Gergiev, Christoph Eschenbach, Paavo Jarvi, Gianandrea Noseda, Yuri Bashmet, Vadim Repin, the Jerusalem Quartet and Sakari Oramo, among others.
Korsantia has performed as soloist with orchestras throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia. Recent engagements have included a televised performance of Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No. 3 at the White Nights Festival in St. Petersburg; performances at the Stresa Festival in Italy under the baton of Yuri Bashmet; in the Newport, Tanglewood, Vancouver, Gilmore festivals; with the symphony orchestras of Louisville, Brazil, Bogota, Jerusalem and the City of Birmingham, the Georgian State Orchestra, the Kirov Orchestra, the Israel Chamber Orchestra and others. He has also participated in a United States recital tour with renowned violinist Vadim Repin.
Highlights of the 2004-05 season include performances of Prokofiev's Third Concerto and Mozart's B Flat Major Concerto with Israel Symphony Orchestra Zubin Mehta, conducting along with Israel Chamber Orchestra, the Vancouver, Omaha, Oregon, Nashua and Waterbury Symphony Orchestras, and a tour of Italy with the Georgian State Symphony including performances at the Verdi Auditorium in Milan, and Santa Cecilia Auditorium in Rome. Korsantia also appears frequently in his homeland of Georgia in concerts, on television and on the radio. In January 2003, Georgian National TV released a full-length documentary about him, and in February 2004, Korsantia performed at the inauguration of President Saakashvili. He returns to Italy in 2006 for concerts with RAI Symphony Orchestra and Gianandrea Noseda.
Korsantia previously received first prize at the Arthur Rubinstein Piano Master Competition, and also, first prize at the Sydney International Piano Competition. In 1999, to show appreciation for his efforts and contributions to the arts in Georgia, Korsantia was awarded with one of the most prestigious national awards, the Medal of Honor, bestowed on him by then-Georgian President, Eduard Shevardnadze.
Tbilisi Special School of Music. Performance Diploma, Postgraduate Diploma, Georgian State Conservatory. M.M., Indiana University/South Bend. Studies with Svetlana Korsantia, Tengiz Amiredjibi, and Alexander Toradze. Former faculty of Indiana University/South Bend and University of British Columbia.
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