Roman Kosyakov
Roman Kosyakov is a winner and laureate of many international competitions: Third Prize and The Bridget Doolan Prize for the best performance of a piece by Mozart of The 12th Dublin International Piano Competition (Ireland, 2022); First Prize, Orchestra Prize and an Audience Prize of the XV Campillos International Piano Competition (Spain, 2021); First prize of the Royal Over-Seas League Annual Music Competition as part of “Fitzroy Piano Quartet” (UK, 2020); Second Prize of the UK Piano Open International Piano Competition (UK, 2020); First Prize and the Orchestra Prize of the 14th Hastings International Piano Concerto Competition (UK, 2018).
Roman’s performance career includes engagements in some of the most important venues and festivals across the UK, USA, and Europe such as Kings Place, St James Piccadilly, St Mary’s Perivale and Cadogan Hall in London, Bridgewater Hall in Manchester, Sursa Performance Hall in Ball State University (Muncie, IN, USA), Teatro Juan Bravo (Segovia, Spain), Festivals in Leamington, Battle, Barrow, Furness Classical, North Norfolk, West Meon and European Chamber Academy in Leipzig. He has worked with The Royal Philharmonic, Hastings Philharmonic, English Symphony, Bangor University, and Basingstoke orchestras
In 2019 Roman recorded a debut CD for “Naxos” of works by Liszt.
Roman joined the piano faculty of Royal Birmingham Conservatoire’s Junior Department in 2023. He has also been invited to give a series of masterclasses in different schools and colleges such as RGS in Worcester and a Sixth Form College in Hereford.