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THECARNEGIE HALL NOTABLES PROGRAM PRESENTS
THE SEVENTH ANNUAL NOTABLE OCCASION,
AN EVENING OF MUSIC AND COCKTAILS ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30



Pianist Alexander Romanovsky Performs in Weill Recital Hall

Exclusive Cocktail Reception Immediately Follows at Brasserie Cognac with
Live Music by Horn Quartet Genghis Barbie  

On Wednesday, March 30 beginning at 8:00 p.m., NicolaBulgari and the Carnegie Hall Notables—a membership and ticketprogram for music enthusiasts in their 20s and 30s—will host the Seventh AnnualNotable Occasion with pianist Alexander Romanovsky performing works byBrahms, Tchaikovsky, and Rachmaninoff in Weill Recital Hall. After theexclusive concert, the Notables will gather at Brasserie Cognac for cocktailsand hors d’oeuvres, where the multifaceted, all-female horn experience GenghisBarbie will perform. The Seventh Annual Notable Occasion is generouslyunderwritten by Nicola Bulgari. The evening will benefit music education in theNew York metropolitan area by supporting the many music education programs madepossible by Carnegie Hall’s Weill Music Institute.

Pianist Alexander Romanovsky has established himself on theinternational concert scene since winning first prize at the Busoni Competitionin Italy at the age of 17. Critically acclaimed recordings on the Decca labelof works by Schumann, Brahms, and Rachmaninoff followed, prompting The NewYork Times to commend him as “special, not just an extraordinary technicianwith a flair for color and fantasy, but also a sensitive musician and lucidinterpreter.” Born in the Ukraine in 1984, Mr. Romanovsky studied with LeonidMargarius at the Imola Piano Academy and with Dmitry Alexeev at the RoyalCollege of Music in London. He has appeared in recitals across Italy and hasalso given recitals at the Wigmore Hall, London, and at the White NightsFestival, St. Petersburg. Mr. Romanovsky has also appeared at many of the majorEuropean festivals including La Roque d'Anthéron (France), Klavier-FestivalRuhr (Germany), and Chopin Piano Festival (Poland), as well as theInternational Piano Festival Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli (Italy). Hisconcerto appearances include performances with the Mariinsky Orchestraconducted by Valery Gergiev, the Russian National Orchestra conducted byMikhail Pletnev, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, and the English ChamberOrchestra. Upcoming performances include debuts with both the Chicago SymphonyOrchestra and New York Philharmonic, and a recital at Amsterdam’sConcertgebouw.

The Carnegie Hall Notables is a membership and ticket program for musicenthusiasts in their 20s and 30s. Through original events, discounted ticketprices to concerts, discussions with world-famous composers and musicians, andmusic events throughout New York City, Notables members are invited tointimately experience the exceptional power of music. Members experience alltypes of music, traditional, and contemporary. Contributions to the Notablessupport the vital music education programs of Carnegie Hall’s Weill Music Institute,which annually serves over 170,000 children, students, teachers, parents, youngmusic professionals, and adults in the New York metropolitan area and acrossthe US, with more than an additional 100,000 people taking advantage of WMI’sonline music education resources.


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