Andrey Ostapenko (guitar)

Andrey Ostapenko is one of bright representatives of Ukrainian guitar school, a Laureate of International Competition, Honoured Artist of Ukraine, Soloist of the National Philharmonic of Ukraine.

He has got his musical education in the Glier Kiev State Musical School (class of teachers Filipov and Myhaylenko), Tchaikovsky Kiev State Conservatory (class of Associate Professor Myhaylenko). During teaching years, he began active concert activity, appearing in Ukraine and abroad. Since 1993 Andrey Ostapenko has been an artist of the National Philharmonic of Ukraine. At first he worked in composition of a quartet, and since 1995, he has been a soloist-guitarist of Philharmonic. In 2001, he continued his education and improvement of performing skills at the Francisco Tarrega International Academy of Guitar with outstanding maestros Paolo Pegoraro and Stefano Viola (Italy). In 2003, after leaving the graduate school of the Tchaikovsky National Musical Academy, he began pedagogical activity for the Academy.

Presently Andrey Ostapenko combines concert, pedagogical, and public activity successfully. His name is well known in Ukraine and abroad.

The repertoire of musician consists of works of composers of different epochs and styles: Bach, Scarlatti, Sors, Giuliani, Lenjani, Moreno-Torroba, Paganini, Albeniz, Turina, Rodrigo, Stetsyun, and Zolkin. He gives many concerts, often appears with symphonic and chamber orchestras of Ukraine.

Andrey Ostapenko is in command of all possibilities of modern guitar performance. His manner is characterized by organic combination of masterly technique and presentment of all delicacies of sound palette.

Musical interpretations of Andrey Ostapenko are always rich in content, stylistically accomplished and brightly individual. He belongs to the cohort of musicians, which work hard to perfect their skills. He constantly extends the scopes of the professional activity, aspires to establishing of international communications with the prominent musicians of world in the field of guitar performance.

Andriy Ostapenko is a participant of various guitar festivals and forums, juryman for international and national competitions. He is known as the first performer of new original works written by Ukrainian composers for the guitar. These pieces are successfully presented him at the festivals of the National Union of Composers of Ukraine. He always includes works of the Ukrainian composers to programs of his foreign tours (Italy, Poland, Switzerland, Azerbaijan, Portugal, Great Britain).

Since 2004, Andriy Ostapenko has been the author and one of organizers of the annual international festival of guitar music in Kiev. Within the framework of this festival, an International Competition of Guitarists in Ukraine was founded and conducted in 2007. It was acknowledged as one of the best artistic events of the year.

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