Yevhen Gromov is a Ukrainian pianist. Born 2 January 1973 (settlem. Klopotivtsi, region Khmelnytskyi).
Started to study music at the age of 7 with Yelena Skliarova. Went on with music studies at Kyiv specialized Mykola Lysenko musical school (with Anatoly Hud’ko and Natalia Tolpyho, 1987 – 1991). Entered Tchaikovsky National Musical Academy of Ukraine, Kyiv (studies with Valery Kozlov, Iya Pavlova, 1991 – 1996, Kyiv).
Attended master-classes and workshops of a composer Helmuth Lachenmann (Germany) as well as those of composers and conductors Pierre Boulez (France), Péter Eötvös (Hungary) working on the XX century masterpieces including Maestros own compositions (Lucern Festival Academy, 2005 – 2007, Switzerland).
The pianist’s repertoire includes works by H. Purcell, J. S. Bach, G. F. Händel, J.-Ph. Rameau. D. Scarlatti, F. J. Haydn, W. A. Mozart, D. Bortniansky, L. van Beethoven, F. P. Schubert, R. Schumann, M. I. Glinka, M. P. Mussorgsky, P. I. Tchaikovsky, W. R. Wagner, J. Brahms, etc…
Gromov’s special concern is the XX century music that of E. Satie, C. Debussy, A. Scriabin, A. Schoenberg, A. Webern, A. Berg, M. Ravel, B. Bartók, Szymanowski, N. Roslavets, A. V. Lourié, A. Mossolov, S. Prokofiev, I. Stravinsky, L. Dallapiccola, O. Messiaen, A. Jolivet, J. Cage, E. Carter, M. Feldman, P. Boulez, L. Berio, K. Stockhausen, G. Ustvolskaya, E. Denisov, A. Volkonsky, N. Karetnikov, A. Schnittke, A. Knaifel, G. Kurtág and others.
in addition, the author’s monographic programmes commemorating the anniversaries of Erik Satie (2010), Modest Mussorgsky (2011), Claude Debussy (2012), Igor Stravinsky (2012), Jean-Philippe Rameau (2014), Arnold Schoenberg (2014)…
Gromov performed Mozart Piano Concertos (Ukraine National Symphony Orchestra, Kyiv and Odesa Philharmonic, conductors V. Sirenko, I. Shavruk respectively), Haydn D major Concerto (Kyiv Chamber Orchestra, conductor R. Kofman), Stockhausen “Kontra–punkte”, Volkonsky “Immobile” (the Ensemble of Soloists from Kyiv National Philharmonic orchestra, conductor V. Runchak).
Mr. Gromov’s numerous recitals took place at various international and Ukrainian musical festivals. He recitaled in Ukraine, Russia, Belarus, Poland, Germany, Italy, France, Switzerland, the Netherlands.
Worked in close collaboration with many Ukrainian authors of various generations while preparing their piano compositions for performing (L. Hrabovsky, V. Godziatsky, V. Silvestrov, Ye. Stankovytch, V. Zahortsev, S. Krutykov, Ya. Hubanov, O. Shchetynsky, S. Luniov, V.Poleva, L.Yurina, S. Zazhyt’ko…) Made over 100 World and Ukrainian premieres.
Recorded CDs with piano compositions by Richard Wagner, Аrnold Schoenberg, Аlban Berg, Аnton (von) Webern, Levko Revutsky, Leonid Hrabovsky, Vitaly Godziatzky, Valentyn Silvestrov, Volodymyr Huba, Yevhen Stankovych, Petro Solovkin, Volodymyr Zagortsev, Sviatoslav Krutykov, Аlexander Knaifel, Pierre Boulez (ТNC Recording, USA).
Levko Revutsky National Prize Winner (1996), StART Award (2003).