Background
Alexander Osminin was born in Moscow.
Alexander Osminin was born in Moscow.
From 1988 till 1997, he studied at the music school, but his interest in music and his musical ability became evident in 1986, at the age of five. He graduated from the music school in 1997. From 1997 till 2000, he studied at the Moscow Tchaikovsky Academic Music College.
In 2005, Osminin graduated from the Moscow State Conservatory, where he studied in the class of the eminent pianist Eliso Virsaladze, and he continued his education as a postgraduate student (2008) at the same Conservatory.
He gives concerts throughout the world: in 2009 a tour of nine Italy’s cities, consisting of more than ten performances. Some of the places he also has performed are United States of America, Japan, France, Austria, Sweden, Norway, Germany, Switzerland, Portugal, Romania and many towns of Russia: Moscow, Saint-St. Petersburg, Krasnoyarsk, Permanent, Тolyatti, Irkutsk, Arkhangelsk, Murmansk, just to name a few. However, as Osminin once put it, "Out of all the foreign tours the most significant to me are my concerts at the Salle Cortot in Paris (2008, Recitals in Salle Cortot, Paris, France) and also a solo concert in one of the Gasteig Halls in Munich." There have also been tours to the former countries of the Soviet Union – Ukraine, Georgia, Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan.
As a concerto soloist Osminin enjoys associations with many major orchestras.
In 2005, 2006, 2007 he gave concerts in the Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory with the New Russia Orchestra conducted by Yuri Bashmet. Another important feature in his work is chamber music
Osminin often plays in different chamber ensembles, partnering with Natalia Gutman, Eliso Virsaladze, Alexander Buzlov, Andrey Baranov, Eugene Petrov, as well as many others He has been working with the viola player Fedor Belugin for many years.
They have recorded a Civil Defense of compositions by Franck, Schumann and Brahms.
2010, 1st prize, Sibiu, Romania. The Carl Filtsch Competition in Romania 2008, 1st prize, Katrineholm, Sweden. The 5th Swedish International Duo competition (together with F Belugin) 2008, 1st prize, Pordenone, Italy.
Luciano Gante International Piano 2008, 6th prize, Moscow, Russia.
The Sviatoslav Richter International Piano Competition 2007, Audience Prize, Semi-finalist, Sendai City, Japan. 3rd Sendai International Piano Competition 2001, Semi-finalist, Tbilisi, Georgia.
2nd Tbilisi International Piano Competition, amongst others Besides competitions, Osminin has taken part in many international music festivals: Animato in Paris Julita Festival in Sweden Classical Music Festival in Porto (Portugal) South. Richter Music Festival in Tarusa, Kaluga region, Russia Dedication to Oleg Kagan Festival in Moscow.