Rostislav Krimer

Early life

After studying at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki and at the Musikhochschule in Cologne, he earned his Postgraduate Diploma and was awarded the Diploma of the Royal Academy of Music at the Royal Academy of Music in London.

Concert life

Krimer's first London performance was a recital in Cadogan Hall in 2006. The Musical Opinion Magazine wrote of the performance: "Rostislav Krimer knocked out his audience at the Cadogan Hall...He is a pianist of note: watch out for him".

He has performed with musicians and groups including Yuri Bashmet and Moscow Soloists, and at venues including the Grand Tchaikovsky Hall in Moscow, the Berliner Philharmonie in Berlin, and the Queen Elizabeth Hall in London. He has played at festivals including the Aix-en-Provence Festival in France, the Beethovenfest in Bonn, the Lockenhaus Chamber Music Festival, and the Ljubljana Summer Festival.

Krimer is the founder and artistic director of the annual Yuri Bashmet International Music Festival, which has been held in Minsk, Belarus, since 2006.

He performed at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games ‘Stars of the 21st Century’ concert along with Kronberg Academy Festival artists.

In 2015, Krimer became the Chief-Conductor and Artistic Director of the East-West Chamber Orchestra, which is made up of European professional soloists.

He plays concertos and recitals in duo regularly with the pianist Paul Badura-Skoda and the violinist Sergey Krylov.

Awards

Charity projects

Krimer has performed for numerous charity events, of which most support orphaned or sick children.

In 2010, Krimer performed in a recital tour for orphaned children throughout Belarus.

In 2013, he performed at a charity recital with Maxim Vengerov in Minsk.

In 2015, Krimer organized a charity event called '15 000 Chances for Life', and performed at the event along with the East-West Chamber Orchestra, the actor Konstantin Khabensky, and the soloists of the Bashmet Music Festival in Minsk. Over 60 thousand US dollars were raised to buy medicine for the Republican Scientific Practical Center for Pediatric Oncology and Hematology in Minsk.