Roman Viazovskiy (born 1974 in Donetsk, Ukraine) first studied guitar with Viktor Krivenko and Valery Ivko and conducting with Ludmila Popova and Vladimir Viazovskiy. In 1996 he began postgraduate studies with Prof. Reinbert Evers at the Detmold Academy of Music before continuing at the University of Music Cologne with Prof. Tadashi Sasaki.

Viazovskiy has performed across nearly all of Europe, the Middle East, the Americas, China, Thailand and Japan, appearing at venues including the National Philharmonic of Ukraine, Tokyo’s Bunka Kaikan, the Concertgebouw in Bruges and the Tchaikovsky Concert Hall in Moscow. His competition record includes first prizes at the 1997 Weikersheim, 1999 Tokyo International, and 2003 Forum Gitarre Wien and Sernancelhe competitions, and he has released several recordings, including “Zeitenwanderer” (2011).

Sources:

• https://www.siccasguitars.com/blogs/guitarists/roman-viazovskiy