
A graduate of the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory and the Purcell School of Music in London, Rafael is an active soloist, chamber music pianist whose programmes explore the vast contrasts of music literature. He is also very much involved in teaching.
He is currently pursuing soloist diploma at the University of Music and Representative Arts in Stuttgart under the composer and improviser Pr. Dr. Noam Sivan .
Rafael has performed in concert venues around Europe, Mexico , Australia and Russia.
Rafael’s recent achievements include his conducting debut with the Citta di Roma Orchestra in Rome (2021) receiving twice the Deutschlandstipendium award for exceptionally gifted and high-achieving students in Germany (2022-2024) and his CD album release “F-Sharp tonalities” with RCD Label. His second album “War and Peace” with works by S.Prokofiev and Robert Schumann is expected at the end of 2025.
From 2024 he is the principal conductor of the Göppinger Kammerorchester.
Concerts
Teplice Music Conservatory, Czech Republic
01.10.2024- 02.10.2024
18:00
Piano recital and Piano masterclasses.
KomandantenHaus , Dilsberg
10.10.2024
18:00
4 hands piano recital with Rose Chen. Works by Schubert, Dvorak and Debussy.
Cheethams School of music , Manchester, UK.
12.10 - 15.10
Piano Recital and Piano Masterclasses
Purcell School of Music , Watford, UK.
16.10 -17.10
Piano Recital and Piano Masterclasses
Gemeinde Elly Haus Knapp, Degerloch
02.11.2024
18:00
Piano Recital
Fondation de la Maison du Mexique, Paris.
17.11.2024
18:00
Piano Recital
Lublin academy of music, Poland
25.11.2024
Piano recital and Piano masterclasses.
Bydgoscz academy of music, Poland
27.11.2024
Piano recital and Piano masterclasses.
Teatro Jose Peon Contreras, Merida, Mexico
05.12.2024
20:00
Piano recital
Teatro Paula Toro, Campeche, Mexico
08.12.2024
20:00
Piano recital
Palacio de la Musica , Merida , Mexico
11.12.2024 (tbc)
20:00
Chopin 2nd Piano concerto with the UNAY Orchestra
Teatro Jose Peon Contreras, Merida, Mexico
19.12.2024
20:00
Piano recital
Heidelberge Klavierwoche, Deutsch-amerikanisches Insitut
09.01.2025
20:00
Prokofiev 6th Piano Sonata, Ravel Sonatine, Scriabin 4th Sonata , Chopin 2nd Sonata.
Bürgerhaus, Göppingen
17.01.2025
20:00
New Years Reception with the Göppinger Kammerorchester
Hotel Becher, Donzdorf
22.03.2025
19:00
Bon Apettit Concert with the Göppinger Kammerorchester. Works by Elgar, Mozart, Grieg and Geminiani.
Cervantes Institute, Utrecht, Holland
03.04.2025
20:00
Piano Recital with Spanish and Latinoamerican music
Bechstein Centre, Vienna Austria
27.06.2025
18:00
War and Peace: Schumann Humoresque and Prokofiev 6th Sonata
Koniglicher Festsaal, Bad Poll
10.08.2025
20:00
Duo-Concert with the cellist Lukas Barmann. Works by Schubert , Schumann and Brahms.
Stiftskirche, Faurndau
02.11.2025
20:00
Concert with the Göppinger Kammerorchester. Works of Barber, Janacek, Grieg and Marquez
Stadthalle, Göppingen
07.01.2026
20:00
Concert with the Göppinger Kammerorchester. Works of Barber, Janacek, mendelssohn and Marquez
Bürgerhaus, Möhringen
09.10.2026
20:00
Liszt 12 Trascendental etudes
Konzertsaal hmdk, sTUTTGART
TBC.10.2026
TBC Final Konzertexam Recital