Concert "Flavour of Memories" in Berlin 25 February 2024

Andrei Rostov sings. At the piano Nikolay Kurenkov.

Andrey was born in Rostov on Don, where he started to sing like many future musicians, accompanying himself on the guitar. Even then the charisma of the future artist showed itself and soon the novice singer was already performing at various venues of the city with an extensive repertoire of romances and songs.

In 1992 Andrey entered the Rostov Conservatoire named after S.V. Rakhmaninov. The fact that in 1997, immediately after graduation, Andrei was appointed soloist of the St. Petersburg Opera Theatre testifies to his preparation.

His repertoire at that time included numerous leading opera roles in various productions of the theatre: Yeletsky from Tchaikovsky's The Queen of Spades, Geranimo from Cimaroso's The Secret Marriage, Onegin from Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin, Agatha from Donizetti's Viva la Mamma, Gaspar from Donizetti's Rita, Enrico from Donizetti's The Bell Jar, Shchelkalov from Mussorgsky's Boris Godunov, Pluto from Offenbach's La Belle Hélène. Andrey feels himself perfectly and confidently on stage and in communication with the public, he is a laureate of the International Vocal Competition "Meistersingen" (Luxembourg) - 1st prize, and in 1999 he performed in the role of "Marquis" in the performance of the German composer Siegfried Matus "The Life and Death of Cornet Rilke", presented in Moscow at the theatre competition "Golden Mask" and received the "Grand Prix" of the competition.

Winning competitions and touring abroad alternated with variety stages. This colourful but exhausting life style came to its more measured conclusion in 2000, when Andrei was accepted by competition into the opera company in Lübeck (Germany).

From 2005 he moved to Berlin, where he worked at the Deutsche Opera Berlin theatre. In 2008 he met Viktor Skripchenko, the director of Donkosakken Balalajka Ensemble. Thanks to this event a new facet of the singer as a performer of Russian folk and Cossack songs was opened. Numerous joint concerts are held with unwavering success both on large stages, such as the Berliner Philharmoniker, and at private parties and corporate events.

Since December 2014 Andrei has been performing as a soloist with the Berliner Residenz Orchestras with a varied repertoire including vocal works by Vivaldi, Mozart, Bach....