Igor Ardašev

Igor Ardašev (born in Brno, 1967) is a Czech pianist. He studied at the Brno Conservatory as a pupil of Inessa Janíčková, later he pursued his studies at the Janáček Academy of Music and Performing Arts. He was awarded the 1987 International Tchaikovsky Competition's 5th prize and the 1988 Prague Spring Competition's 3rd prize. He was subsequently prized at the 1990 Maria Callas, 1991 Queen Elisabeth (6th) and 1995 Long-Thibaud (4th) competitions. Ardašev is internationally active as a concert pianist since 1990. He performed on concert tours and recitals in various countries in Europe, America and Japan. He cooperates with the Czech recording label Supraphon, for which he records mainly the arrangements of Czech orchestral repertoire for piano duet, together with his wife Renata Ardaševová. Ardašev also collaborated with notable Czech-American pianist Rudolf Firkušný. A DVD is available of Ardašev performing the Dvorak piano concerto with the Prague Symphony Orchestra under Petr Altrichter (ArtHaus Musik 102 139).

Copland-Bernstein-Novák - 2025-03-04T00:00:00.000000Z

Soukup: Cello and Piano Concertos - 2024-08-30T00:00:00.000000Z

Con Grazia - 2023-12-10T00:00:00.000000Z

Novotný & Ardašev Play Schumann, Brahms, Pfitzner - 2019-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Domenico Scarlatti: 550 Sonatas for Solo Keyboard, Vol. 5 (Igor Ardašev) - 2018-07-27T00:00:00.000000Z

Martinů, Kalabis, Husa, Feld: Czech Viola Sonatas - 2017-01-20T00:00:00.000000Z

Ullmann: Musica Rediviva - 2016-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Reader's Digest Presents - The Complete Sonata Treasury - 2015-05-20T00:00:00.000000Z

World War I - Centenary 1914 - 2014, Vol. 1 - 2014-02-05T00:00:00.000000Z

The Best of Chopin - 2012-06-07T00:00:00.000000Z

Dvořák: Works for Violin & Piano - 2008-01-30T00:00:00.000000Z

Reader's Digest Music: Moonlight Sonata: Favorite Piano Sonatas - 2007-11-13T00:00:00.000000Z

Smetana: My Country (Arr. for Piano 4-Hands) - 2003-03-24T00:00:00.000000Z

Dvořák: From the Bohemian Forest, Legends - 2001-02-05T00:00:00.000000Z

Janáček, Martinů: Piano Recital - 1999-07-29T00:00:00.000000Z

Martinů: Piano Quintets Nos 1 & 2 - String Quartet "Number Zero" - 1999-07-26T00:00:00.000000Z

Janáček: Unknown IV. Love Letters - 1998-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Tchaikovsky, Prokofiev: Piano Concertos - 1998-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Dvořák & Ježek: Piano Concertos - 1997-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Dvořák: Slavonic Dances - 1995-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Novák, Suk, Smetana: Song of Love - 1995-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 29 - Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition - Martinů: 3 Czech Dances (Live at the Rudolfinum) - 1994-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Liszt Recital - 1992-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 and 4 Solo Piano Pieces (Live) - 1991-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff, Liszt: Piano Recital - 1990-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

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