Andrei IVANOVITCH, the grandson of the Romanian composer Ion Ivanovitchi, who wrote more than 100 waltzes including the Waves of the Danube, was born in Bucharest in 1968. He studied music at the St. Petersburg Conservatory, then the Russian Music Academy in Moscow, and eventually, the Higher School of Music in Karlsruhe, Germany. Between 1992 and 1994, he reaped the laurels at six international music competitions. In 1994, he won the Grand Prix and Gold Medal at a high-profile international competition of pianists in Cincinnati, Ohio.

In 1996, he successfully debuted at New York's Lincoln Center. A succession of triumphs and a concert at one of the world's most prestigious arenas encouraged Ivanovitch to step up his touring activity not only as a solo pianist, but also as a member of such orchestras as the Russian National, St. Petersburg Philharmonic, Tbilisi Symphony, Baden-Baden Philharmonic, and others, as well as in a chamber orchestra with the world-renowned Taneev Quartet. Ivanovitch has attained nationwide recognition in Russia, Europe and the United States.

He currently combines performing and teaching as Senior Lecturer at the Department of Advanced Piano of St. Petersburg Rimsky-Korsakov Conservatory. He also frequently judges international competitions in Russia and abroad.