Aleksandr V Fiseysky

Aleksandr V. Fiseysky is a Russian organist and pedagogue born in Moscow in 1950, a prominent figure in his country's organ scene since the second half of the twentieth century. He trained at Moscow State University, where he studied organ with Leonid Royzman and piano with Vera Gornostayeva between 1970 and 1975, and at the Moscow Conservatory, where he earned a doctorate in organ performance in 1982.

He broadened his studies with teachers in Germany (Leo Kramer) and France (Daniel Roth). He made his debut in 1974 in the concert hall of the Belarusian State Symphony Orchestra in Minsk. From 1975 he was organist of that orchestra and later worked with the Moscow Television and Radio Orchestra. In 1990 he was appointed artistic director of the organ centre of the Soviet Cultural Foundation and, from 1992, he has been chairman of the V. Odoyevsky organ centre.

He is known for his performances of Bach, Franck and Glazunov, and has premiered several contemporary Russian works. He frequently appeared at international festivals in cities such as Lucerne, Berlin, Vienna, Tokyo, London and Copenhagen, and served on the juries of competitions including those in Calgary (1994) and St Albans (1995). He has also written on the history of the organ in Russia and made numerous recordings.