Andrew Roussak

Andrew Roussak

Karlsruhe , Germany

Born in Russia in the industrial city of Ufa, Andrew began to learn to play piano at the age of 7. After having graduated from the Ufa State College of Arts as a pianist, Andrew was employeed as a studio musician and as a chief musical editor at the local broadcast station. Side by side with the classical music , his major influences of that period were the recordings of Keith Emerson and Rick Wakeman. Main classical preferences - J.S.Bach, F. Chopin, G. Gershwin. Since that time till today, the massive keyboard sound together with the virtuoso piano fingerwork feature his recordings made for the various bands and projects.

Since 2001, Andrew Roussak lives in Germany as a freelance artist, playing live gigs with the bands and solo piano concerts, writing orchestra scores, doing studio jobs and giving the piano and keyboard lessons.

In 2006, Andrew won the German Pop & Rock Award as the best keyboard player and the best instrumental soloist.

In 2010, Andrew’s first solo piano CD BLUE INTERMEZZO was published by MUSEA Rec. France.

Artist Blog

  • Track by track review of the album

    1. All good things A re-work of one of the best tracks of the debut album ("Church bells sounds open and close a great instrumental where the piano…

  • Blue Intermezzo - album information

    Performed and recorded by Andrew Roussak on KAWAI GE-20 grand piano Mastered by Sebastian Roeder at Backyard Studios, Kempten, Germany …

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