Dr. Michael Yanovitsky

Mikhail Yanovitsky, Doctor of Musical Arts

Artist-in-residence
Temple University

Mikhail Yanovitsky studied in Moscow Conservatory, the Juilliard School and Temple University.  Shortly after arriving in the US, he won the Young Concert Artists International Auditions (1991), a significant recognition.  After joining the roster of Steinway Artists in 2001, Dr. Yanovitsky completed his Doctoral degree at Temple University in the following year, where he defended his thesis on the piano music of Alexander Scriabin under the tutelage of his piano professor Harvey Wedeen. Later that year he assumed his post at Northeastern Illinois University in Chicago. Currently, Dr. Yanovitsky holds an Artist-in-Residence position at Temple University in Philadelphia.

The Shanghai Music Company published a revised version of Dr. Yanovitsky thesis, which has been translated into Chinese, under the Scriabin’s Early Piano Miniatures title.

In addition to performing recitals in numerous European countries, as well as Mexico, Israel, Japan, and South Africa, Dr. Yanovitsky has concertized in 34 of the 50 US states and conducted master classes throughout the U.S., Europe, Russia, Israel, China, and Japan.