Alexandre Riabko


Alexandre Riabko is a Ukrainian ballet dancer, and a principal dancer of the Hamburg Ballet.

Biography

Alexandre Riabko was born in Kyiv, and trained at the Kyiv Ballet School under Vladimir Denisenko. After reaching the finals of the Prix de Lausanne, he continued his studies at the School of the Hamburg Ballet with Anatoli Nisnevich and Kevin Haigen. He joined the Hamburg Ballet in 1996 and was promoted to soloist in 1999 and principal dancer in 2001. In 2016 he was awarded a special Prix Benois de la Danse for excellence in partnering.
Riabko is married to fellow Hamburg Ballet principal dancer and frequent stage partner Silvia Azzoni, and they are parents of a daughter.

Repertoire

Ballets by John Neumeier
  • Giselle : Albert, peasant pas de deux
  • The Sleeping Beauty : Prince Désiré, Catalabutte, Bluebird
  • The Nutcracker: Drosselmeier, Günther, Fritz
  • Illusions – like 'Swan Lake' : The King, Count Alexander
  • Nijinsky: Vaslav Nijinsky, Arlequin/Spirit of the Rose
  • Le Pavillon d’Armide: The Man, Vaslav Nijinsky
  • Purgatorio: creator spiritus
  • A Midsummer Night's Dream: Theseus/Oberon, Philostrat/Puck, Demetrius
  • Romeo and Juliet: Mercutio
  • Othello: Jago
  • As You Like It: Orlando
  • VIVALDI or What You Will: Sir Andrew
  • Don Juan: title role
  • The Lady of the Camellias: Armand Duval, Des Grieux
  • The Little Mermaid: Edvard/The Prince, Sea Witch
  • Peer Gynt: Flying Aspect, Aggression Aspect
  • The Seagull: Konstantin Triplev
  • Death in Venice: Aschenbach’s Concept
  • A Cinderella Story: Prince
  • Orpheus: title role
  • Sylvia: Aminta, Eros/Thyrsis/Orion
  • Odyssey: War
  • Parzival: title role
  • The Saga of King Arthur: Mordred
  • The Legend of Joseph: Joseph
  • Christmas Oratorio: Angel, Shepherd
  • Saint Matthew Passion
  • Messiah
  • Requiem
  • Duse: The Mentor
  • The Third Symphony of Gustav Mahler: The Man
  • Preludes CV: Sascha
  • Winterreise
  • Seven Haiku of the Moon: Contemplator of the Moon
  • Spring and Fall
Ballets by other choreographers
  • La Sylphide : James
  • Napoli : Gennaro
  • La Bayadère : Solor
  • La Fille mal gardée : Colas
  • Onegin : title role
  • The Prodigal Son : title role
  • Light Beings : The Knight
  • Thaïs pas de deux
  • Jewels : Emeralds, Rubies
  • Dances at a Gathering : Man in Brown
  • Forgotten Land
  • Bella Figura
  • Remanso
  • Polyphonia
  • ''Trio''

    Filmography

  • Illusions – like 'Swan Lake', Hamburg Ballet, 2001: as Count Alexander
  • Death in Venice, Hamburg Ballet, 2004: as Aschenbach’s Concept
  • Saint Matthew Passion, Hamburg Ballet, 2005
  • 'Pizzicato Polka', Vienna New Year's Concert, 2006
  • Nijinsky, Hamburg Ballet, 2017: as Nijinsky