Roman Viazovskiy was born in 1974 in Donezk, Ukraine. He studied guitar with Viktor Kriwenko and Walerij Iwko and conducting with Ludmila Popowa and Vladimir Viazovskiy in Donezk. In 1995 he received a scholarship from the President of Ukraine for outstanding artistic achievements. After graduating in 1996, he began his postgraduate studies with Prof. Reinbert Evers at the Music Academy in Detmold, Munster Campus. He completed his studies at the Cologne Music Academy, Aachen Campus with Prof. Tadashi Sasaki.

Roman Viazovskiy has won prizes in numerous national and international competitions. Concert commitments have led him to almost every European country, to the Near East, the USA, South America, to Japan, China, Thailand and to the most important guitar festivals. As a soloist he has played in renowned concert halls, including the National Philharmonic of the Ukraine in Kiev, the Bunka kaikan Recital Hall in Tokyo, the Claude-Champagne Hall in Montreal and the Concertgebouw in Brugges. In March 2007 he had his debut at the Tchaikovsky Concert Hall of the Moscow Philharmonic.

Roman Viazovskiy has received many international awards and he is fellow of the GWK, Münster / Westfalia. He has taken part in numerous radio and television broadcasts in the Ukraine, Germany, Spain, Italy, Croatia, Hungary and Japan. 2001 saw the release of his debut CD, "Fatum" (Dreyer.Gaido CD 21001), in 2006 his CD "Sonatas" (CLCL102, ClassicClips) and in 2011 his album "Zeitenwanderer/Wanderer in Time" was published.

In addition to his career as a concert-soloist, Roman Viazovskiy is a passionate and highly distinguished teacher. He has taught at various institutions, master classes and was assistant to Tadashi Sasaki. His experience includes working with students of all levels, ranging from highly talented children to academy students and professional guitarists.

Roman Viazovskiy has received a plethora of national and international awards:

1993	International Guitar Contest Zori, Poland (1.Prize)
1994	International Guitar Contest Tychy, Poland (2.Prize)
1997	International Guitar Contest Weikersheim, Germany (1.Prize)
1997	International Guitar Contest of Tredrez-Locquemau, France (2.Prize)
1997	GWK Young Artists Award, Muenster, Germany
1998	Yamaha Music Foundation of Europe, Germany (1.Prize)
1999	42. Tokyo International Guitar Contest, Japan (1.Prize)
2000	Music Promotion Competition Aachen, Germany (1.Prize)
2001	34. International Guitar Contest "Michele Pittaluga" Alessandria, Italy (2.Prize)
2002	18. International Guitar Contest "Andres Segovia" Almunecar, Spain (2.Prize)
2003	8. International Guitar Contest "Guitar Forum Wien", Austria (1.Prize)
2003	5. International Guitar Contest Sernancelhe, Portugal (1.Prize)
2004	22. International Guitar Contest "Guitar Foundation of America" Montreal, Canada (2.Prize)