Alexandre Riabko was born in Kiev and educated in his home town and at he Ballett School of the Hamburg Ballett. In 1996 he became a member of the Hamburg Ballett, 1999 he was appointed to Soloist and 2001 to First Soloist. 

Awards and honours: Dr. Wilhelm Oberdörffer-Preis 2001, "Les Étoiles de Ballet2000"-Tanzpreis, Premio Roma 2014, Prix Benois de la Danse 2016.