Born in Kyiv, Roman began piano studies at the age of five with Halyna Kotsiuba, who shaped the foundations of his artistic identity. He continues his professional development with Milana Chernyavska at the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz, and is a scholarship recipient of New Names of Ukraine and the International Academy of Music in Liechtenstein, regularly taking part in its intensive programs.

Roman’s early career is marked by victories at major international competitions. He is a first-prize winner of the International Robert Schumann Competition in Düsseldorf and the Vladimir Horowitz International Piano Competition Kyiv Geneva, and a laureate of the Peter Topercer Competition (Slovakia), the Grotrian Steinweg Competition (Germany) and Virtuosi per Musica di Pianoforte (Czech Republic). These achievements, combined with his expanding concert activity, have established him as one of the most promising Ukrainian pianists of his generation.

He has performed in France, Germany, Italy, Austria, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Sweden, Portugal, Romania and South Korea. Recent highlights include debuts at Salle Cortot in Paris, Beethoven Haus Bonn, Konzerthaus Wien, the DMZ Open Festival, as well as his appearance at the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg in the Steinway Prizewinner Concerts series.
In 2023 he released the album Kaleidoscope (ARS Produktion), recorded with his younger brother Oleksandr.