At 28, German pianist Alexander Krichel has established himself as one of the most promising and thoughtful voices amongst today’s young pianists. A recording artist for Sony Classical, his first recital disc has won the “Newcomer of the Year” ECHO Klassik award in 2013. Following this, Alexander has released a number of critically acclaimed recordings, including Rachmaninov’s Second Piano Concerto with the Dresden Philharmonic and Michael Sanderling and most recently “Miroirs”, an album of solo works by Maurice Ravel.

 

 

Alexander has already made debuts with orchestras such as the Bamberger Symphoniker under Jonathan Nott, Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra under Antonio Méndez, as well as the Tokyo and Kyoto Symphony Orchestras and the Orchestra Ensemble Kanazawa. In 2016/17, he performed Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No. 2 with the Bremer Philharmoniker under Michael Schønwandt, and has already been reinvited to open their 2018/19 season under Marko Letonja. Alexander also renewed his collaboration with the Polish Chamber Philharmonic for concerts in Sopot (Poland) and Germany and gave his debut with St. Petersburg Symphony Orchestra.

 

 

This upcoming season sees him debut with the Belgrade Philharmonic and Dortmunder Philharmoniker (both under Gabriel Feltz) and the Philharmonisches Orchester Kiel under Johannes Fritzsch. He will also return to the Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival for two performances of Clara Schumann’s Piano concerto with the Györ Philharmonic Orchestra. Further afield, he has worked with the Orquesta Filarmónica Nacional de Venezuela, Royal Camerata Romania, and Festival Strings Lucerne.

 

1. Beethoven/Liszt: An die ferne Geliebte

2. Beethoven: Sonata D Minor “Tempest”

3. Wagner/Liszt: Isoldes Liebestod

4. Beethoven: Sonata F Minor “Appassionata ”

5. Liszt: Venezia e Napoli