Alexandre Kantorov

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Alexandre Kantorow (born May 20, 1997 in Clermont-Ferrand ) is a French pianist. In 2019 he won first prize and the gold medal at the Tchaikovsky Competition

Life

Alexandre Kantorow grew up in a musical family. His father is the violinist and conductor Jean-Jacques Kantorow . At the age of 5 Kantorow received piano lessons at the Conservatoire à Rayonnement Régional de Cergy-Pontoise in Val-d'Oise , at the age of 8 he switched to the Music Conservatory of the 10th District in Paris and at the age of eleven also became a student of Pierre-Alain Volondat. He received his education at the Lycée Racine high school in Paris, and he also attended the piano class of Igor Laszko at the Schola Cantorum . After graduating from high school, Kantorow studied at the Paris Conservatory with Frank Braley and Haruko Ueda and completed masterclasses with Jean-Philippe Collard, Georges Pludermacher, Théodore Paraskivesco and Christian Ivaldi. At the École Normale de Musique de Paris he was most recently a pupil of Rena Schereschewskaja .

Kantorow, who decided to become a professional musician only after graduating from high school, won the Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow in July 2019 after performing Tchaikovsky's 2nd piano concerto and Brahms's 2nd piano concerto in the final round. Kantorow was also honored with the Grand Prix of the overall competition. He is the first French piano winner in the history of the competition.

Awards

  • 2016: Scholarship "Assurance des Musiciens et des Métiers de la Musique" at the 30th Concours européen Musiques d'Ensemble with the chamber music ensemble Alda (Alexandre Kontorow piano, Jérémy Garbarg violoncello and Vashka Delnavazi violin)
  • 2019: Nomination in the category Révélation, solo instrumental at the French Victoires de la Musique Classique
  • 2019: Gold medal and Grand Prix at the 16th Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow

Discography

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Victor Tribot Laspière: Alexandre Kantorow remporte le 1er prix de piano du Concours Tchaïkovski ( fr ) June 27, 2019. Accessed June 28, 2019.
  2. ↑ Alexandre Kantorow triomphe à Moscou ( fr ) Retrieved June 28, 2019.
  3. ↑ have The Names of the Prize Winners at the XVI International Tchaikovsky Competition in the Piano Category Announced completed . Retrieved June 28, 2019.
  4. ↑ Alexandre Kantoroe. Pianobleu.com, accessed July 7, 2019 (French).
  5. ^ Marie-Aude Roux: Le pianiste Alexandre Kantorow, tsar du Concours Tchaïkovski. Le Monde , accessed June 30, 2019 (French).
  6. ↑ Alexandre Kantorow, révélation des Victoires de la musique classique 2019. France Musique , January 21, 2019, accessed on July 7, 2019 (French).
  7. ↑ Tatjana Rexroth: The Tchaikovsky Competition: If the orchestra plays another piece, the pianist has to react quickly. Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung Pizzicato (magazine), accessed on July 7, 2019 .
  8. ↑ Alexandre Kantorow wins Tchaikovsky Piano Competition. Pizzicato , January 28, 2019, accessed June 28, 2019 .
  9. ↑ Lauréats du concours Musiques d'Ensemble. Fédération Nationale des Associations de Parents d'Élèves de Conservatoires et écoles de musique, de danse et de théâtre, accessed on 7 July 2019 (French).
  10. ↑ Les lauréats des Victoires de la Musique Classique 2019. Revopéra, accessed on July 7, 2019 (French).
  11. ^ Sonates françaises. NoMadMusic, accessed July 7, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Kantorov, Alexandre
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French pianist
DATE OF BIRTH May 20, 1997
PLACE OF BIRTH Clermont-Ferrand