Alexander Lonquich

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Alexander Lonquich (born 28 August 1960 in Trier[1]) is a German classical pianist and conductor.

Biography[]

Studied with Paul Badura-Skoda, Andrzej Jasiński, and .[2]

Won first prize at the in Terni, Italy, at the age of 16.[2] In 1980, he received an honorable mention at the X International Chopin Piano Competition.

Appeared at festivals including: , , , Lucerne Festival, Cheltenham Festival, Edinburgh Festival, Kissinger Sommer, , Lockenhaus, Beethovenfest.[3]

Worked with conductors including: Claudio Abbado, Yuri Bashmet, Hans Graf, Heinz Holliger, Ton Koopman, Emmanuel Krivine, Mark Minkowski, Kurt Sanderling, Sándor Végh.[3]

Played with orchestras including: Camerata Salzburg, Mahler Chamber Orchestra, , Orchestra del Teatro Olimpico di Vicenza, Münchener Kammerorchester, Kammerorchester Basel, Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, , , Vienna Philharmonic, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, , Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg, . Also conducts himself, sometimes as piano concerto soloist.[3]

Chamber music partners include: Renaud Capuçon, Gautier Capuçon, Veronika Hagen, Heinz Holliger, Steven Isserlis, Leonidas Kavakos, Isabelle van Keulen, Sabine Meyer, Heinrich Schiff, Christian Tetzlaff, Auryn Quartet, Ruth Ziesak.[4]

Recorded music by Schubert, Schumann, Poulenc and Mozart for EMI; Fauré, Messiaen, Ravel, , Flavio Emilio Scogna for RCA Red Seal, Schumann and Holliger for ECM New Series; and Beethoven live for the Ruhr piano festival.[5]

Recording awards include the Diapason d’Or and .[3]

References[]

  1. ^ "Alexander Lonquich music, videos, stats, and photos".
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Alexander Lonquich | Biography, Albums, Streaming Links".
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-08-29. Retrieved 2011-07-05.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ "Alexander Lonquich plays Schumann & Holliger".
  5. ^ "Classical recordings - Search: Alexander Lonquich (Page 1 of 3)".
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