Alexandre Paley

Alexandre Sacha Paley is a pianist, born with Kishinev (Moldavie) in 1956

Biography

It begins its studies of Piano at the six years age. It gives its first recital to thirteen years, and gains the First Price of the National competition of Moldavie at sixteen years. It then completes (in 1981) its studies with the Conservatoire of Moscow in the classes of Bleated Davidovitch and Vera Gornostayeva. In 1984, Alexandre Paley gains the First Price with the International Contest Jean-Sebastien Bach of Leipzig and the Prix Bösendorfer. In 1986, it gains the Grand Prix with the first International Contest Pancho Vladigerov of Bulgaria.

It is divided between the the United States (where it emigrated in 1988) and the Europe for rounds of recitals and concerts with orchestra. He plays with prestigious formations, among which the National Symphony Orchestra and the Philharmonic orchestra of Los Angeles in the United States, the Symphony orchestra of the NDR in Germany, the National orchestra of France, the Philharmonic orchestra of Radio France, the Philharmonic orchestra of Strasbourg, the Philharmonic orchestra of Monte Carlo, the National orchestra of Montpellier. Its concerts take place in re-elected rooms, like the Gewandhaus of Leipzig, the Concertgebouw of Amsterdam, or the Salle Pleyel with Paris.

Also very active as musician of room, Alexandre Paley plays with artists such as Bella Davidovitch (piano) and Mstislav Rostropovitch (violoncello), Dmitri Makhtin (violin) and Alexandre Kniazev (violoncello), or with the Quartets Vermeer, Fine Arts, Anton, Ysaÿe and Appleman.

Since 1995, Alexandre Paley is the artistic director and the principal interpreter of the festival " Alexandre Paley and his amis" taking place each year with the Mill of Andé (France) and Festival of Richmond (the United States).

The year 2003 marked its triumph with the Festival of Castling-in Anthéron, which was followed of a round to France with the Philharmonic orchestra of Saint-Pétersbourg. Besides it has enchanted for several years the French public while occurring regularly in the greatest festivals of this country (like the Festival Piano with the Jacobins).

Untiring virtuoso of the piano, his reserved nature should not mask a strong personality and an extremely rare sensitivity, in addition to one very great generosity, in particular at the time of his concerts where, to the great joy of the public, it can give many recalls.

Repertory

In connection with a recital of the Variations Goldberg and French Continuation n° 5 of Bach, the Washington Post wrote: “Such a recital is extremely rare. The first part was so much moving that the interval became a delicious pause, at the same time the occasion to enjoy the sublime art which has just been heard, and the pleasure of knowing that it still remains of great emotions to come”.

Alexandre Paley recorded, in September 2004, CD devoted to the music of the contemporary type-setter Jean-Louis Agobet (with the Philharmonic orchestra of Strasbourg). In addition, the Festival of music of Besancon Franche-Comté and the Festival of Sucy required of him, in 2006, the integral of the sonatas of Mozart of 24 hours.

Alexandre Paley is the privileged interpreter of works of Franz Liszt.

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