Alexander Kantorow - Interview at the XVI Tchaikovsky competition (2019)

The first prize winner in nomination piano Alexander Kantorow. He has won the Grand-prix as well. Inspite of his russian surname, he is french. The public was astonished by his performance of music by Brahms. In the final round he was the only one, who chose to play not the first Tchaikovsky piano concerto, but the second. Bio from the official site of the Tchaikovsky competition: Currently studies at the École Normale de Musique de Paris (class of Rena Shereshevskaya). At the age of 16 he was invited to play at the Les Folles Journées Festivals in Nantes and in Warsaw with the Sinfonia Varsovia. Since then he has played with many orchestras and has performed at some of the most prestigious festivals. Has played at major concert halls such as the Royal Concertgebouw of Amsterdam, the Konzerthaus Berlin, the Philharmonie de Paris, the BOZAR in Brussels. Next season he will play with the Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse (conducted by John Storgards), will give solo recitals in Paris dedicated to 200 years since the death of Beethoven and will also make his US debut with the Naples Philharmonic (conducted by Andrey Boreyko).