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Alexandre Tharaud


An outstanding soloist as well as a fine chamber musician, Alexandre Tharaud has dedicated much of his time to French music and received great critical acclaim, resulting in invitations for performances internationally. His latest release, Ravel’s complete works for solo piano including two world premiere recordings, was greeted with the best awards from the French Press (Grand Prix de l’Académie Charles – Cros 2003, Diapason d’Or de l’Année, CHOC du Monde de la Musique, Recommandé de Classica and 10 de Répertoire). Prior to the Ravel recording, Alexandre recorded a selection of Schubert’s four-hand piano pieces with Zhu Xiao-Mei followed by a CD dedicated to Argentinan composer Mauricio Kagel. Alexandre’s concert schedule has resulted in challenging projects such as performances of Kagel’s music at the Cité de la Musique and for the ‘Octobre en Normandie’ festival, commissions to young composers for a ‘Hommage à Rameau’ solo programme which he regularly performs all over Europe (Prague, Madrid, Utrecht festival, Bern’s MeisterZyklus series), solo recitals at the Théâtre du Châtelet, ‘Piano aux Jacobins’ and La Roque d’Anthéron festival. Alexandre has also appeared at the BBC PROMS, Schleswig-Holstein festival, Bamberger Konzerthalle As a soloist, Alexandre has appeared with the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, MÃŒnchner Rundfunkorchester, Japan Philharmonic Orchestra, Tokyo Metropolitan Orchestra, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio-France, Orchestre National de France, Orchestre National de Lille, Orchestre National de
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