Piano improvisation: Lecture and Masterclass with Alexander Gadjiev
Workshop on piano improvisation and masterclass with Alexander Gadjiev. Moderator: Matthieu Stepec, PhD-fellow, Grieg academy, University of Bergen. Arranged by The Musicology Research Group and Research Group for Performance and Interpretation, Grieg academy, UiB.
Gadjiev won 1st prize at the Sydney International Piano Competition in 2021 and 2nd prize and the Krystian Zimerman Special Prize for his interpretation of a Chopin sonata at the International Chopin Competition in Warsaw. At the age of 20 he won 1st prize at the Hamamatsu International Piano Competition, where he also received the "Audience Award", and at the age of 22 1st prize at the "World Piano Masters" in Montecarlo.
From 2019 to 2021, Gadjiev was a "BBC New Generation Artist".
Alexander Gadjiev performs with numerous orchestras, such as the Warsaw Philharmonic, BBC Concert Orchestra, Hallé Orchestra Manchester, George Enescu Philharmonic Bukarest, Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI, Orchestra di Padova e del Veneto, Orchestra Sinfonica del Teatro della Fenice, SWR Symphony Orchestra Stuttgart, Konzerthaus Orchestra Berlin, NHK Symphony Orchestra, Nagoya Philharmonic Orchestra, Kyoto Symphony Orchestra, Prague Symphony Orchestra, Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra.