Programme

One of the most exciting talents to watch in today’s international piano scene, Italian-Slovenian pianist Alexander Gadjiev won the Second Prize at the International Chopin Competition and First Prize at the Sydney International Piano Competition in 2021. Together with Hong Kong Sinfonietta and Music Director Christoph Poppen, Gadjiev will showcase his enthralling mastery in an all-time favourite of many music lovers—Rachmaninov’s Second Concerto. The concert will also feature Mendelssohn’s delightful “Scottish” Symphony and the world première of Hong Kong composer So Ho-chi’s fascinating Five Situations on Urban Soundscape.

Alexander Gadjiev (Piano)

“Improvisatory instincts and formidable analytic power.”
Gramophone

“Gadjiev’s playing makes the impossible possible on the piano.”
FAZ

“We must hold on to a pianist like Gadjiev, because he stands outside the mainstream and belongs to an endangered species.”
Il Giornale della Musica

• 1st Prize, Sydney International Piano Competition 2021
• 2nd Prize & Special Prize, International Chopin Piano Competition 2021
• BBC New Generation Artist, 2019-2021
• Has performed with orchestras such as Warsaw Philharmonic, The Hallé, Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI, Orchestra di Padova e del Veneto, SWR Symphony Orchestra Stuttgart, NHK Symphony Orchestra, Prague Symphony Orchestra etc

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Featured artists:

Christoph Poppen
(Music Director)

Alexander Gadjiev
(Piano)

SO Ho-chi
(Composer)