Philharmonia Orchestra: Alexander Soares

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Alexander Soares

London-born pianist Alexander Soares is increasingly in demand as a soloist. He has performed across the United Kingdom in such venues as the Purcell Room and Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre, The Barbican Centre, The Wigmore Hall, and has also performed in major venues across France and Spain. In 2011, he was broadcast live on BBC Radio 3, as a featured artist on ‘In Tune’ with a performance of “diamond clarity and authority” as described by host Sean Rafferty. He also featured in a live broadcast from London to Times Square, New York. Alexander made his concerto debut at the age of 17, with the Barber Piano Concerto, and since then has regularly appeared as a concerto soloist with orchestras across the UK. Performance highlights for the 2012-13 season include recitals at the Royal Festival Hall, The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, and a return to the Barbican Centre for a pre-LSO recital.

In 2010, Alexander became both a Recommended Artist in Making Music’s Philip and Dorothy Green Award and a Park Lane Group Young Artist, under whose auspices he gave his debut solo recitals at both the Purcell Room and The Wigmore Hall. He has won numerous awards including Guildhall’s Beethoven Prize, prizes in the Brant International Piano Competition and the Beethoven Piano Society of Europe competition, a Countess of Munster award, a Musicians Benevolent Fund Postgraduate Performance Award and an AHRC scholarship. He has taken part in masterclasses with Stephen Kovacevich, Stephen Hough, Richard Goode, Dominique Merlet, Steven Osborne and Yonty Solomon. As a chamber musician he has performed with eminent artists such as Boris Brovtsyn, Alexander Baillie and Mihaela Martin.

Alexander began his piano studies at the Royal College of Music, Junior Department, under Emily Jeffrey. At the RCM he was winner of all of the top competitions, and upon leaving was awarded the Esther Coleman prize for outstanding contribution. He graduated with a first class degree from Clare College, Cambridge, where he led an active concert life as a soloist and chamber musician. He is currently studying with Ronan O’Hora on the Doctorate programme at Guildhall School of Music. Alexander is most grateful to the Martin Musical Scholarship fund for their generous support.

To find out more about Alexander please visit his website