Alexander Malofeev

Alexander Malofeev took first prize and the gold medal at the International Tchaikovsky Competition for Young Musicians; the Grand Prix at the inaugural Grand Piano Competition followed. Born in Moscow in 2001, he trained at the Gnessin Special School with Elena Berezkina and went on to the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory, and he has made his base in Berlin. He has played at the Concertgebouw, Carnegie Hall, the Musikverein, La Scala, the Elbphilharmonie and the Philharmonie de Paris, with the Philadelphia and Boston orchestras and the Filarmonica della Scala among his partners. He records for Sony Classical. The Tchaikovsky prize came in 2014, and 2017 brought him the Premio Giovane Talento Musicale as well as his appointment as the first Young Yamaha Artist. He has appeared at the Verbier, La Roque d'Anthéron, Rheingau, Tanglewood, Aspen and Tsinandali festivals, and in the 2023-24 season held a multi-concert residency with the Bournemouth Symphony.