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Piotr Alexewicz

Year of birth: 2000
Place of birth: Wrocław
Educated in: Zurich
Place of residence: Zurich
(Plays in Madrid)

November 2024 Preselections

Watch Piotr Alexewicz performance.

Program

J. Brahms - Scherzo in E-flat minor, op. 4 S. Rachmaninov - Études-Tableaux, op. 33, no. 6 F. Chopin - Étude op. 25, no. 12 S. Prokofiev - Piano Sonata in A minor, op. 28  


Biography

Born in 2000, Piotr Alexewicz - a semifinalist of the 18th International Chopin Competition, where he got a Special Prize - studied under Prof. Paweł Zawadzki in Wrocław and is currently a student of Prof. Konstantin Scherbakov in Zurich. Notable achievements include wins at the 3rd Ville de Gagny International Piano Competition and the 48th and 50th National Fryderyk Chopin Competitions. He has collaborated closely with the National Chopin Institute since 2017. Last year, he recorded Chopin's 26 preludes and Sonata in B flat minor, Op. 35. Awards include the Young Promoter of Poland and the Wrocław Artistic Prize. Recent performances include his debut at the Berlin Philharmonic and a tour in Japan. He has performed extensively in most countries in Europe, as well as in the USA, Japan, Brazil.

 

Due to health reasons the candidates Shotaro Nishimura and Zixi Chen could not participate in the GPP 2022. They received the possibility to participate in this edition.

 

Candidates who withdrew from the competition:

Bily Robert
Deng Yubo
Durliat Gabriel
Guo Yungyung
Han Wenfang
Lee Shinyoung
Martinelli Riccardo
Park Chaeyoung
Thomazinho Lucas
Wang Jiapeng