Alexandre
Dossin, considered one of the most brilliant pianists of his generation,
has performed in fifteen countries for the last twenty years. He is a
prizewinner in International Piano Competitions, and received the Doctor
of Musical Arts degree from The University of Texas at Austin, and Master
of Fine Arts degree from the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory.
His acclaimed
performances are always full of excitement, and combine his complete
command of the instrument with a unique emotional depth not usually found
in pianists of his age.
Alexandre
Dossin uses his eclectic background and understanding of different
cultures to enhance his performances of the great classics. He also has a
wide and always growing Latin American repertoire.
Presently an
Assistant Professor of piano at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette,
Dr. Dossin keeps an active performance and teaching career.
HONORS AND
AWARDS
·
Competitor
in the Tenth Van Cliburn International Piano competition
·
Graduate
Fellowship from the University of Texas at Austin, 1998-1999 academic
year
·
Ambassador of
Rio Grande – State Award presented by the Rio Grande do Sul State Governor
in September 1997, Brazil.
·
Silver Medal and
2nd Honorary Mention – Maria Callas Grand Prix, Athens, Greece,
March 1996
·
3rd
Prize and Special Prize from the Mozarteum Foundation –W.A. Mozart
International Piano Competition, Salzburg, Austria, January
1995
·
4th
Prize – Mazara del Vallo International Piano Competition – Mazara del
Vallo, Italy, December 1993
·
1st Prize
– Edino Krieger National Piano Competition Brusque, Brazil,
1988
·
Hours
Concours – Heitor Villa-Lobos Piano Competition Bage, Brazil,
1987
·
2nd
Prize – Santa Maria International Piano Competition,
Santa Maria, Brazil, l987
PERFORMANCE EXPERIENCE
 |
solo
recitals, chamber music recitals and concerts with orchestras in
fifteen countries for the last eighteen years |
|
performed
in radio and TV broadcasts in Brazil, U.S. and Russia |
|
wide
solo and chamber music repertoire |
|
more
than twenty works for piano and orchestra ready to
perform |
 |
EDUCATION
The University of Texas at Austin
School of Music
D.M.A.,
Piano Performance – August 2001
GPA:
4.00
Tchaikovsky Conservatory,
Moscow, Russia
Advanced
Post-Graduate Course, Piano Performance – November 1997
GPA:
4.00
Tchaikovsky Conservatory,
Moscow, Russia
M.F.A.,
Piano Performance – May 1996
GPA:
3.75
TEACHING
EXPERIENCE
The University of Texas
at Austin School of Music –
Coordinator of the Piano Project, 2000-2001 academic year.
·
organized
the theory course for the Project
·
conducted
theory lessons
·
organized
and presented student performances
·
developed
the Piano Project web page
The University of Texas
at Austin School of Music –
Teaching Assistant, 1999-2000 and 2000-2001 academic years.
·
conducted
group piano and applied lessons at the college level
·
graded
mid-term and final juries
·
participated
in the organization of student concerts
·
taught
basic music theory for group piano students
·
adjudicated
student competitions and festivals
·
taught
music and non-music majors
Kirby Hall
School – Piano
Teacher for the 1999-2000 and 2000-2001 school years.
·
conducted
private lessons with children from all grades
·
organized
student performances
Tchaikovsky Conservatory.
Moscow, Russia –
Assistantship, 1996-1997 academic year.
·
taught
graduate students
·
played
extensive concerto repertoire with graduate students
PERFORMANCE
EXPERIENCE
·
solo
recitals, chamber music recitals and concerts with orchestras in fifteen
countries for the last eighteen years.
·
performed
in radio and TV broadcasts in Brazil, U.S. and Russia
·
wide
solo and chamber music repertoire
·
more
than twenty works for piano and orchestra ready to perform
LANGUAGES
·
fluent
in Portuguese, English, Russian and Spanish
·
basic
knowledge of German and Italian
REPERTOIRE
WORKS FOR PIANO AND ORCHESTRA
J.S.BACH:
f minor
W.A.
MOZART:
A Major, K.414
C Major, K.415
A Major, K.488
L.V.BEETHOVEN:
C Major, no. 1
Eb Major, no. 5
S.RACHMANINOV:
c minor
Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini
D.SCHOSTAKOVITCH: F Major, no.
2
S.PROKOFIEV:
D Flat Major, no. 1
F.CHOPIN:
f minor
F.LISZT:
Eb Major
E.GRIEG:
a minor
A.KHATCHATURIAN: Db
Major
G.
GERSCHWIN:
Rhapsody in Blue
Concert in F
P.TCHAIKOVSKY:
b flat minor
P.
HINDEMITH:
The Four Temperaments
SELECTED
SOLO MUSIC REPERTOIRE
J.S.BACH:
Chromatik
Fantasie and Fugue
French
Suite E Major Toccata c minor
Preludes
and Fugues:
I vol: c
minor, e minor
D Major, f#minor
d minor, G Major
b flat minor, Bb Major
II vol: D Major, E
Major
f minor, A Major, Eb Major
W.A.MOZART:
Variations: D Major, K.573
C Major, K.264
Fantasy
d minor, K.397
Rondo a
minor, K.511
Allegro
g minor, K.312
Sonatas: G Major,
K.283
D Major, K 311
C Major, K.330
A Major, K.331
F Major, K.332
C Major, K.545
Bb Major, K 570
D Major, K.576
F.CHOPIN:
Polonaises: op.40 no. 1, A
Major
op.53, Ab Major
Barcarola
op. 60, F#Major
4
Ballades
Fantasie-Impromptu,
op.
posth. 66, c# minor
Valses: op.18, Eb Major
op.34 no. 1, Ab Major
op.34 no. 2,
a minor
op.64 no.1, Db Major
op.69 no.1 Gb
Major
op.70 no. 1 Gb
Major
op.posth. e minor
Etudes
op. 10
4
Scherzi
F.
LISZT:
Sonata
in b minor
Etudes by Paganini: Eb Major
g# minor
Transcendental:
f minor, a minor, Eb Major
Consolation
Db Major
Nocturne
N 3, Ab Major
Apres
une lecture du Dante
F.
SCHUBERT:
4
Impromptus, op.90
6
Moments Musicaux, op. 94
L.v.
BEETHOVEN:
Sonatas: f minor, op.2 no.
1
D Major, op.10 no. 3
c minor, op.13
c# minor, op.27 no. 2
d minor, op.31 no. 2
Eb Major, op.31 no. 3
g minor, op.49 no. 1
G Major, op.49 no. 2
f minor, op.57
Eb Major, op.81a
A Major, op. 101
Ab Major, op.110
C minor, op.111
C.DEBUSSY:
Suite
Bergamasque
Etudes
VII, X, XII
La
plus que lente
Pour
le Piano
A.GINASTERA:
Sonata op.
22
A.BERG:
Sonata op.
1
ORCHESTRAS
ALEXANDRE DOSSIN
HAS PERFORMED WITH INCLUDE:
Tchaikovsky
Conservatory Symphony Orchestra, Moscow, Russia
Sao
Paulo Symphony Orchestra, Brazil
Symphony
Orchestra of the Russian Ministry of Defense, Moscow, Russia
Novossibirsk
Philarmonic Orchestra, Siberia, Russia
Chamber
Orchestra “Moscow”, Russia
Theatro
Sao Pedro Chamber Orchestra, Brazil
Brazilian
Symphony Orchestra, Brazil
Porto
Alegre Symphony Orchestra, Brazil
Montevideo
Symphony Orchestra, Uruguay
Mozarteum
Symphony Orchestra, Salzburg, Austria
Chamber
Orchestra “Amadeus”, Moscow, Russia
Yasi
Philarmonic Orchestra, Romenia
SELECTED
REVIEWS
“Dossin's approach to the piano is primarily poetical. But it can
be the heroic poet as well as the pensive, deeply introspective one. In
the Liszt Dante Sonate, the menacing and diabolical poet also muttered,
gamboled and even terrorized, an effect that was previewed in the
astonishing chromatic contrary double octave passage which ended the First
Chopin Ballade.
Dossin's entire concert exhibited a masterful design of tonal
dynamics. His Mozart Sonata recalled the fortepiano in scale of sound and
judicious use of pedal, but it fully plumbed the enchanting range of
colors in the modern piano's quieter tones. His Chopin and Schumann,
while still making use of soft bell-like tones that were a recurring
delight, upped the dynamic range in each section of rising
intensity. It was not until the Liszt that Dossin chose to make the
bass growl and brewed a storm of bright brass octave sound in all
registers of the keyboard, yet his filigree passagework still shimmered
with delicate clarity.
Dossin's handling of phrasing and voicing evidenced an obvious
devotion and intense involvement with each musical line in all his pieces
and his ability to make the piano a servant to his own wish to serve the
music. Even the most complex, most rapid thematic material as well as the
simplest, had its sense of shape and direction in inner as well as more
prominent voices. He made rich use of the pedals in the Romantic
works; flawless and fearless octave passages in the Liszt were at
times pedaled generously as required but still exhibited a crisp
clarity.
Dossin's playing is impressive musicianship at its best.”
The Bryan-College Station Eagle, Texas, 10.25.2000
“…familiarity with the keyboard and an agile and delicate touch …
master of expressiveness… great technique working for a rare talent.
Exceptional pianist.”
Diario Popular, Pelotas, Brazil, 08.15.2000
“He is in full process of maturity and is always serious and
competent. He is secure of his technical and interpretative
capacity.”
Zero Hora, Porto Alegre, Brazil, 08.26.98
“Dossin is a phenomenon: his Mozart Sonata was wonderful. He knows
very well how to sing Mozart with full control. This is the way that
Mozart should be played. Brahms’s Intermezzi op. 117 were more than
perfect, sublime. Prokofiev’s Toccata was the apotheosis.”
Zero Hora, Porto Alegre, Brazil, 07.09.97
“The soloist, a student of the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory,
Alexandre Dossin, was fully artistic and performed Mozart with freedom. In
spite of his young age, he showed himself as a fine performer of the great
composer.”
Moscovskaya Pravda, Moscow, Russia, 06.23.94
“…Alexandre Dossin is certainly prepared to be a brilliant pianist
in the international musical life. And will for sure enter in the selected
gallery of the piano virtuosos.”
Zero Hora, Porto Alegre, Brazil, 08.19.90
“His ‘Allegros’ from the Haydn Sonata were wonderful, and it was
possible to admire the extreme sensibility and technique of Alexandre
Dossin, who is still a teenager but has already a wisdom that not every
mature musician can find. Liszt’s Liebestraum was perfect, historical; a
lesson of good taste and style. His touch is very delicate and the same is
related to his performance of Debussy’s Claire de Lune and Chopin’s
Fantasie-Impromptu.”
Gazeta do Sul, Santa Cruz do Sul, Brazil, 07.18.1989
“…pianist with a great stability and a beautiful sonority. He has a
brilliant pianism, great strength of contrasts, technical freedom,
personality and intelligence… there are no difficulties for him…
exceptional performance. Young performer that has a brilliant technical
interpretation. He is already a reality.”
Diario Popular, Pelotas, Brazil, 10.28.88
“Instrumentalist with huge possibilities and a sensibility worthy
of admiration. He has strong fingers and a beautiful clarity of
sound.”
Ultimas Noticias, Montevideo, Uruguay, 10.29.85
“A young pianist with perfect performance, fully developed with
clarity and elegance, technically and aesthetically.”
El Dia, Montevideo, Uruguay, 10.25.85
CAREER
HISTORY
Alexandre
Dossin was born in Porto Alegre, Brazil, September 13, 1970, and began to
play piano at age five. His first public performance was at age seven and
at age eight he performed in the biggest concert hall of his hometown,
playing for more than 2000 people. Following this outstanding success,
Alexandre Dossin made a broadcast for Brazilian national television and
was chosen one of the musical revelations in 1980. In the same year he
began to study at the Extension Course of the Federal University of Rio
Grande do Sul.
In 1982
Mr. Dossin made his first piano solo recital and was immediately acclaimed
as the most talented artist of his age in Brazil. Since his first public
performance, he has constantly appeared on television, radio, newspapers
and magazines throughout Brazil.
Mr.
Dossin successfully participated in piano competitions in Brazil,
receiving Grand Prix and Hours Concours in the Villa-Lobos Competition
(1987), First Prize and two Special Prizes in the First Edino Krieger
National Piano Competition (1988), 2nd Prize in the Santa Maria
International Piano Competition (1987), and a scholarship to study in the
United States from the Sul America Competition (1982). He won the Porto
Alegre Symphony Orchestra Competition in the years 1984, 1985 and
1986.
At age
14, Alexandre Dossin was invited to be a soloist with the Montevideo
Symphony Orchestra (Uruguay), and made a large concert tour in his home
state.
In 1989,
after participating in the First Brazil-Soviet Union Cultural Seminar,
held in Rio de Janeiro, Alexandre Dossin received a full scholarship from
the Ministry of Education of Soviet Union. He was selected among the 25
best Brazilian pianists by Professor Boris Romanov, Dean of the Piano
Faculty in the Musical College of the Moscow Tchaikovsky
Conservatory.
In
October 1989, Alexandre Dossin moved to Moscow, where he lived until May,
l998, having first studied from l989 to l991 at the Musical College of the
Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory, class of Professor Boris Romanov, and
from 1991 to 1997 at the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory, class of
Professor Sergei Dorensky.
Alexandre
Dossin received the Master of Fine Arts Degree in Piano Performance from
the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory in June l996. He also was an Assistant
to Professor Sergei Dorensky and finished the Advanced Post Graduate
Course in Piano Performance in l997.
During his years in Moscow, Alexandre Dossin has developed a large piano
repertoire and was constantly invited to perform both in solo recitals and
with orchestra throughout Russia. Mr. Dossin performed at the best concert
halls in Russia, including the Bolshoy Hall of the Moscow Tchaikovsky
Conservatory, Great Hall of the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory, Great
Hall of the Russian Academy of Music, Rachmaninov Hall, Glinka Museum,
Small Hall of the Tchaikovsky Conservatory, Great Hall of the Novossibirsk
Philharmonia. Alexandre also performed with the following orchestras in
Russia: Tchaikovsky Conservatory Symphony Orchestra, Novossibirsk
Philharmonic Orchestra, Ministry of Defense Symphony Orchestra, Chamber
Orchestra “Moscow” and others.
During
his studies, Alexandre Dossin was selected to participate in International
Piano Competitions in Switzerland (Geneva, 1992), Italy (Mazara-del-Vallo,
1993, Bolzano, 1997), Czech Republic (Prague, 1993), South Africa
(Pretoria, 1994), Austria (Salzburg, 1995), Greece (Athens, 1996), Great
Britain (London, 1997, Glasgow, 1998), Japan, (Hamamatsu, 1997) and in the
United States (Forth Worth, 1997).
Alexandre
Dossin was awarded the Silver Medal and 2nd Honorable Mention
in the Maria Callas Grand Prix (Athens, Greece, 1996), 3rd
Prize and Special Prize in the Mozart International Piano Competition
(Salzburg, Austria, 1995), and 4th Prize in the
Mazara-del-Vallo International Piano Competition (Sicily, Italy, 1993). In
May 1997, among more than 200 applications from the best pianists of the
world, Alexandre Dossin was one of the 35 selected to take part in the
Tenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, held in Forth Worth,
Texas. After his performance at the Ed Landreth Auditorium, he was invited
to move to Texas and pursue the Doctor of Musical Arts in Piano
Performance at the University of Texas at Austin, where he studied under
the supervision of Professor William Race.
In
September 1997, Alexandre Dossin was the youngest person ever to receive
the prestigious State Award “Ambassador of Rio Grande do Sul” in Brazil.
In May 1998, he moved to Texas, USA, and performed solo recitals in
Grapevine and Austin. Mr. Dossin also made several live broadcasts at the
KUT FM and KMFA FM radio stations in Austin.
Alexandre
Dossin was appointed as a full-time Teaching Assistant at the School of
Music for 1999-2001 and also Coordinator of the Piano Project for
2000-2001. Alexandre Dossin studied under the supervision of Professor
Gregory Allen during the 1999-2001 academic years.
Alexandre Dossin recently received the Doctor of Musical Arts Degree
cum lauda from the University of Texas at Austin, and keeps an
active concert performance in the US, Brazil and Europe. Recent
engagements included recitals in Virginia, Paris and Brazil. In July 2000
Alexandre Dossin was one of six semifinalists selected among 120
candidates at the New Orleans International Piano Competition. Alexandre
Dossin performed more than 200 recitals and concerts with orchestras in
fifteen countries. He appeared in more than 300 articles in newspapers and
magazines throughout Brazil, Russia, Japan, Europe and the USA.
Alexandre
Dossin is currently an Assistant Professor of Piano at the University of
Louisiana at Lafayette.