FIRST PRIZE AND SPECIAL PRIZE, 2003 MARTHA ARGERICH INTERNATIONAL PIANO COMPETITION

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1 Alexandre Dossin FIRST PRIZE AND SPECIAL PRIZE, 2003 MARTHA ARGERICH INTERNATIONAL PIANO COMPETITION

2 Alexandre Dossin is an accomplished musician and a wonderful pianist. I had the opportunity to hear him play solo, chamber music and concertos. His performances are magnificent, with very pure musical insight and an extreme sensitivity, together with real virtuosity and a very personal way of unfolding interesting ideas. The feeling that there is always more coming makes his performances a very strong experience. Martha Argerich Considered by the international critic a wonderful pianist, master of contrasts, master of expressiveness, and stunning pianist with a symbiotic relationship with the instrument, Alexandre Dossin received the First Prize and the Special Prize at the 2003 Martha Argerich International Piano Competition in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Mr. Dossin is a graduate of the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory, where he studied with Professor Sergei Dorensky. He received the Doctor of Musical Arts Degree at the University of Texas at Austin, having studied with William Race and Gregory Allen. Among his numerous awards, Alexandre Dossin received the Silver Medal and 2nd Honorable Mention in the Maria Callas Grand Prix (Athens, Greece, 1996) and 3rd Prize and Special Prize in the Mozart International Piano Competition (Salzburg, Austria, 1995). Currently on the faculty at the University of Oregon School of Music, Alexandre Dossin keeps active performance, recording and teaching careers. He lives in the beautiful south hills of Eugene, Oregon, with his wife Maria, and children Sophia and Victor. Page 2

3 An active and eclectic recording artist, editor and producer, Alexandre Dossin has CDs released by Naxos, Blue Griffin and MSR Classics, with a wide range of repertoire. A Pianist of International Acclaim Dossin s CD recordings received international praise An eminently enjoyable disc that demands to be heard. MusicWeb International (UK) Like Arrau, Dossin is a big virtuoso who obtains huge sonorities without banging, and is not averse to underlining Liszt's expressive directives in red ink, with broad, rhetorical strokes. Classics Today (US) Dossin - like Liszt - treats the music with the utmost respect. Financial Times (UK) Brazilian pianist proves to be a master at Liszt. Robert Baxter, Courier-Post (US) Dossin s Chopin is a model of how to avoid eccentricities and let the music speak for itself. It is doubtful if listeners will be able to resist once they have listened." American Record Guide Dossin presents [Krieger s music] as though he is a pane of glass through which admirers can see the composer. I highly recommend the C.D. Clavier Magazine A phenomenal contribution to the contemporary collection. CDBaby.com Dossin plays this compelling music with great heart and skill. Well worth a listen. Fanfare Magazine Alexandre Dossin plays with an astute balance of excitement, technical finesse, and fluid expressivity. American Record Guide The formidable technique is entirely subservient to the music, while at the same time breathtakingly impressive. ( ) The result is a group of immensely satisfying performances. ( ) Clavier Magazine The Ernani Paraphrase is especially successful, its symphonic emotional sweep being relished by Dossin to the full. International Piano Magazine Alexandre Dossin has nothing to fear, he overcomes without hesitation the traps of this music with perfect ease. For those who want to get to the heart of this music, the young Brazilian doesn't disappoint. Diapason Page 3

4 (...)Were it not for the exceptionally good modern sonics, it would be easy for a listener to mistake Dossin for the departed legend [Horowitz].(...)easily the best recording I have heard of it [the Third Sonata]. American Record Guide Alexandre Dossin leaves no stone unturned in his search for nuance. Sunday Tribune, Glasgow Danielle Martin Memorial Concert Dossin s Chopin is a model of how to avoid eccentricities and let the music speak for itself. (...) It is doubtful if listeners will be able to resist once they have listened."american Record Guide Released May 2010 Chamber music of David Bernstein Page 4

5 A Pianist of Exquisite Sensibility Martha Argerich s words after experiencing Dossin s solo, chamber and concerto appearances (...) a very complete musician with intelligence and an exquisite sensibility, enormous reserves and of course a brilliant pianism, always in the service of music. I was enchanted with his playing. Eminent musicologist Alan Walker praises Dossin s performance of piano music by Liszt "Alexandre Dossin's performance of Liszt's 'Dante' Sonata was notable not only for its technical assurance, but more particularly for its understanding of the work's musical content. He reminded us that on the deepest level one does not play the piano with one's hands; one plays the piano with one's mind. The thinking behind this performance was what made it memorable, and in this age of empty virtuosity it is what makes Dossin a Liszt interpreter to watch." Page 5

6 Recent performance successes in the US, Russia, Brazil, Argentina, and Japan ( ) a magnificent program ( ) He is a pianist with extremely high potential capability. His performance of Aprés une lecture du Dante was of very stable structure while aiming at various colorful senses, and it was sharply outlined, always showing the direction. I am very much looking forward to listening to him again. Musica Nova, Japan He showed his strong persuasive capabilities in each work by creating fine sentiments based on his convincing techniques and sensitive musicality. Ongaku-no-tomo, Japan Dossin s piano has the touch of a master. His hands are a wonder to watch, and he has full control of the keyboard. He is a master of contrasts, changing drastically from bombastic and frenetic to soft and sentimental. Dossin united the public s emotion with music. He took us on to a musical roller-coaster. (...) Stunning pianist with a symbiotic relationship with the instrument - a relationship that translates to musical wonder. The Daily Advertiser, Lafayette, Louisiana Dossin's playing is impressive musicianship at its best. The Bryan-College Station Eagle, Texas familiarity with the keyboard and an agile and delicate touch master of expressiveness great technique working for a rare talent. Exceptional pianist. Diário Popular, Pelotas, Brazil Dossin is a phenomenon. Zero Hora, Porto Alegre, Brazil ( )excellent articulation and refined phrasing. La Nación, Buenos Aires, Argentina 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 Page 6

7 Released in 2012 Fanfare Magazine, Nov/Dec 2012 (...)The Polonaise from Onegin, easily the most familiar work on the disc, is given an extrovert reading that highlights its profusion of opulent pianistic detail without obscuring the overall structure and momentum of the dance. Dossin s interpretation readily holds its own beside those older, famous ones of Cziffra and Ponti, and perhaps surpasses them in its unforced poise and characteristic voice. Dossin approaches Alyabyev s The Nightingale, set by Liszt as a veritable mini-russian rhapsody, with intelligence and finesse. Meanwhile, the quirky Circassian March from Glinka s Russlan and Ludmilla, a virtuoso tour de force, fairly explodes with rhythmic acrobatics and kaleidoscopic colors. (...) It is hard to imagine a more eloquent spokesman for this repertoire than Dossin. Though he is by birth and upbringing Brazilian, the nine years he spent studying in Moscow lend an unmistakable authenticity to his voice in Russian music. Moreover, Dossin s refined and multifaceted pianism, combined with his formidable intellectual and musical grasp, make him one of the more remarkable Liszt interpreters before the public today. American Record Guide, Nov (...)Dossin is a virtuoso of the first order who performs these pieces with clarity, good pacing, and musical sense. (...) The result is an impressive showcase of Russian literature, performed with technical virtuosity and great sensitivity. In the Bohemian Song (Bulakhov), with melodies that seem to chase each other up and down the keyboard, Dossin brings out shimmering textures.(...) Dossin performs the Tarantella (Cui) with attentiveness toward the range of color and sound. The closing Romance (Vielgorsky) feels to me particularly lucid, and none of the details are lost in the midst of underlying complexity. The quality of the recording is superb. In accordance with Liszt's original intention with his transcriptions, Dossin's performance of these inventive arrangements illuminates these Russian pieces. Much recommended. Page 7

8 Released in 2015 Brazilian pianist Alexandre Dossin does full justice to the diverging aspects of Bernstein s output for solo piano, with a muscular reading of the Sonata, and an expressively melodic approach to the sets of Anniversaries. He even includes world première recordings of the Music for the Dance No. II and Non Troppo Presto, both of which showcase the composer s more cerebral side. This alone should be enough to entice Bernstein collectors to seek out this recording. Classical Music Sentinel Dossin ideally steers himself through these pitfalls, his abundant technique making little of the challenges posed. The sound quality is excellent, and the whole disc has my strongest recommendation. David s Review Corner Alexandre Dossin handles the performance with a near-perfect understanding of the stylistic worlds they dwell in. He seems very much the right pianist for this music. Gapplegate Classical-Modern Music Review Alexandre Dossin is an accomplished pianist with several fine recordings to his credit. Thus far this pianist has demonstrated a penchant for rhythmic flexibility, clarity, sensitivity and drama. Mr. Dossin s new recording of piano works by Leonard Bernstein continues this trend. Sound and production values are excellent. Alan Cohen Page 8

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