Alexander Gadjiev ( Slovene: ''Aleksander Gadžijev'') (born 23 December 1994) is an Italian-Slovenian classical pianist.

Biography

Gadjiev studied at the Mozarteum University Salzburg under Pavel Gililov and the Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler Berlin under

Eldar Nebolsin Eldar Nebolsin (born 1974) is an Uzbek-born classical pianist. Biography Born in Uzbekistan (then part of the Soviet Union) in 1974, Nebolsin started studying piano at early age in his native country. In 1991 he moved to Madrid to study with ...

. He won first prize at the

Hamamatsu International Piano Competition The Hamamatsu International Piano Competition has been held every 3 years since 1991 in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan, and is open to pianists up to 30 years old. History The Piano Competition was inaugurated in 1991 to commemorate the 80th anniversar ...

in 2015. In 2019, Gadjiev joined the BBC New Generation Artists scheme, for the scheduled period of 2019-2021. In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the period of the 2019-2021 roster of New Generation Artists was extended to 2022, including Gadjiev. Gadjiev won second prize, ''ex aequo'', as well as the Special Prize for the Best Performance of a Sonata at the XVIII International Chopin Piano Competition in 2021. Also in 2021, he won first prize and six other prizes in the 2021 Sydney International Piano Competition.

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External links

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Reinicke Artists agency page on Alexander Gadjiev
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