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Piano virtuoso Alexandre Hintchev has performed all over the world: in Italy, Austria, Spain, Bulgaria, Germany, Russia, Ukraine, Lithuania, France, Hungary, Belgium, USA, Japan, Mexico and more.

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Alexander Hintchev has played in Duo with such virtuosos as Kathy Berbérian, Boris Christoff, Franco Maggio Ormezowsky, Nicolas Chumachenco, Raina Kabaivanska, etc.

Mr. Hintchev has played in such Concert-halls as: the “Konzerthaus” in Vienna, the” Teatro Grande” in Bergamo; at the International Piano Festival of Brescia and Bergamo, the “Teatro Massimo” in Palermo, the “San Carlo” in Naples, the “Teatro Comunale” in Genova, the “Teatro Petruzzelli” in Bari, the Teatro “Florence May Festival”- in Florence, the “Palazzo Labia” in Venice, the “Gonfalone” in Rome, the Big “Tchaikovsky Hall” of the Conservatory of Moscow, The Big “Philarmonic Hall” in Budapest, etc.

Alexander was invited by Claudio Abbado to perform for the “Wien Modern Festival,” and he also performed some recitals introduced by Peter Maag.

Mrl Hintchev has offered numerous Master Classes in Italy and the United States; at the Conservatory “San Pietro a Majella” of Naples, and the Catholic University of Washington, DC.

Alexander Hintchev was born in Sofia, Bulgaria, to a family of musicians. He began his career when he was very young performing Grieg’s Concerto in A minor. He earned a diploma at the Musical Academy of Sofia, where he studied with Konstantin Ganev (a pupil of Heinrich Neuhaus). Later, he studied with Vincenzo Vitale at the Santa Cecilia Academy, Rome, where he graduated summa cum laude. His virtuosity also benefited greatly from the precious advice of Svjatoslav Richter, Alexis Weissenberg and Sergio Fiorentino.

Mr. Hintchev was a prize-winner at the “F. Busoni” International Competition of Bolzano, Italy and then was awarded the First Prize at the International Competition for Piano Performance in Budapest, Hungary.

Artist Reviews for Alexander Hintchev

“Il Giornale di Sicilia” – Palermo “An overwhelming crowd greeted the great Bulgarian pianist Alexander Hintchev, whom the critics of “Espresso Sera” have so aptly called: “a giant of the keyboard…!” Indeed, Hintchev performed Beethoven, Schumann, Chopin, Liszt and Prokofiev with the interpretive versatility witch only a great artist can dare to allow himself, confirming once again the verdict of international critics, who call Hintchev “the new Rubinstein.”

“Sovietscaja Musica” – Moscow “The public has met an exceptional artist, with an extremely rich interior life and creative individuality.”

“Music Life” – Budapest “Alexander Hintchev is a true European virtuoso…his playing has in an extraordinary vitality and poetry.”

“Il Gazzettino” – Venice “Alexander Hintchev’s art is animated by an iron-clad interior musical logic, colourful piano artistry, extraordinarily incisive.”

“Bulgarian Musik”– Sofia “Pianist Alexander Hintchev, an artist who displays extraordinary expressive intensity and absolute technical mastery. His “electrifying” performance, poetry and feeling, sent orchestra and audience into ecstasy.”

“Offenbach-Post” – Germany “The piano as “lover’s filter”. Pianist Alexander Hintchev’s debut in Germany has shown us a fresh, ”total” way of making music, by one who has never become a mere “technician,” one whose style is incisive and whose great musical personality focuses with precision on “all or nothing.” “A masterful performance of Chopin’s Sonata op. 35. Luminous intensity.”

“Paese Sera” – Roma “Alexander Hintchev’s performance was a smashing success…the applause almost brought the house down…!”

“Nuova Sardegna” – Alghero “Concert by the “new Rubinstein”. An artist we would like to hear more and more often…the Rubinstein of tomorrow…Transcendental technique, a genuine artist.”

“Die Presse” – Vienna “Mussorgsky, played so brilliantly by Alexander Hintchev, could not have found a more moving interpreter.”

Concerti for Piano and Orchestra

J.Ph.Rameau - Cinque Concerti J. S. Bach - Cinque Concerti F. J. Haydn - Concerto in re Maggiore W. A. Mozart - Concerti: K 466; K 488; K 450; K595 K 414; K482; K271 L.V.Beethoven - Concerti N°1 e N°3 F. Mendelssohn - Concerto N°1 E. Grieg - Concerto in la minore F. Chopin - Concerto op.11 F. Liszt - Totentanz P. J. Tchaikovsky - Concerto N°1

“Il Quotidiano” – Rome “Hintchev was splendid, a first-class performance: essential but emotionally alive, measured, mature. The Bulgarian pianist’s touch is full and light at the same time, perfectly expressive, especially in adagio lyricisms. A lucid musical intellect, capable of understanding, containing and interiorizing even the romantic emphasis of Grieg, which can so easily be made banal. Hintchev is one of those pianists one would like listen to more and more often.”

“El Correo” – Spain “A standing ovation rewarded the brilliant performance of the great artist, Alexander Hintchev.”

“Corriere del Giorno” – Taranto “Outstanding personality of a true artist, absolute technical perfection. Two that enchant…a fascinating pianist.”

“Espresso Sera” – Naples “Pianist Alexander Hintchev – a giant of the keyboard.”

“Il Mattino” – Naples “Another outstanding performance by Bulgarian pianist Alexander Hintchev. He has succeeded brilliantly in allowing us to experience unforgettable artistic moments, rich and feeling and full of musical artistry.”

Repertoire

S. Rachmaninov - Concerti N°2 e N°4 D. Schostakovitch - Concerto N°2 N. Rimski - Korsakov - Concerto op. 30 S. Prokofiev - Concerto N°1 ; N° 3 M. Ravel - Concerto in Sol P.Hindemith - Quattro Temperamenti A. Honegger - Concertino G.Gershwin - Raphsody in Blue ; Concerto F I. Stravinsky - Concerto per piano e flates A. Schnitke – Concerto.