{{Short description|Italian-Slovenian classical pianist}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Alexander Gadjiev<br >Aleksander Gadžijev | image = | image_size = | caption = | birth_name = | alias = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1994|12|23|df=y}} | birth_place = Gorizia | origin = | genre = Classical music | occupation = Musician | instrument = Piano | years_active = 2015-present | label = | associated_acts = | website = {{URL|http://www.alexandergadjiev.com/}} }} '''Alexander Gadjiev''' (Slovene: ''Aleksander Gadžijev'') (born 23 December 1994) is an Italian classical pianist.
==Biography== Gadjiev studied at the Mozarteum University Salzburg under Pavel Gililov and the Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler Berlin under Eldar Nebolsin.<ref name='chopIns' /><ref>{{cite web |title=Alexander Gadjiev wins 2nd prize at the Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw |url=https://www.hfm-berlin.de/en/press/news/single/news/alexander-gadjiev-gewinnt-2-preis-beim-chopin-wettbewerb-in-warschau0/ |website=Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler Berlin |date=3 November 2021 |access-date=7 March 2022}} "At Hanns Eisler he completed his Konzertexamen studies with Prof.Eldar Nebolsin."</ref> He won first prize at the Hamamatsu International Piano Competition in 2015.
In 2019, Gadjiev joined the BBC New Generation Artists scheme, for the scheduled period of 2019-2021.<ref>{{cite news | title=BBC Radio 3 announces 2019 New Generation Artists | url=https://www.classical-music.com/news/bbc-radio-3-announces-2019-new-generation-artists/ | work=Classical Music.com / BBC Music Magazine | author=Freya Parr | date=2019-05-08 | access-date=2022-06-14}}</ref> In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the period of the 2019-2021 roster of New Generation Artists was extended to 2022,<ref>{{cite news | title=BBC New Generation Artists announced for 2021-23 intake | url=https://www.classical-music.com/news/bbc-new-generation-artists-announced-for-2021-23-intake/ | work=Classical Music.com / BBC Music Magazine | author=Freya Parr | date=2021-06-24 | access-date=2022-06-14}}</ref> 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.<ref name='chopIns'>{{Cite web|title=Alexander Gadjiev|url=https://chopin2020.pl/en/competitors/26/alexander-gadjiev|access-date=2021-10-21|website=XVIII International Chopin Piano Competition}}</ref> Also in 2021, he won first prize and six other prizes in the 2021 Sydney International Piano Competition.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Robertson |first1=Hugh |title=Sydney International Piano Competition announces Composing the Future competition |url=https://limelightmagazine.com.au/news/sydney-international-piano-competition-announces-composing-the-future-competition/ |access-date=25 February 2022 |work=Limelight |date=3 September 2021 |language=en-AU}}</ref>
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==External links== * {{Official website|http://www.alexandergadjiev.com/}} * [https://reinicke-artists.com/alexander-gadjiev/?lang=en Reinicke Artists agency page on Alexander Gadjiev]
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