Alexander Agate

Country – United States
Age 27

Alexander’s first musical achievement was at age 13 when he was accepted into the Applied Music Scholarship program at Moorpark Community College in southern California, a two-year program during which he worked with Professor Mona DeCesare. Prior to entering college, he studied with concert pianist Robert Thies. At California State University Northridge, he studied with Dmitry Rachmanov, eventually completing his master’s degree at the Manhattan School of Music studying under Andre-Michel Schub.

He has participated in master classes with many distinguished pianists including John Perry, Jeremy Denk, Conor Hanick, Robert McDonald, Jerome Lowenthal, Victor Rosenbaum, and Nina Lelchuk, among others.

Alexander has attended numerous summer festivals including the Music Academy of the West, where he was one of eight solo piano fellows selected from hundreds of applications. He previously attended the John Perry Institute (California), Adamant Music Festival (Vermont) where he studied with Seta Tanyel, and the IKIF Piano Festival (New York).

Alexander has competed in numerous competitions including the Dallas International Piano Competition (2016), the Manhattan School of Music Balsam Duo Competition (2017), and the Manhattan School of Music Munz Chopin Competition, for which he was awarded the top prize. Alexander was one of ten semi-finalists in the prestigious Naumburg International Piano Competition (2017) and most recently competed in the Chopin National Competition (2020) where he reached the semi-final stage.

Currently, he is completing his Doctorate in Musical Arts at the Manhattan School of Music under the tutelage of Andre-Michel Schub.

Repertoire

Round I

Haydn                        Sonata No. 47 in B minor, Hob. XVI/32

Liszt                           Hungarian Rhapsody No. 9 in E-flat major, S. 244

Round II

Beethoven                Sonata No. 27 in E minor, Op. 90

Rachmaninoff         Étude-Tableaux Nos. 2, 5 and 6, Op. 39

Round III

Scriabin                     Étude No. 11 in B-flat minor, Op. 8

Bach                          Capriccio on the Departure of a Beloved Brother in B-flat major, BWV 992

Corigliano                 Étude Fantasy

Chopin                       Variations on Là ci darem la mano in B-flat major, Op. 2

Round IV

Prokofiev                  Concerto No. 3 in C major, Op. 26