PIOTR ALEXEWICZ – POLAND (24)

Piotr Alexewicz, born in 2000, is a Polish pianist who began his formal training at The Karol Lipiński Academy of Music in Wrocław under Professor Paweł Zawadzki. He is currently advancing his studies with Professor Konstantin Scherbakov at the Zürcher Hochschule der Künste in Zurich. Alexewicz gained international recognition as a semifinalist in the XVIII International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw, where he was awarded the Professor Zbigniew Drzewiecki Prize. His competition successes also include winning first prize twice at the Chopin Competition in Warsaw and the Grand Prix at the 3rd International Ville de Gagny Piano Competition in Paris, as well as second prize at the Lipatti Piano Competition in Bucharest. In 2024, Alexewicz won the Concerto Competition at the Piano Texas Festival, performing Brahms’ Piano Concerto No. 1 with the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra and Miguel Harth-Bedoya. He was also named one of the three winners of the prestigious Schenk Competition in Switzerland.

Alexewicz’s recording career includes several notable albums, released by the Chopin National Institute. In 2021, he was honored with the inaugural “Young Promoter of Poland” award by Poland’s First Lady, Agata Kornhauser-Duda, for his outstanding contributions in promoting Polish culture.

He has performed in many renowned concert halls, including the Berliner Philharmonie, Salle Cortot, National Philharmonic Hall in Warsaw, NFM Wrocław, University Hall in Poznań, Teatro Nacional in Brasília, Sala São Paulo, Van Cliburn Concert Hall, Sapporo Concert Hall Kitara, ACROS Fukuoka Concert Hall, The Symphony Hall in Osaka, and Musashino Bunka Kaikan in Tokyo.