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ALEXANDER MARKOVICH PIANO
Live orchestral concerts specially recorded by BBC Radio 3 are a vital part of the Born in 1964 into a family of musicians, Alexander Markovich entered the Moscow Gnessin School at the age of six and at 13 was awarded first prize in the Prague Youth Radio Competition. He studied piano and conducting at the Moscow Conservatory before emigrating to Israel in 1990 and becoming an Israeli citizen. He partnered musicians such as Vadim Repin and Maxim Vengerov, and his talent was then brought to the attention of international audiences and critics. Subsequently he accompanied instrumentalists including Sergey Nakaryakov, Julian Rachlin, Ida Haendel and Gerard Causse, and performed in Wigmore Hall in London, Carnegie Hall in New York, Berlin Philharmonie, Geyhal-Ha Tarbut in Tel Aviv, Suntory Hall in Tokyo and Théâtre des Champs-Elysées in Paris. In 1997, after meeting conductor Neeme Järvi, Alexander Markovich returned to solo activity and was invited to make his debut as a soloist with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. An invitation to play with the Montreal Symphony Orchestra followed as well as reengagements with both Detroit and Montreal. He has also played with the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, WDR Cologne and Residentie Orchestra in The Hague. In 2005 he appeared with the Bayerische Staatsorchester in Munich under Paavo Järvi and was immediately reinvited to take part in the orchestra’s New Year’s Gala Concert conducted by Zubin Mehta. Other performances have included concerts with the Buenos Aires Philharmonic, Lübeck, Stuttgart Philharmonic and Vienna Tonkünstler Orchestras, and recitals at the Moscow Conservatory and the Ruhr Piano Festival.
station’s output and I’m delighted that we will continue our long association with the London Philharmonic Orchestra by bringing performances from this season to the widest possible audience, including those listening at home, on air and online.
Roger Wright Controller, BBC Radio 3
Tonight’s concert will be broadcast in Performance on 3 on 1 February 2011 at 7pm, and is available online for 7 days after broadcast at bbc.co.uk/radio3
Alexander Markovich is well known through his recordings with Teldec, Deutsche Grammophon and Erato.
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