Alexander Schimpf

After a series of impressive wins at competitions in Bonn (German Music Competition), Vienna (1st Prize at the International Beethoven Competition) and Cleveland (1st Prize at the Cleveland International Piano Competition),

Alexander Schimpf has been pursuing a successful career as a concert pianist, performing regularly on several continents. Invitations to play solo piano recitals and to collaborate with renowned orchestras have led to appearances in well-known classical music venues such as the Konzerthaus Vienna, the Konzerthaus Berlin, Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall in New York City, the Marinsky Concert Hall in Saint Petersburg, the Great Hall of the “Alte Oper” in Frankfurt, the Beethovenhalle in Bonn, the Meistersingerhalle in Nuremberg, the Cologne Philharmonie, and the Munich Philharmonic Hall.

Apart from frequent appearances in the US, Alexander Schimpf has also concertized in most European countries, in China, Taiwan, Vietnam, and several South American venues.

Born in Göttingen, Alexander Schimpf studied with outstanding professors including Wolfgang Manz and Bernd Glemser. The pianists Cécile Ousset and Janina Fialkowska also played an important role in his artistic development.
Two focuses in Schimpf’s repertoire are Vienna Classicism and French music. Furthermore, he is committed to making contemporary music known to wider audiences and has given a number of world premieres of solo and chamber music works dedicated to him.
In 2016 Alexander Schimpf was appointed piano professor at the Hanover University of Music, Drama and Media.
Since 2009 he has released three solo CDs on the GENUIN and OehmsClassics labels; this is his first CD production as a soloist performing with an orchestra.