Alexandre Dossin

Biography

Considered by Martha Argerich an “extraordinary musician” and by the international critics a “phenomenon” and “a master of contrasts,” Steinway Artist Alexandre Dossin keeps an active performing, recording, and teaching careers.

Alexandre Dossin is Professor of Piano and Chair of Keyboard at the University of Oregon School of Music and Dance. Originally from Brazil, Alexandre Dossin is a graduate from the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory (Russia) and holds a doctorate from the University of Texas at Austin (USA).

A prizewinner in several international piano competitions, Dossin received the First Prize and the Special Prize at the 2003 Martha Argerich International Piano Competition in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Other international awards include the Silver Medal and second Honorable Mention in the Maria Callas Grand Prix, and Third Prize and Special Prize in the Mozart International Piano Competition, in addition to several prizes in Brazil.

An active recording artist, he has numerous CDs released with several labels, including 9 CDs with Naxos. Dossin is an editor and recording artist for several Schirmer Performance Editions. Dossin’s edition and recording of complete piano sonatas by W. A. Mozart (2-volume edition and recordings, Schirmer Performance Editions) was released in the fall of 2023. Other recent releases include the complete piano works by George Walker in 2 CDs with Naxos, which were very well received by international critics. This project included a world-premiere recording (Bauble) and the first commercial CD recording of the piano concerto in over a decade. A performance edition of the same works published by Keiser Southern Music will follow by the end of 2024. Soloist appearances in 2023-2024 include the Eugene Symphony and the Austin Symphony, in addition to the West Coast premiere of George Walker’s piano concerto with the University of Oregon Philharmonia.

Dossin’s work was praised in reviews by Diapason, The Financial Times, Fanfare Magazine, American Record Guide, Clavier and other international publications.

Dossin is the Artistic Director and Co-Founder of the Oregon Piano Institute, Vice President of the American Liszt Society, the President of the Oregon Chapter of the American Liszt Society, and is one of the recipients of the prestigious Faculty Fund for Excellence at the University of Oregon.

Awards

First Prize and Special Prize, Martha Argerich International Piano Competition

(Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2003)

Silver Medal and Second Honorable Mention, Maria Callas Grand Prix

(Athens, Greece, 1996)

Third Prize and Special Prize, Mozart International Piano Competition

(Salzburg, Austria, 1995)

Fourth Prize, Mazara-del-Vallo International Piano Competition

(Mazara-del-Vallo, Italy, 1993)

First Prize and two Special Prizes, Edino Krieger National Piano Competition

(Brusque, Brazil, 1988)

Hours Concours, Villa-Lobos National Piano Competition

(Bage, Brazil, 1987)

Second Prize, Santa Maria International Piano Competition

(Santa Maria, Brazil, l987)

The career of world-renowned pianist Alexandre Dossin began in his hometown of Porto Alegre, Brazil, performing in a university hall at seven years old. Captivated by his first round of thunderous applause, Dossin has since relentlessly sought mastery of the instrument and the art.

Dossin’s romantic yet articulately rhythmic style is a fusion of chorinhos played for childhood classmates and disciplined education at the Tchaikovsky Conservatory. One of the few Brazilians behind the Iron Curtain at the time, Dossin spent nine years in Moscow immersed in a study of music and culture. While studying, Dossin won international prizes at the Mozart Competition (Salzburg), Maria Callas (Greece), and the hand in marriage of his wife Maria (a fellow student at the conservatory).

Dossin explored his virtuosity on the world stage after graduation, earning the accolades of Martha Argerich and an invitation to the prestigious Van Cliburn competition. When the University of Texas at Austin extended the offer of a doctorate and a teaching assistantship, Dossin found himself drawn to pedagogy. Dr. Dossin was surprised to find a harmonic relationship between teaching and performing: the profound understanding brought by teaching leading to richer performances, which charged the excitement to share his learnings with the next generation of musicians.

Dr. Dossin now balances a prolific career as a performing and recording artist with a full-time position as a Professor of Piano Performance at the University of Oregon.

Alexandre Dossin

Biography

Awards

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